Is it too Cold to Plant Bulbs Now?

Posted by Wendy Beauchamp-Ward on January 5, 2015 at 2:32am in Questions, Help, Advice

I was given some spring bulbs for Christmas and on the packets it said they could be planted in or before December. I didn't plant them because it was cold and wet and I didn't fancy sticking my nose outdoors except for essentials.

Since then it's got much colder and frosty. Should I still plant them outside, or plant them indoors?

Or is it, in any case, too late to plant them?

The bulbs are snowdrops, bluebells, tulips and erigeron

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Wendy Beauchamp-Ward January 6, 2015 at 11:35pm

Thanks for the advice from Indijana and Susie. I shall get out there and start digging
Indijana Harper January 6, 2015 at 5:13pm

Wendy, feel the bulbs between your thumb and index finger. If they seem healthy (ie firm and fleshy), try planting them, but a little deeper than you would otherwise. They may flower late or they may just sprout foliage this year, but flower next year. You've nothing to lose. Good luck.
Susie Holden January 5, 2015 at 8:40pm

I'm no gardener but perhaps you should just get them in (outside) as quickly as you can and see what happens. All I know about tulips is that they do need a blast of frost to get them going in the spring. Good luck!

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