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Plastic mesh baskets for bulb planting
Does any one know where one can buy these at a reasonable price?i know
Bakkers stock them but I am looking for something a bit cheaper ;-0 Perhaps someone has a brilliant idea for using some thing else? Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Removex to reply |
Plastic mesh baskets for bulb planting
Does any one know where one can buy these at a reasonable price?i know
Bakkers stock them but I am looking for something a bit cheaper ;-0 Perhaps someone has a brilliant idea for using some thing else? Why do you want to use a plastic mesh basket when planting bulbs? I find it's easy to lift the bulbs in their baskets of soil, then they can die off naturally without taking up space and looking unsightly in the border. I use acquatic pond baskets, which I think are cheaper than bulb baskets and come in various sizes. You could also try chicken wire shaped into a basket. Or landscape fabric/plastic sheeting and leave the ends sticking out of the soil to make the whole thing easier to lift when the bulbs have finished. |
Plastic mesh baskets for bulb planting
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
Why do you want to use a plastic mesh basket when planting bulbs? I've never bothered lifting bulbs annually. I would think that lifting the same bulbs annually must disrupt their roots and feeding Bulbs planted in plastic sheeting would surely get so water logged they would rot; but in any case, surely plastic or fabric sticking out of the border soil, on view for six months, would be a whole lot more unsightly than a few weeks of fading leaves? My borders are so small that if I left the bulbs to die down I'd not have space for anything else. After I've lifted the baskets (soil and all) I then drop in something for the summer. I must confess that I've not tried the plastic sheeting thing, but my garden teacher said he does that (I presume it has lots of holes poked in), and the plastic is covered in soil leaving just a tiny bit to grab hold of. I've done the basket thing for a few years and the bulbs come back every spring. I leave the bulbs in the baskets until the autumn so they have a chance to multiply, and then put fresh soil in the baskets and replant in the autumn. |
Plastic mesh baskets for bulb planting
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:03:58 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message from "Jane" contains these words: "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message Why do you want to use a plastic mesh basket when planting bulbs? I've never bothered lifting bulbs annually. I would think that lifting the same bulbs annually must disrupt their roots and feeding Bulbs planted in plastic sheeting would surely get so water logged they would rot; but in any case, surely plastic or fabric sticking out of the border soil, on view for six months, would be a whole lot more unsightly than a few weeks of fading leaves? My borders are so small that if I left the bulbs to die down I'd not have space for anything else. After I've lifted the baskets (soil and all) I then drop in something for the summer. "For the summer" sounds like annuals? It's possible to plant the bulbs a little deeper, and plant annuals or perennials on top. As the bulbs go over the expanding spring foliage of perennials and annuals cover up the fading leaves. Janet Thanks for the replies. Janet, this is mainly for tulip bulbs in the border we plant our summer annuals, like Jane this particular border is quite small so it suits us to be able to lift the clumps and store for the following year Daffs and other bulbs are left in to spread and multiply in other parts of the garden :-) Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Removex to reply |
Plastic mesh baskets for bulb planting
A lot of Pound shops or 60p shops sell plastic baskets. Saw some in a
Worthing £1 shop at the weekend 5 for a pound. They were about 6inches deep and 9" by 5" wide or there abouts. |
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