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undergroundbob writes

Get ready for a possibly daft question....

What is bulb fibre? Obviously, fibre that you mix in with compost for
bulbs, but where does it originally come from? Is it the same thing as
coir? Will any sort of shredded fibrous stuff do the job?

Most bulbs will grow perfectly well in whatever potting compost you're
using for the rest of your plants. Don't buy anything specially

I've just started out on bulbs, bought some cheapies at the garden
centre and will be looking at potting them up for inside use next
winter/spring.

What bulbs are we talking about? Daffs, hyacinths, crocus, tulips?

Pot them up now - they'll need a season's growth to build up flowering
for next season's flowers. You should get flowers this season, but late.
Be careful to feed them well, and give them plenty of soil space.

If you try to store them over the summer, some will rot and the rest
will put out shoots which will be depleting the bulb's food stores,
without having the roots to replenish what has been lost.

In general it's OK to buy cheap late bulbs for planting in the garden -
they may not flower well this season but the growing over the summer in
the garden will build them up well and you'll get a good show next year
- this is certainly the case with daffodils. Hyacinths tend to look like
rather stiff bluebells in the second year onwards. It's trickier
flowering bulbs twice in a row in pots - use big pots with plenty of
soil - perhaps plant them in the containers you are going to use for
summer colour on your patio - you can plant up the containers with the
summer flowers, the bulbs won't mind.

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"