How to Plant Tulips and Spring Bulbs in Containers! Mistakes to Avoid. //FlowerFanatic

Im excited to show you how I'm planting my tulips and other spring bulbs in Containers. Although It is fairly easy to grow tulips and other bulbs in containers, there are a few things to consider before you get started. In this video I hope to cover everything you need to know to get beautiful Blooms in Spring. Tulips don't like to freeze and will zap there blooms. If you live in a Zone 7 or 8 you are pretty safe to keep your containers outside all winter. Below those zones you will have to store them in a garage or unheated indoor area of some sort. I live in a zone 6b climate, so I'm storing my large containers (24 inches and above outside next to a Structure). The larger the container the more insulated and warm the bulbs. I hope you found this video helpful. If you have any questions, comment down below. Thanks For Watching and I hope to see you in my next videos. Good Luck with your own Containers.
Steph AKA TheFlowerFanatic

[@michaelfleming9757]

Ooops I have planted my bulbs late August hope they will be OK in the uk weather 😮

[@FlowerFanatic]

I’m sure they will be fine! Just make sure they don’t rot from to much water. What’s your weather like?

[@michaelfleming9757]

@@FlowerFanatic lol well, in england you can get anything weather wise, but not too extreme either way, we've had a wet summer, about 20 degrees at the moment. I've planet my bulbs in 3 layer sections to give them a chance of getting a variety of the year, and to increase survival rate, am fairly new too gardening, so still learning, thanks for your reply.

[@Paula_Pretty_lady]

Love your greenhouse - definitely jealous! Can't wait to see how your bulbs do in the spring. Going tomorrow to get some bulbs!

[@FlowerFanatic]

Thanks! I bought some more on clearance haha! I had a few extra pots lying around and I couldn’t handle them just sitting there lonely.

[@FlowerFanatic]

Good luck!

[@FlowerFanatic]

Cats get into pots too! My cat is being a menace. I’m gonna cover them with chicken wire. I didn’t think about that. Annoying!

[@naturalroots]

Just love your green house. think I'll search ny garage for a pot to plant hyacinths. Caught them on clearance for $2.50/ 8 bulbs 🤗 Your daughter is beautiful 🦋

[@FlowerFanatic]

Thanks! She is fiery one and sweet at the same time. Hyacinths will be so pretty! Why do I never get sick of flowers 🤷‍♀️

[@FlowerFanatic]

That’s a great deal. Better deal than I have found

[@chrisgilliam8833]

Hi, is there a followup video on the tulips in the whisky barrels?

[@FlowerFanatic]

Yes. I highlighted them on my video called Tulip Tour. One of my barrels didn’t drain for some reason. The other did great. I didn’t do anything different. My other containers were beautiful. I didn’t say much in this video. Just make sure your barrel drains. What I would have done differently on one of them that didn’t drain was cover it with something so rain couldn’t get in it after it already was sufficiently saturated. We had much more rain and moisture last year than I would have ever anticipated. The other barrel did awesome. So if you are getting lots of moisture this winter and it’s cold cover the top of them with a plastic top of some sort when sufficiently moist.

[@oanabunny]

Regarding your itching it’s most likely the hyacinth , the bulbs are toxic to handle without gloves .

[@FlowerFanatic]

Thanks. They are itchy!

[@josenegrete5302]

hyacinths irritate some people, at first they didn't bother me but i'm starting to notice it. the greenhouse looks very nice.

[@FlowerFanatic]

Thanks. It sure is fun

[@MaShcode]

You don’t really need fertilizer or even the traditional bone meal unless the soils a desert also keeps critters less curious. Most local managed acreage or bagged soil is normally not lacking for phosphorus. Water and add a layer of leafmould Staple or lash a covering using 1/8th inch galvanized landscape cloth will deter mice and help with snow pack.

[@FlowerFanatic]

Thanks for taking the time to give some nice feedback. I don’t need the fertilizer in the ground because I have so much natural phosphorus. We had so much rain, snow, and moisture last winter one of the pots didn’t drain well enough. I should have covered it to keep out the excess moisture. My other pot did beautifully. They were side by side and one drained well and the other didn’t. It’s a mystery. Thankfully I don’t deal with to many rodents. The deer are my biggest issue. I appreciate the tips!

[@TimeTravelReads]

Can I move the tulip container into a window well? How many years can you keep tulips in pots before they stop blooming?

[@FlowerFanatic]

Tulips are typically one year producers in containers, unless you get naturalizing varieties or store them after blooming and the leaves have gone yellow so you can separate the clusters of bulbs and store the bigger ones.

[@FlowerFanatic]

What do you mean by window well?

[@TimeTravelReads]

@@FlowerFanatic I have a basement with an easement window. The area surrounding the window, allowing me to climb out, is the window well. I was thinking that if I got Darwin tulips and put the tulip pot in the window well over the winter, they might last more than one year.

[@faunasmith3537]

Thank you for mentioning that you have cats… how do you keep them from pooping on and killing your plants?

[@FlowerFanatic]

Your welcome. I don’t seem to have any issue with them killing my plants in my flowerbeds. I do deal with other cats stinky messes in my beds, but I figure the poop is good fertilizer. I guess it’s not too much of a issue. My chickens are the bigger issue.

[@FlowerFanatic]

Chicken wire for bulbs though or horse panels on my young plants over my garden boxes

[@FlowerFanatic]

Container pots with bulbs, not the ones in the ground