By Rimpymeetup
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Hi I am a newbi, I am looking for a Gardner in Milton Keynes who will teach me and help me plant bulbs and bare root roses? Any ideas?? Someone who knows as I planted bulbs two years in a row and none came out??
- 20 Sep, 2014
Answers
How deep did you plant them?
20 Sep, 2014
About 4 to 6 inches deep... And various different ones like tulips, daffodils and many different ones. Now I was digging soil to prepare for bare root roses and all the bulbs are coming out. I really need an experienced local person to help me plant ??
20 Sep, 2014
Sounds ominous to me.
20 Sep, 2014
I was going to ask about squirrels? You know how they like to mess with bulbs........
21 Sep, 2014
Do they look in good condition and firm. Generally plant 2 -3 times as deep as the bulb is tall. so a 1" bulb needs to go 2-3" deep etc.
I'd replant them and wait and see.
as for squirrels I often lay a layer of chicken wire over the bulbs and bury the lot.
21 Sep, 2014
Idid something similar to deter rabbits digging
21 Sep, 2014
Thanks seaburngirl, I did what you said so let's see if I get any result?? thanks again. Also planted my bare foot roses from reading online and sprinkled a bit of western fish bone blood around and watered it. let's see what happens now. Will post some pictures soon. Thanks.
21 Sep, 2014
I, puzzled now - do you mean that the bulbs you planted two years ago that didn't grow are still in the ground in good condition? Did the daffodil bulbs show any signs of growing roots when you accidentally dug them up?
This site is a collection of gardeners from all over the country (and abroad!) asking and answering each others questions so unless there is somebody living near you who happens to see the question we can't recommend gardeners.
Have you tried asking friends or looking in the local paper? (Beware general "gardening services" though as lots of them just cut grass and prune shrubs.) Or you could ask your local library for contact details of your local gardening club who might know of somebody.
21 Sep, 2014
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Well I'm a gardener, but in West London ... its not that difficult to plant stuff, really, its preparing the ground first that's more important for bare root things - which bulbs did you plant that didn't come up?
20 Sep, 2014