Check Here Before Buying – Pot Size Matters...Not all websites offer the same. Plants in a 2-litre pot have twice the root system of a P9 or 1 litre pot.

 

Check Here Before Buying – Pot Size Matters...Not all websites offer the same. Plants in a 2 litre pot have twice the root system of a P9 or 1 litre pot.

How to Plant a Lasagne Container of Bulbs

Most flower bulbs are ideal for growing in containers with showy flowers such as Tulips and Alliums in particular making beautiful statements. Use a good quality multi-purpose compost in your containers combined with a handful of grit to improve drainage. Specialist bulb compost is also available. Plant bulbs as you would in a garden border, but they can be planted closer together to provide a stronger display. One popular technique is to grow multiple rows of bulbs in a “lasagne” arrangement in a deep container, providing a stunning, full display with a mix of bulbs that flower all through spring, even in the smallest of spaces.

 

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Plant up your bulb lasagne container between September and November by following these steps:

  1. Choose bulbs for your lasagne that grow to different heights for the best, most fulsome display. Most types of bulbs work well, just make sure their colours and styles combine well together, avoid clashing colours and consider the surroundings of where your lasagne container will go.
  2. Choose a relatively deep container to accommodate at least 3 layers. The larger the container the better, as it will allow you to fit more bulbs in each layer.
  3. Start by adding a 5cm (2in) layer of gritty compost at the bottom of your container, then add a layer of daffodil bulbs, spaced slightly more generously than usual.
  4. Continue layering your bulbs by their required depth, moving to the smallest and earliest in the top layer. The emerging shoots of the lower layer bulbs will just bend round anything they hit sitting over their heads and keep on growing till it’s time to flower. In our example, we use tulip bulbs in the spaces between the tips of the daffodils for the next layer.
  5. Repeat the process of adding more compost until you can just see the tips of the tulips, before adding a final layer of muscari or crocus bulbs at the top.
  6. Cover with a final layer of compost and water well. If you’re using a large container, it may be best to move it to its intended location before planting up – it will be heavy once planted.
  7. Some of your bulbs should push up through the compost together in the spring to produce a striking, full display and make you the envy of your neighbours!
  8. If mice and other pests are a problem, cover the top of your pots and containers with chicken wire or mesh until the new shoots appear.
  9. Pots may need protection from frost during the winter, so wrap the pots with newspaper or horticultural fleece. Clustering several pots together will also help them to stay warm.

 

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