By Scottish
Edinburgh, Scotland
Crocus....
I have quite a lot of Crocus in flower in pots dotted around the garden. Ideally I would like to put them around the edges of the borders under the turf.
Should I do this now or wait until they have finished flowering or wait until they have died back?
Thanks
- 10 Mar, 2012
Answers
Wait until they have died back and until the leaves have died, too. They need this time to store up strength in the bulb for next year's flowers. Give them a little feed after the flowers wither and before you take them out of the pots to plant them out.
10 Mar, 2012
Agree with Ojibway let them be until they totally die back and feed them
10 Mar, 2012
Dormant bulbs are much easier to deal with than when they are still in growth; and it is much better for the corms.
10 Mar, 2012
Thanks everyone - one last question - what do I feed bulbs with?
11 Mar, 2012
A spoon?
;)
11 Mar, 2012
Half strength tomato food once a week after flowering and whiles the leaves are still green
11 Mar, 2012
Ha Ha...I asked for that Lil :)
Thank you MG :)
11 Mar, 2012
I think I would wait until they have finished flowering, as they may not like being moved and you would ruin this years display.
10 Mar, 2012