Taking Care of your Flower Bulbs

Planting times for most popular varieties :

March/April

Anemones, Ranunculas, Freesias, Tritonias, Ixias, Sparaxis, Babianas

April/May

Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies

August/September

Dahlias,Gladioli, Liatris

• To ensure good results it is important to use well decomposed compost, and a handful of bonemeal per m2 before planting.
• Plant your bulbs in groups of 12-15 bulbs, together, covering roughly half a m2, rather than trying to stretch out the area by planting next to each other.
• Plant in a group formation. All bulbs should be planted to a depth of about twice the bulb height.
• Use plenty of compost and bulb food when planting.
• Always plant with the point up, except in the case of Ranunculas – here you plant the claw-like bulb downwards. The distance apart is 3x the width of the bulbs.

Use a handful of 2:3:2 fertilizer per m2 about 2 weeks after planting to encourage growth.