A Bargain That Just Got Better

lol dawn sorry could just picture your face going to car, im sure they will be fine, i went in there with johnny and same at ours but still ok and some had flowers but i didnt get any, so plant them and we will enjoy next year :o))

hopefully they will be o.k. Dawn, Lidl do some very good plants but it makes me sad when I go in and the poor plants have not been watered, to see them all wasting away, glad you got yours free.

Time will tell I guess.
I know what you mean Yorkshire - I wouldnt think these have been watered since they went in the shop.

i find alot of shops are like that dawn, get plants in then dont bother with them, whats the point, maybe because all young ones working there, someone a bit older would check them im sure.

I would Sandra, I'm sure you would too ;-) Maybe its something silly like Health & Safety - people slipping on wet floor, lol

now that wouldnt surprise me at all, lol

Bet they'll be great next year Dawn.......plenty of leaves there....go nice with a salad...NO...ONLY JOKING!....Lol!

Ha ha Janey. I'll set them quite deep to protect those white stems and give them some nice gritty compost and speak to them nicely.
I see you have red hazel flowers too :-)))

thats a great bargain dawn......lets hope all the bulbs are ok....

Great Bargain Dawn , I did the same last Autumn with Oriental Lillys in B&Qs when theyd finished flowering they dropped 2 just £1 a Pot Of 3 Bulbs!! ;) Their all re-potted now & should have a Brill show of Flowers this Spring :)

Thanks Holly.
What a bargain you had Jacque. You'll be posting a pic of them I would think, when they're up :-)

Iv already got Pics of their Leaves Dawn lol its in My Garden Page ;)

Well done Dawn. I can think of no reason why they shouldn't be alright next year. Afterall you buy crocus bulbs in a dry condition don't you!

I love bargains.Dawns

They don't look dead to me Dawn, just a bit wilted. You'll have a great display next year :o))

they should be fine Dawn...after all its just the leaves which are wilted...and that happens anyway.Well done ! x

I'm sure they will be fine Dawn , they will be so happy you have saved them and that they are going to your lovely garden ...what better home could they have ? they will flower their little heads off next year ,you see ......... :o)

Well what have you lost if they do die? which I am sure they will not, as Hywel says wilted..........this time next year!!!

What a bargain and how lovely to meet a shop assistant with some initiative - well done, that young man! Hope they do thrive for you, Dawn :)

I think you win the prize for the best bargain of the year, Dawn. I bet they'll be OK. My Lidl's 'Krokuses' got eaten by that pesky rabbit. Grrrrrrrr.....

Thanks everyone for you reassurances. It was so funny at the time though, as he looked at me in disbelief due to me wanting to buy them, ha ha.
Sorry for the painful reminder of yours now long gone Spritz.

Well done you i cant see them being dead, but even if they are they did'nt cost you anything so not lost anything, but i think they will be fine....

I'm not replacing them for the second time, Dawn - I'm waiting until the autumn, and then I'll plant more under chicken wire. :-(((

You're forgiven by the way! :-)))

The chicken wire is a good idea Barbara, more work though for you but well worth it.
Hello Clarice: Well, I've set them today in some nice gritty compost so we'll see.

Oh, Dawn, no need to worry! These plants look good enough. Sometimes bulb plants look slovenly after blooming, but next year you'll have a beautiful display!

They should be fine next year Dawn. Let the foliage die back naturally to provide nutrients and food to replenish the bulbs and don't let the bulbs become too wet so that they rot.

Thanks for your faith in the bulbs Uma/Grenville. I was just a bit worried that the bulbs may have dried out too much, but now I'll look forward to a good display next year, fingers crossed.

I wonder how/if they are showing signs of life?

Hi Skipscanda. No sign of them yet but no signs of any in other parts of the garden either. I'll be looking out for them :)