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Aaahhh! Daffs starting to sprout!!
Hi All
I planted Narcissi in containers (with a few in the limited ground of my small garden). Not knowing what to do, I consulted the URG FAQ about bulbs in pots. It's a bit ambiguous about when to bring them out of the cover/frame, but I followed the instructions as best I could. They were in a makeshift greenhouse - a Homebase interweb-purchased job, it's a tubular frame with a shaped thick polythene cover. They were planted in early October. So, last weekend, I thought I'd bring them out (as it's been so mild - I was actually planting up the last of my tulips cos the weather here in London has been so incredibly mild). Results: The two big containers of mixed White & Yellow Cheerfulness seem ok. But the two smaller pots (13inch terracotta) of Narcissus Minnow have started to sprout. One bulb has actually broken the soil and is showing two green shoots! WTF can I do? Are they doomed to failure or is there some remedial action I can take to ensure a decent show come the Spring? (I don't have a freezer big enough to stick them in until Spring, & if I cover them with black plastic I'll surely only end up forcing even earlier Daffs I don't want??) HELP!! Thanks in anticipation, Dunks |
Aaahhh! Daffs starting to sprout!!
Dunks wrote: Hi All I planted Narcissi in containers (with a few in the limited ground of my small garden). Not knowing what to do, I consulted the URG FAQ about bulbs in pots. It's a bit ambiguous about when to bring them out of the cover/frame, but I followed the instructions as best I could. They were in a makeshift greenhouse - a Homebase interweb-purchased job, it's a tubular frame with a shaped thick polythene cover. They were planted in early October. So, last weekend, I thought I'd bring them out (as it's been so mild - I was actually planting up the last of my tulips cos the weather here in London has been so incredibly mild). Results: The two big containers of mixed White & Yellow Cheerfulness seem ok. But the two smaller pots (13inch terracotta) of Narcissus Minnow have started to sprout. One bulb has actually broken the soil and is showing two green shoots! WTF can I do? Are they doomed to failure or is there some remedial action I can take to ensure a decent show come the Spring? (I don't have a freezer big enough to stick them in until Spring, & if I cover them with black plastic I'll surely only end up forcing even earlier Daffs I don't want??) HELP!! Don't worry. Why you put them under cover to start with I'll never know and don't want to know, but my tulips are sprouting to, so is the muscari and everybody else's daffs.... Just don't worry. Leave them outside and let them run their course. It's getting cold now and they'll stop growing at some point. I've got tete a tete daffs showing too and I'm not worried. There's very little you can do. Next year, if you put bulbs in pots, leave the pots outside and uncovered and if it's mild as this year, plant your bulbs end of oct beginning of nov. I've put garlic in last week ... !! Wild times indeed ;o) |
Aaahhh! Daffs starting to sprout!!
"La Puce" wrote in message ups.com... Dunks wrote: snip HELP!! Don't worry. Why you put them under cover to start with I'll never know and don't want to know, but my tulips are sprouting to, so is the muscari and everybody else's daffs.... Just don't worry. Leave them outside and let them run their course. It's getting cold now and they'll stop growing at some point. I've got tete a tete daffs showing too and I'm not worried. There's very little you can do. Next year, if you put bulbs in pots, leave the pots outside and uncovered and if it's mild as this year, plant your bulbs end of oct beginning of nov. I've put garlic in last week ... !! Wild times indeed ;o) Cheers! That's encouraging. I didn't think I was the only person in the world to experience the global warming phenomenon, but I did double-take and think Oo-er! (like you do.) Thanks for the reassurance. Dunks |
Aaahhh! Daffs starting to sprout!!
"La Puce" wrote in message ups.com... Dunks wrote: snip HELP!! Don't worry. Why you put them under cover to start with I'll never know and don't want to know, but my tulips are sprouting to, so is the muscari and everybody else's daffs.... Just don't worry. Leave them outside and let them run their course. It's getting cold now and they'll stop growing at some point. I've got tete a tete daffs showing too and I'm not worried. There's very little you can do. Next year, if you put bulbs in pots, leave the pots outside and uncovered and if it's mild as this year, plant your bulbs end of oct beginning of nov. I've put garlic in last week ... !! Wild times indeed ;o) Cheers! That's encouraging. I didn't think I was the only person in the world to experience the global warming phenomenon, but I did see the little b*ggers coming up & did a double-take and thought "Oo-er!" like you do. Thanks for the reassurance. Dunks |
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