Window Boxes?

Hi,

Yesterday I purchased daffodil, crocus and tulip bulbs which I plan to put in window boxes the weekend.

Do I just plant them randomly in the boxes or should some be deeper than others and do I put the boxes in my garden shed until spring time?

What about some kind of plant food to put on them?

Not much of a gardner as you can see!

Thanks.

Window Boxes?
I would suggest you plant your bulbs directly in the soil (not a window box), add some bone meal, and water them.



Tulip bulbs are planted deeper than the others you have mentioned. Crocus bulbs are not usually planted deep at all. Daffadils are usually not planted as deep as tulip bulbs either.



An online article on bulbs: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/bulbs/plant...
Reply:they will come up if you plant them roughly twice the height of the bulb.a1"bulb at 2"

to make a really dense display you can plant double

put a layer of bulbs with another layer interspaced



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Reply:Daffodil and crocus bulbs need to be planted in a hole as deep again as themselves. Tulips need to be planted deeper than this or else they will grow very week and spindly, (you can't really plant them too deep but normally I would say twice as deep as the bulb). Plant them directly into the window boxes and leave them outside, (in all weathers), by next spring you should have some lovely flowers.

I always sprinkly the soil with some general fertiliser and when the bulbs have finished flowering take off their heads and leave them to die back naturally as this will help to feed the bulbs ready for next year.
Reply:Bulbs should be planted at a depth of twice their height - daffs and tulips should be spread about 3 inches apart but croci can be planted two or three together to make a good display (but at least 1 inch from the other bulb types).



Before planting make sure you have some drainage crocks at the bottom then some high quality compost (for food) then some gravel to help drainage and then fill with ordinary potting compost/soil mixture.



Water the bulbs in - they don't usually need to go in a shed to overwinter - they are very hardy.

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