snowdrop bulbs when to plant
Rodger Whitlock (Sun, 16 Jul 2017 11:32:04 PDT)
On 07/16/2017 04:00 AM, Elaine Jek <elainej@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings from California!:-) Thank you for the good advice, I'll go
out and plant them now. I'm going to use a mix of pumice and potting
mix in a pot.Then move them out in autumn, October in my area.
No. Conditions are too uneven in pots, particularly smallish ones. And a
mix containing pumice is likely to be counterproductive. Like many other
bulbs and unlike epiphytes, snowdrops grow in rather dense, rich soils
and many (perhaps all) like a certain amount of summer moisture.
My advice: plant them where you want them to grow, water well ONCE, and
forget. Winter chilling may be an issue; if you think so, site them on
the north side of your house or a shed where they will get no direct sun
in winter, thus keeping the soil colder.
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