tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post4156443374120153707..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: VPGGB#13: Bulbs RevisitedVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39351791056701386222010-01-20T21:39:56.179+00:002010-01-20T21:39:56.179+00:00Dave - I got these from Focus too!
PG - I wish I&...Dave - I got these from Focus too!<br /><br />PG - I wish I'd known you were after some Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - I could have given you a clump!<br /><br />Frances - yes, the shops are clearing the decka for the new stuff here too. It's not long to the real garden season starting!<br /><br />Helen - do it now! They'll be fine :)<br /><br />Lucy - it could be a chemist lost in a sea mist? ;)<br /><br />CG - maincrop sets will be purchased on Saturday at the Malmesbury Potato Day :)<br /><br />Jodi - I held back on my bulb order too - but I can never resist a bargain :)<br /><br />Joanne - oh yes there are - and garlic :)<br /><br />HM - and it was a very fine post too, I enjoyed it very much :)<br /><br />Anna - that's surprising. Stores like that usually go for the big bags.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12296757231701496952010-01-19T21:05:27.066+00:002010-01-19T21:05:27.066+00:00A good way of spending some time taking refuge fro...A good way of spending some time taking refuge from 'The Big Freeze' VP. Here I visited Homebase today - was surprised at the variety of spuds on sale although some of them were in very small quantities ie five in a bag. Still there was even one purple skinned variety on sale.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20558521867059855252010-01-19T06:33:39.460+00:002010-01-19T06:33:39.460+00:00Great minds thinking alike and all that, VP - I...Great minds thinking alike and all that, VP - I've just written about finally planting some tulips. Good luck with the onions. <br />(I always tell myself thatnext year I'll get everything done at the right time. I live in hope).HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70534699947590438152010-01-18T21:49:12.012+00:002010-01-18T21:49:12.012+00:00Yes it is time to get the onion bulbs I see they a...Yes it is time to get the onion bulbs I see they are in the shops already.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-16637516539892662532010-01-18T20:01:24.840+00:002010-01-18T20:01:24.840+00:00LOL. I think a lot of us hold a record in tardy bu...LOL. I think a lot of us hold a record in tardy bulb planting...the only reason I didn't have that issue this year is that I didn't buy any bulbs except some hyacinths for forcing indoors. I was sent a box of white-flowered bulbs and did manage to get them all in the ground before freezeup, but that was more good luck than good management.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59863996366514789212010-01-18T18:01:20.542+00:002010-01-18T18:01:20.542+00:00I followed you to the same DIY store on Saturday :...I followed you to the same DIY store on Saturday :D (well in a different town, but...)<br /><br />Now I also have Dahlia 'Arabian Nights' to look forward to, plus some lovely scarlet gladioli and a canna. Not bad for a fiver!<br /><br />Look forward to those onions - they'll be fine. A girl can't have too many onions, I find - I've just sowed onion seed for my first attempt at championship onions. Think I'll stick to more reliable sets for my main crop though...The Constant Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15683408485691665642010-01-18T16:52:44.443+00:002010-01-18T16:52:44.443+00:00And, at last, the ground can be slushed aside with...And, at last, the ground can be slushed aside without a pick-axe.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />P.S. The word verification is 'cemist'. I'm trying to decide if this means 'chemist' or 'sea-mist'. L.Lucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12974742181322451762010-01-18T14:57:29.309+00:002010-01-18T14:57:29.309+00:00Thanks for the filip, VP. I have half a dozen daff...Thanks for the filip, VP. I have half a dozen daffs that would be better off in the ground than on my desk. Should take advantage of our January thaw to give them a decent burial. Nothing ventured...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69857111725775936052010-01-18T13:50:02.007+00:002010-01-18T13:50:02.007+00:00Hi VP, thanks for this reminder. As long as bulbs...Hi VP, thanks for this reminder. As long as bulbs are not squishy, we will buy them too. Now is the time for extreme bargains here in the US, as garden centers are clearing the way for new merchandise in a month or so. Very exciting to see the new stuff, and to be able to get bargains on the old, but still good.<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-19113551024648491492010-01-18T12:20:26.193+00:002010-01-18T12:20:26.193+00:00I was in Focus yesterday and picked up 3 Amarylis ...I was in Focus yesterday and picked up 3 Amarylis roots all with good signs of life and 3 bags of Crocosmia Lucifer bulbs - all for £10. There are some good deals out thereHelen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-3378613839908217062010-01-18T11:02:29.578+00:002010-01-18T11:02:29.578+00:00Totally agree with you on the onions. I bought my ...Totally agree with you on the onions. I bought my red and white sets from Focus in December for only 50p a bag, stuck half of them in and gave the others away, knowing that if they did fail I'd only invested £1 and could just clear them out. So far though they seem to be doing well even with all the snow and frost. Good luck with yours.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889800625191274noreply@blogger.com