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Bulbs - Care Guide

Protecting general spring bulbs - Video Tip


Bulbs and Grass Cutting - Video Tip


Planting Daffodil bulbs for spring colour - Video Tip


Planting Daffodil bulbs - Indoors and Outdoors

Planting Daffodil bulbs indoors

1. Fill pot two thirds deep with compostclick for larger image
1. Fill pot two thirds deep with compost
2. Place bulbs on top of compostclick for larger image
2. Place bulbs on top of compost
3. Place bulbs in a tight group in centre of potclick for larger image
3. Place bulbs in a tight group in centre of pot
4. Half cover bulbs with compostclick for larger image
4. Half cover bulbs with compost
5. Firm bulbs downclick for larger image
5. Firm bulbs down
6. Water bulbs inclick for larger image
6. Water bulbs in
7. Place in a warm bright position click for larger image
7. Place in a warm bright position

Planting Daffodil bulbs in pots outdoors

1. Half fill pot with compostclick for larger image
1. Half fill pot with compost
2. Place bulbs, equally spaced out at twice their depthclick for larger image
2. Place bulbs, equally spaced out at twice their depth
3. Cover bulbs with compostclick for larger image
3. Cover bulbs with compost
4. Firm downclick for larger image
4. Firm down
5. Water in wellclick for larger image
5. Water in well
 

Daffodils Deadheading / Pruning - Video Tip


Planting Snowdrops - in winter

 

Planting Snowdrops in pots outdoors

1. Fill pot with compostclick for larger image
1. Fill pot with compost
2. To almost 2 inches from topclick for larger image
2. To almost 2 inches from top
3. Place bulbs on top of compostclick for larger image
3. Place bulbs on top of compost
4. Space them equally out in potclick for larger image
4. Space them equally out in pot
5. Cover with compost, firm down and waterclick for larger image
5. Cover with compost, firm down and water
 

Lifting and dividing Snowdrops - Video Tip


Planting Alliums for spring colour - Video Tip


Planting Hyacinths in winter - Video Tip


Planting Hyacinth bulbs - In winter
1. Fill pot two thirds deep with compost click for larger image
1. Fill pot two thirds deep with compost
2. Place bulbs on top of compostclick for larger image
2. Place bulbs on top of compost
3. Half cover bulbs with compostclick for larger image
3. Half cover bulbs with compost
4. Water well and keep in dark until growth is 3 inch tall, then place in a bright positionclick for larger image
4. Water well and keep in dark until growth is 3 inch tall, then place in a bright position
 

Planting Tulip bulbs for spring - Video Tip



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