Hi, Last October I planted my new winter tubs & baskets with tulips and then pansey & primulars/primroses for the winter. My idea was once everything has died off after spring to leave the planters & baskets as they are and store them in the greenhouse to dry out until next winter and just put new bedding plants. in. However, I'm just learning that primular/primroses (not sure which ones I bought) come back every year. So do I lift them out & pot them on & keep them watered. Because Tulips need to be left to dry and I don't want to lift the tulips out nor can I leave the primulars in if they need to be kept watered. Is it easier just to collect the seeds & start fresh than saving the plants? By the way the pansies & primulars didn't put any fllower display on over the winter period, but now they are all showing off. Why is this? Calum
Most people just chuck the primroses since they are quite cheap but why not give it a try. I have a couple I am thinking of planting in the border down the side of the driveway because I like the color. This past winter was too cold for things to flower much. Some of my violas rotted off at the base and looked pretty scraggly till it warmed up enough for them to grow. I am also going to put my planters of tulips in the greenhouse to dry off but I am going to repot them in the fall as I've read they should be planted quite deep (8 to 10 inches!)
Hi Clum Now is a good time to split your poly's plants up , I always get a bucket of water and wash the soil away and you can see what you are doing, they will easily pull apart, trim the leaves down to half using a pair of scissors this will help them stop losing water through the leaf , you can either pot up singly or plant out in the garden about 6 inches apart if using again in the autum, they will appreciate a shady spot in the summer plus a good drink every week , be careful of vine weevel as they love these plants so if growing in pots put a layer of grit around the top which will help discourage the little pests, using the above method you can easily double or triple the plants you have and using the water bucket to give them a wash you get rid of any old pest as well Spruce
Thanks for the reples. I think I'll try Spruce's suggestion, split, wash & repot them. Can I pot them in these 6 or 9 cell trays to save on space? Cheers Calum
