Pulling down to correct level

johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:23:12 PDT
John Lonsdale wrote:

If you plant a mature bulb at the wrong depth then it is pretty well stuck -
no
> amount of grunting and groaning is going to get it down to its desired
> level.

This is not universally true: snowdrops sometimes produce a 'dropper' and
form their new bulb at a lower level than the old one, and tulips often do
so. Mature Crocus can also form contractile roots that pull the corm deeper
into the (loose) soil. But I agree that most mature bulbs can only stay
where they are put.

John Grimshaw


Dr John M. Grimshaw
Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens

Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Nr Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 9NP

Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/
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