How To Pre- Sprout Ranunculus Corms | Planting Ranunculus | Ranunculus Bulbs | Flower Farming

In this video I am showing you how I get my ranunculus corms (bulbs) off to a head start before planting them in the ground. I pre-sprout them in trays of gritty compost (I used perlite in this video) before transferring the sprouted corms into the ground in the polytunnel. You can also plant in the garden or in pots, as long as your soil is free draining.
Ranunculus corms can be purcahsed from garden centers and online retailers such as Peter Nyssen and Farmer Gracy. I buy my corms through Flowers from the Farm, from Italian Ranunculus.
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[@jodiehaigh2984]

Awesome! Look forward to seeing what they all look like when they are sprouted in a few weeks, both the old corms and the new corms!

[@gardengirl7446]

THANK YOU! Just received my corms and I'm off to soak and sprout them! 🌼 ❤

[@deedisano6919]

Thanks for the tips!🎉 I am in New York and having a go at 30 ranunculus & now know how to get them started. I am very excited!!❤🎉🎉

[@zoram671]

Damm.....your skin is sooo beautiful....with all those freckles...so special

[@taqiahmednuman2371]

Wow huge ranunculus bulbs I love it❤️

[@brianamiller5724]

Such a great start for me as I’m starting to grow rununculus and dahlia but idk where to start but your videos are helping me so much than you for sharing!

[@ellenwitteveen2303]

It’s so nice to see you back. Loving your new videos (and “old” ofcourse 😛☺️) 🤗🤗

[@bloomandgray]

Thank you so much! 😁😁

[@ekaseptilianingsih3454]

I just found your video and I really enjoy it. Can't wait your next video:)

[@cynthiaparrish3738]

I am SO glad to see you back. I just found your videos and then I didn't see any for a while. Anyway, I can't wait to watch your ranunculus corms sprout. This is my first year to start a flower farm and I purchased corms to give it a go. I will be following you closely. Thanks for the information!

[@bloomandgray]

Thank you so much for watching. Good luck with your farm!!

[@cynthiaparrish3738]

@@bloomandgray Thank you!!!

[@oas1224]

Thanks for a fantastic video :) I'm trying ranunculus for the first time this year. I would love if you do a similar video with anemones :) Good luck and keep us posted :)

[@lorilandwehr803]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE your animals!!! Oh & great video!

[@bigt38402]

I received ranuculus in a bouquet. They look better than roses and lasted almost a month

[@tinaholbrook9719]

I think they are a million times better than roses!!!! Quite honestly, ranunculus blooms are more stunning than roses, and they last longer. No hate to roses lol... but they just don't stand up to ranunculus!

[@stevenbaldhead1222]

you are beautiful like a flower, awesome video, thanks a lot

[@ukiy2841]

That was the cutest pig ive ever seen

[@alisonburgess345]

Good one - I'm relying on these for an early focal flower that isnt TOO valuable (think peonies lol). I grew a few this year but planted in spring so too late for really decent flowers.. Looking forward to seeing how yours go...!

[@kimmy0868]

I planted 20 corms this spring. Less hthan half came up and only 1 that did come up Bloomed. 2 flowers and they were super small and only last 2 days before they dried up. I love these flowers but they’re too picky for me to grow! Now my Dahlias are doing phenomenal!

[@dorothyv2863]

This is a great video! In the beginning showing the beautiful flowers you have what are the purple little flower buds interspersed with the ranunculus? Those bouquets look gorgeous! Great job!

[@bharatshahane5415]

Thank you for this lucidly explained video. A quick question, please - What emerges first when pre spouting - rootlets or leaves?

[@littythomas8509]

Thankyou

[@candaceelder1289]

What are those very light pink with green center ranunculus called? So beautiful!

[@Thepokedek]

Thank you Lindsay Lohan. 💗 I hope my ranunculus grow with the tips you showed me.

[@7LindaVang7]

omg i thought the same thing! haha

[@kathleen3635]

Hi I’m going to attempt growing ranunculus and anemone for my wedding next year! Any tips or a longer video with any advice 🙂 thank you! (I’m in West Yorkshire)

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Once you’ve soaked the corms and placed them in the compost do you need to water them from underneath to get the compost wet?

[@acelestialwitch8512]

I did a bulb lasagna to keep indoors here in the uk until spring. I put the ranunculus in there but I forgot to soak them! Will they be ok to be watered or should I take these out and pre soak them

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

Oh MY GOODNESS! #Alpacas AND #Piggies! 😱🤯❤

[@admetric]

Also do you believe in pre chilling? One nursery told me that you need to pre chill corms at 40-50f at night and then 60-75f nights.

[@lindsayeulitt9548]

What kind of fertilizer do you use on your ranunculus?

[@anistrand1928]

Love this, very informative and loved seeing your critters too 🥰 my only question was how often do you water while you're waiting to sprout? I saw in another comment you'd said you've only watered twice, so would that be about once/week depending on soil moisture?

[@Grammiespajammies]

Great question! I’m researching same. Did you ever find an answer?

[@anistrand1928]

@@Grammiespajammies thanks! I did not but I decided to just water as I would a house plant - based on soil moisture. Once they started to look/feel too dry I watered them until they were just damp and it worked pretty well!

[@phoolbarilive6846]

Hello... I want such a variety ranuculus.

[@lightynight]

So they don’t go under the dirt, they can stay above and uncovered like that?

[@rayashanazarian781]

Do we need to remove the corms, save until we plant again the following year?

[@emdeejay7432]

I was confused when i got mine i was expecting peony bulbs or bareroots and when these came i was like ummm wtf, lol.

[@office3906]

Hi Sarah, great video. I have just started my ranunculus, but notice that you don’t cover the tops of your corms? Will mine be ok covered or should I remove the soil/vermiculite from the top? Thanks

[@bloomandgray]

Hi Lisa, thank you 😊 after this video I did actually sprinkle some vermiculite on top of my corms but they will also be fine as they are. Yours will be fine!

[@PlantingMyMom]

Can these be planted as indoor plants?

[@anthonydoherty8840]

Can anyone help with acquiring Lisianthus seeds,can’t seem to get them in Ireland any help would be great. Thanks

[@office3906]

Morning Sarah, quick question will you pot up your ranunculus once they have sprouted and let them grow on a bit more before you plant in your polytunnel or will you just put them straight in. I have got quite a good sprout on mine already. Thanks so much! X

[@sarahgray7943]

Hi Lisa, I will put them straight in the ground. Mine have all sprouted now too but will probably give it another couple of weeks x

[@michellesanders2747]

What are the varieties of ranunculus in your thimbnail? They are so beautiful!

[@janicestandley909]

Do you cover the corms with more soil and how many hours do u soak corms exactly?

[@lightynight]

I believe she said 4 hours but unfortunately didn’t hear anything about covering with more soil 😢I’m confised because most videos I’ve seen cover them deeper

[@treewytch]

How damp do you keep them while they’re starting to sprout? And how warm? Mine started putting out little shoots but then they stopped and I’m not sure what I did wrong :(

[@bloomandgray]

I watered mine once when I planted them and once since. They’re in an unheated greenhouse. They won’t grow a lot over winter but will put on a lot of growth in spring

[@treewytch]

@@bloomandgray - thanks. I think I need to move mine out to the shed then cos they’re in my bedroom right now :)

[@sislertx]

Where do.u order.from??

[@b3arwithm3]

I just got a bag. Is it too late to plant them for this year?

[@bloomandgray]

No 😊

[@tinaholbrook9719]

Does corm size matter? Will smaller corms produce smaller or less amount of blooms and larger corms produce larger blooms and more of them? Also, same for anemones. Year 2 of growing both of these for me, and my corms I ordered this year were much smaller than the ones I ordered last year.

[@nabiltalbi8262]

Same question !!! 😅

[@jesssmart6379]

I have read larger corms = more flowers

[@Aloveisbeautiful123]

Can I grow in feb ?

[@bloomandgray]

Yes you can!

[@admetric]

Yourbpackage said size 4/5 on it. What does that mean and how many flowers per cork do you typically get with that size? I constantly see here in the USA that there are corms listed in ads that are 6/7 cm in size but I never seen anything like that in videos online.yiur second generation corms looks that size maybe.

[@bloomandgray]

Hey I’m not sure how many flowers I’ll get let corm. Maybe 2-4? I usually get larger ones but they ran out of stock so had to get smaller. I don’t pre chill mine either. I get almost 100% success with my corms so I don’t see the need to pre chill.

[@fairyfreak1]

How long do these take to sprout? It’s been two weeks and I don’t see any growth.

[@bloomandgray]

I would probably expect to see something by now, is it very cold? Have you looked closely to see if there are any shoots forming?

[@fairyfreak1]

@@bloomandgray It is not cold, I’m in Southern California. Nothing at all ):

[@bloomandgray]

Ahh I wonder why! Did you soak the corms and is the compost moist?

[@fairyfreak1]

@@bloomandgray Yes to both! I’ve been watering about every other day.

[@mikaylaelmashni8245]

I soaked them and they didn’t germinate ): my aunt didn’t and they sprouted 😅

[@arlee0]

Holy smokes! Way too much chatter. Get to the point next time.

[@grundingo]

too much editing stopped watching because the video was too jumpy

[@OfftoShambala]

Does anyone actually like you in real life?