Specialty Gardening: Bulbs in containers, 1 by revclaus

revclaus wrote:
Well, my "mish-mash" turned out to be absolutely gorgeous! I guess 200+ bulbs in one 20" pot isn't too much after all. I've gone through the Heart's Delight and now the grape hyacinth and late pastels are ready to take over.

Like you, tabasco, I use good potting soil (ProMix), add Osmocote and water crystals, planted late November (which I discovered is the secret to keeping the grape hyacinths from putting out foliage in the fall, only to be nicked by winter weather), made sure I watered during dry spells (but no more than once every three weeks -- we live in a very dry climate), and put the bulb pots up close to the building wall.

They have done fantastically well this year. All the pots where I just planted lilies are showing 2-4" growth right now. I've potted up spring bulbs and enough lilies to last through August. All I have to do is cut back what's finished blooming and let the next bunch take over.