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Recently I bought a pot of bulbs with foliage at a Bring & Buy. The bulbs are sitting proud of the soil and are really green.  The foliage is bright green, strappy leaves but floppy.  I confess, even as an avid gardener, I have no idea what

Hi, can anyone tell me what this bulb is, it must be a flower because I planted it! The bulb is small but the dark green leaves are 2 foot long and very grass like.There is a thickening on the  bulb on the left, maybe the flowers come from that! I

Why do bulbs appear on the surface of the ground without help from sqirrels. Some bulbs are planted 4-5" in depth but for some reason this year I have found the bulbs lying on the top in several gardens.Has any one got an answer to this?

HI COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP WITH MY PROBLEM I HAVE JUST DUG UP 3 SETS OF HYACINTH BULBS  DELTH BLUE, PINK PEARL, AND CARNEGIE AND ONLY ONE PLANT HAD A BULB ON IT THE OTHERS WERE JUST STALKS ISTHIS NORMAL THANKS GEORGE hi george are you sure you dug

I have daffodils, tulips and other spring bulbs which are planted in containers and have now finished flowering.  The foliage is still green especially on the daffs.  I would now like to empty the pots for veg planting and some summer bedding plants

Hi Everyone I'm a complete novice so if I'm asking a stupid question, sorry. I planted lots if bulbs and miraculously some have sprouted and are trying to flower. My question is after they have flowered what do you do with them ? I have a

Amaryllis Bulbs is it poss to keep for next year and get flowers ? I have tried two years running now the bulb is ok and it produces leaves . But no flowers ? I love the plant and even have just bought a new one  just starting to grow  Any tips

recent discussion on the same subject http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/tools-and-techniques/long-handled-bulb-planter/20688.html came up with this http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/de-wit-tulip-bulb-planter/classid.2000009242/ Does that help? I

I have had problems with the dreaded Lily beetle this year so I want to lift them and plant them under cover for next year. As I would like to plant something else I would like to do this ASAP. Do I treat than like spring bulbs and feed them

This was the 2nd year trying to grow bulb fennel. The rain has suited because none of the plants have bolted, they look healthy but the bulbs  are still quite small,are they likely to get much bigger and when do you harvest.