I rarely comment on any videos but what a wonderful gem of a video this is. Really clear and informative. I'm inspired to start planting! Thank you. Glad I found you on UA-cam!!! 😄 More videos on planting bulbs this time of year would be wonderful 🙏🏼
Great video. I've subscribed. I'm going to plant a layered pot this year. What would really be great is if you planted then showed us the pictures in spring.
Hi Niall, it is the first time I hear about this lasagna style pot panting and I loved it! I’ll start mine in the next season for sure! I was here wondering if you have updates on this vase, sine it was posted about a year ago. I’d love to see how it looked back in February/March. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
I find Planting so many Bulbs is the Abundance of Leaves which apparently we are Supposed to not fiddle with them .However I love your Channel and your Monthly Seed You should Grow ,So I trust Your advice.
I'm from Missouri, USA -- I did this last year and it worked beautifully. Just finished my pots for this year and tucked them in my garage. We have very aggressive squirrels so outside won't work. THANKS for the inspiration!!!!!!!!
Greeting from Denmark - thanks for great content! What have you done with the pot after its done flowering? Do you expect it to flower again for the next season or did you take out the bulbs?
Off to watch, this is something i always thought about doing,but kept forgetting to do. Definitely going to do this year. Spring bulb buying is a little addiction,every time i go shopping i buy a packet( or two 🤔, or three,🤣). After watching this really good informative video, i have text my son, to ask him to order some of these bulbs for my birthday, Niall thank you for giving a very good explanation how to do this.Have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Lorraine! I'm 100% the same as you... when I went to buy the bulbs for this, I ended up buying so many many more! 😂 Glad that you enjoyed the video and that'll be really cool for us both to grow the same varieties!!
Wow..... this is a clever idea, never heard about it, but since I am trying different things next gardening season, I am definitely trying this! Lasagna gardening🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔, that sounds cool already👍👍👍👍Please show us an update next year when each set of these bulds start blooming. I am really curious to see how all this looks like.
I'll definitely make sure to make an update vid on how all the bulbs get on! Glad you like the idea - give it a go and let me know how it goes for you. I'm sure you'll have success!
This is really useful, thank you! Wanted to also mention that I've watched a few of your videos now, and I'm totally impressed by your super professional content! Fair play! :) I was surprised to see that your channel hasn't been up that long. I'll definitely watch all of your older ones and future ones. I really look forward to watching your subscriber count grow huge. It surely will.
Hello Niall - I'm from Ottawa, Canada. Love the idea of planting in container. Over here in my garden I have lots of squirrel and chipmunk that like to dig up my bulbs. Planting in container and cover them is a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
Isn't it funny how it always feels like there's some creature wanting to dig up and eat our plants?! Birds, insects, squirrels, chipmunks, mice, etc.....!
This is so interesting and informative, thank you so much for this Niall! I've always been scared of bulbs, thinking they were so complicated to master but you've inspired me to give it a go, thank you!
Beautiful video, Niall.🌿💚🌿 Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 I grow Caladiums and Amaryllis in both pots and in my garden. We have Spring bulbs that bloom March through June. That's the Amaryllis. And Caladiums bloom from June and stay on into Autumn. Tulips 🌷 and other traditional bulbs just don't make it here. Unless they are brought in for Easter and Mother's Day in a pot. I love watching your channel. 👩🌾👍
Hi Peggy! Thanks for your lovely comment! I love Amaryllis flowers and here in Ireland we'd generally grow them indoors for winter flowering. It's so cool hearing the differences that come from different geographies. Not just different growing / flowering times, but completely different plant choices! Take care! 😃
Couple of years ago I planted a pot with tulips and crocuses. I left it outside but squirrels dug up the tulips. So I moved it into the polytunnel and mice ate the crocuses! Definitely place something on the surface to protect the bulbs. Squirrels lose interest once the bulbs are growing well.
So glad it was useful! Hopefully with the addition of some grit you won't have the same problem again. Maybe also see if there's a different spot where you can keep the bulb pot outdoors and moist, but not too wet. You could consider lifting it slightly off the ground perhaps?
@@LorraineG123 OMG that's such a sweet thing for him to do! I hope that my choices are ones that you enjoy and that they work for you... I'm under pressure now! 😂
I think you must be in my head! I have been thinking about this layering idea I read about, but the explanation was so complicated I couldn't really understand it well. You've made this so simple! I have some multicoloured tulips for one of my huge pots and a combo "night & day" (deep purple & pale pink) for the other. I have some daffs for the garden, but looks like I need more for the pots. Guess there's a garden centre trip in my future 😂. Thanks for posting this. It is very informative.
No way! Snap! 😃 That's great that you found my explanation helpful - now all you gotta do is enjoy them when they flower! I'm liking the sound of the bulbs you've got. And sure, you can't beat a trip to the garden centre!!
Thanks for another great video Niall. As always very interesting and informative. I've shared your video to some friends, so hopefully we will all have pots full of bulbs, from late Winter to Spring.
Thanks for the video Niall! Only ever grown veg and have wanted to grow daffodils as they are my partners favorite. I think this has inspired me to get some going for Spring, cheers :)
Thank you for very informative video. You explain things so clearly even I can understand. Have a pot that I was wondering what to do with it, now I know! I will give it a go. Afternoon will be spent working out bulb combinations. 🤔
Wow just Wow!!! This was fab Niall. I did not know about this but then there's a lot of things about gardening that I don't know haha! I can't wait to try this! I love quirky things like this. Thank you for great clear instructions and thank you for recommendations. I will probably go with what you have planted. Ooooh I'm all excited. Thank you Niall for another perfect video! x
Hi Geraldine! That's so cool that you enjoyed it and that it's given you a new idea for your bulb planting! You'll have to keep me posted with how you get on, and we can compare notes!!
Hi Niall, can you do a detailed video on watering bulbs in pots please, I over watered my tulips bulbs. I replanted them in a pot with fresh soil because they were still firm but leaves were yellow, so hopefully they will still bloom? Thank you
This was easy to follow and helped me when I planted up my bulbs. Question: I’m in central Italy, it’s mid-November and I planted without watering in. My pot is on a balcony where it gets only a little rain. When should I water? FYI the temp rarely goes to freezing here, mosty hanging around 5 to 10 C through the winter.
Really glad that you found it useful - I would water sparingly, just so that the compost never ends up dried out, but without letting the soil get soggy. Hope this helps!
I want to do that in september ! Need to buy some ! I have bulbs in my garden but summer ones mostly didn't flower (bordeaux, France), I guess the heat waves didn't do good
Thanks Niall giving this a go for the first time this year watched the video about 6 weeks ago before going on a cruise, have returned and planted up 3 containers, re-watched the video and followed your fantastic easy instructions. Fingers crossed i was not to late and looking forward to getting some strong flowering displays in early 2023. I love watching your youtube videos on cold winter nights when rain stops actual gardening and planning ahead with inspiration from your advice
Just planted my bulb lasagne. Think my pot was. a bit too big. But lets see what happens . tulips at the bottom, daffodils in the middle, crocus at the top then topped it with some cyclamen. Lets see what the British weather does with them😃
Thanks for confirming that it's okay to mix planting bulbs. I started my planning today, but needed to know I was on track before heading outside. How timely!? Great! Thanks again!!!
Absolutely fantastic information totally did not know you could do this so I am turning around today and ordered tulips, daffodils, crocuses and as soon as they arrive I’m planting them in my pots..
Thank you for an awesome video. I will definitely give it a try. I would like to know what will you do after they are all done blooming? Will you keep the bulbs for next year? If so, how will you store them? Thank you!
I would generally keep the bulbs, but lift them and store them in the cool and dark until the next Autumn, and then plant them in the garden. The flowering tends to be a little less, but still pretty!
Loved the video! great tips on how to plant.. I’m going to have to try this in autumn.. I planted JS dijit in my landscape last fall and can’t wait to see them bloom .. your pot is going to look lovely .. ❤️
What do you do when the bulbs have finished flowering? Do you take the bulbs out of the soil/pot and dry them out and then plant them again the following autumn?
I have only just discovered your channel. It looks great! One question I have is about tulip planting. Im new to gardening but was under the impression that September is too early to plant tulips - they should be planted late Oct or early Nov. Can you advise?
Thanks Gareth! You can plant tulips bulbs anytime from now, though if you delay planting them until November it can help reduce the risk of them developing a viral disease called tulip fire.
Good day Niall I planted several pots this past fall using the Lasagna method for the first time. As stated in your video, this spring display of flowers and color was spectacular . My question is, what to do with these pots now that the foliage is turning yellow and I would like to plant summer annuals in them. Do you empty out the entire pot or just plane the summer annuals directly on top of the blues using the existing soil?
I'm so glad that they worked for you! You have one of two options really... Option 1 is to be empty the pot and replant it, reusing the bulbs next year. Option 2, is to continue to feed the pot until all the foliage dies down, but leave the bulbs in situ. I'm not sure I'd plant annuals on top, but there's nothing to stop you doing it that way. Hope this helps!
@@niallgardens Thank you for your reply. I think i well try both methods, emptying 75 %of the pots that have been planted in the lasagna method and leave the other 25 % in the pots and plant right on top . I will be sure to let you know how that turns out. I enjoy your videos and your gardening advise.
Hi Niall, I love your video so informing I’m going all in. I really appreciate the suggestions of bulbs which leads me to ask if you can recommend some lasagne method for a bouquet of flowers (combinations) that bloom at the same time, then another layer of bouquets that bloom secondly? I hope this makes sense.
So nice of you, thanks! I'm afraid I'm not sure what would be a good combination in terms of what you're asking. I think the best research would be to pick 3 different plants that will flower approx 1 month after each other and that are 3 different heights also. Hopefully this is some help!
Hi Niall, I definitely will give this a go this year. You mentioned to stored the pot in the back of your garage or a shed? is that correct? I do have a shed but then I wonder when do I bring it out ? thank you for a great vid! will watch some more!
Very good explanation. I’ve seen this idea demonstrated on many channels but no one ever shows the results. That makes me wonder if it actually works or if they just all pop up at same time and you get a big mash up of foliage. Do you have any pictures/videos of your previous results?
Thanks Anne! Unfortunately at the time of making the video I didn't have photos that I could add in but I've had quite a bit of success in the past. I've found that the timings between the bulbs is sufficient to avoid it being a big blobby mess!
Hello! Once you have handled them a bit while planting you will get an idea of what each looks like ☺️ Also you could take photos. They DO look different 👍🌺
Thank you for the video! You mentioned storing the pot in a sheltered place until spring after planting in the fall. Does it matter how much sunlight it gets during “storage”?
No during storage when the bulb shoots haven't pushed above the surface, you won't need to worry about light levels. Once you see the first green shoots poking up out of the soil, then you can move them into the area where you'd like them 👍
Super video Niall. This will be my first time to plant bulbs. Could I use perlite instead of grit? (i have some in the shed) Also, do these particular flower combos do best in the sun? Thank you.
Yeah I think perlite would be spot on. For me, ultimately it's about improving the drainage so anything that does that will be fine. The flowers are surprisingly robust - ideally a sunny position would be best, but I don't think you need to be put off if you don't have a really bright spot.
I always opt for peat-free compost from an environmental sustainability standpoint, and certainly for bulbs which are grown on by the growers to flower in the spring, pretty much any soil or compost will work perfectly 👍
Hi everyone! I have a question: The only place I would be able to keep my pots is in my crawlspace where the temperature stays above freezing, however, its dark in there and im wondering if the bulbs will be fine throughout the winter without light?
Hello Niall, I saw your inspiring video last autumn, and I did as you said. Bought a big pot, lots of different kind of bulbs, planted them and waited patiently. Tulips at the bottom, then daffodils and crocuses on the top. The pot was outside on the balcony. Here in Hungary we can have very cold winter nights, but it didn't stay below -5 for more than maybe two or three consecutive days. Anyway, spring came, and first the crocuses then the daffodils appeared. They looked lovely. But my tulips don't seem to be well. It looks very crammed in the pot and the leaves of the tulips are pale and very soft, the flowers didn't even grow. There are tulips everywhere around here so I wonder what has gone wrong or what I did wrong. Have you got any idea? Thanks. :)
Oh no the dreaded squirrels! I would leave the slab on until you see the little bulb leaves starting to poke out above the compost. To give you an rough idea, I found my Iris reticulata emerging in mid december
I think I forgot the press the button this morning on this question. Have you or anyone had any luck in planting these bulbs out in the garden after thieved bloomed? My guess would be the daffodils and Iris might make it but the tulips not so much. Tulips aren't that easy in reblooming anyway let alone after being planted so deep.
Hi Jeffrey! I've always replanted both my indoor and outdoor bulbs into the garden once I'm finished with them in pots. I've gotta say that they've bloomed every year after that! Now, I believe certain types are more successful than others, but I've certainly had success with all of my tulips and daffodils. It's such a lovely way to ensure that the bulbs don't just get used once and then go to waste 👍
So there's mixed advice about this... general opinion is that for optimal flowering, you need to replant each year. However, I think if you feed the plants after they've finished flowering you should get a few years of success out them before they need repotting
I leave it all to grow so that it can put the goodness back into the bulbs. If it gets a bit too congested with greenery, I'll cut some of it back to keep things in check. Hope this helps!
I leave the leaves to stay green for as long as possible to help feed the bulbs, but then cut back the foliage as necessary to make sure there's enough room for the next flowering. Hope this helps!
Helloooo I've gone flower bulb mad...so I've brought lots of bulbs...but I wanted to know whether one can do this lasagne method in the soil...as oppose to a container? Or is this only for a containers? Thank you!
You can, though particularly with tulips some will come good year after year and some won't flower as well as year 1. They'll certainly survive, but there's no guarantee the display will be as good. Saying that, I have tulips in a container that have flowered for 4 years in a row!
Hi Niall, thank you for such a informative video! I live in Norwich UK and I have just finished planting my tulip bulbs in containers and on the ground ....so keeping my fingers crossed for spring! A question, do you leave the containers outside in the garden or shall I place them in the garage 🤔?!
I leave them outside, and in fact I have mine sitting out on the steps in my garden. However, the ideal place is to leave them tucked away out of site until the start sprouting. If you do leave them outside, make sure to cover the pots with something like chicken wire or similar just to stop animals digging up the bulbs!
Oh! Really you'd be thinking along the lines of summer flowering bulbs which don't lend themselves quite so well to layering. However, you could get some lilies started? They'll give you loads of summer colour and you could add some small bedding plants into the top of the container also?
@@niallgardens thanks for the advice and recommendation! 🙂 I very recently found your channel through Huw Richards and have been really enjoying it so far! This video inspired me to put together a few summer-flowering containers. It has truly been healing to me. I’ve included many varieties specifically for pollinators too, so hopefully it will be healing to the environment too!
I'm confused. Do you bring the pot inside when the bulbs start to come up? We have deep snow until at least March. they probably wouldn't bloom so early outside.
Ah, so in an Irish climate where it’s quite temperate, I would leave the pot outdoors. The period of cold does the bulbs good, so it’s really just a case of leaving them to do their thing. I think if you get such extremes of weather it might be a case of googling the best way to handle that. Hope this helps!
@@niallgardens Hate to tell you this, Niall, but none of my bulbs came up. I left them outside & brought them into my garage in Feb., then into the house a couple of weeks later. Not one bulb came up. I think they all froze. I'm still waiting, but nothing green at all. What a disappointment.
assume can do this in the ground too which is what I was planning to try to attempt this year - just waiting for them all to arrive later this month! Do you ever re-use your bulbs?
I’m trying the same! I ordered some varieties with strong naturalisation in my area with hopes I don’t need to redo the bed every year. Low maintenance spring into summer colour 🤞
I would say you could replicate the same layering in the ground, though I'd imagine it'll be a bit harder work to get them all planted. I do re-use all my bulbs and although the display sometimes isn't as powerful as year one, I do definitely get flowers each year. Nice to know that the bulbs aren't going to waste. I have some planted by my front door that will be hitting year 4 this year!
I bought hyacinth bulbs 2 packs from the store 1st time.One pack has 3 bulbs and the other 6 bulbs of two colours. I gave a try one pack of 3 bulbs on 1st September but after 20 days I can only see nice roots from the drainage holes but no sign of any green shoots. Is this okay and how long will it take to grow shoots.
That sounds fine actually - they'll take a few weeks where they develop roots, and then they'll start to produce shoots next. I think all will be well 👍
Certainly! I bought mine at a garden centre. However!...I've found they are available on amazon. I've updated the video description to include an affiliate link that will take you through to the planter. Hope this helps! 👍
Would have very much liked if you could share the end result of this amazing combination?
I'm not much of a flower gardener but, this year will be different! I am here to learn everything you have to teach me! ❤
I rarely comment on any videos but what a wonderful gem of a video this is. Really clear and informative. I'm inspired to start planting! Thank you. Glad I found you on UA-cam!!! 😄 More videos on planting bulbs this time of year would be wonderful 🙏🏼
I love these they become addictive when you have fun with them each year 🌸🦋🌸
What a timing! I bought by bulbs yesterday and was wondering how to plant those.. had no idea you could layer bulbs. Thanks a lot for the video😍
Ah brilliant! Glad you liked it! Hope that your bulbs give you the display you want!
Great video. I've subscribed. I'm going to plant a layered pot this year. What would really be great is if you planted then showed us the pictures in spring.
Thanks for the sub! I'll see if I can get some pics this spring!
Hi Niall, it is the first time I hear about this lasagna style pot panting and I loved it! I’ll start mine in the next season for sure! I was here wondering if you have updates on this vase, sine it was posted about a year ago. I’d love to see how it looked back in February/March. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
I find Planting so many Bulbs is the Abundance of Leaves which apparently we are Supposed to not fiddle with them .However I love your Channel and your Monthly Seed You should Grow ,So I trust Your advice.
Lovely video, thanks! Can we plant bulbs in early spring? This is when I can find them around here, and I'm wondering why.
I'm from Missouri, USA -- I did this last year and it worked beautifully. Just finished my pots for this year and tucked them in my garage. We have very aggressive squirrels so outside won't work. THANKS for the inspiration!!!!!!!!
You're more than welcome! Glad you had success this year, and here's hoping for the same (or better!) success next year!
Jackie which bulbs did you use? I'm thinking of all tulips
@@tammier8860 I hit Lowes, Walmart & ordered from Blue Perennials (Online). Basically any ones in your area at your stores will work! Have fun
@@jackieremis6533 thx
Have you ever tried using cayenne pepper in your soil mix? I've had good luck with it. Especially sprinkling an extra layer on top. Good luck
Greeting from Denmark - thanks for great content!
What have you done with the pot after its done flowering? Do you expect it to flower again for the next season or did you take out the bulbs?
Thank you! I will be planting a spring pot today so this video and your guidance how to do this is fantastic.
You’re very welcome! Really glad that the video was useful for you!
Off to watch, this is something i always thought about doing,but kept forgetting to do. Definitely going to do this year. Spring bulb buying is a little addiction,every time i go shopping i buy a packet( or two 🤔, or three,🤣).
After watching this really good informative video, i have text my son, to ask him to order some of these bulbs for my birthday, Niall thank you for giving a very good explanation how to do this.Have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Lorraine! I'm 100% the same as you... when I went to buy the bulbs for this, I ended up buying so many many more! 😂 Glad that you enjoyed the video and that'll be really cool for us both to grow the same varieties!!
@@niallgardens thanks so much,sure will. Must make sure to follow step by step.
Wow..... this is a clever idea, never heard about it, but since I am trying different things next gardening season, I am definitely trying this! Lasagna gardening🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔, that sounds cool already👍👍👍👍Please show us an update next year when each set of these bulds start blooming. I am really curious to see how all this looks like.
I'll definitely make sure to make an update vid on how all the bulbs get on! Glad you like the idea - give it a go and let me know how it goes for you. I'm sure you'll have success!
Niall, thank you for demonstrating your bulb lasagna! My bulbs will be in a really harsh winter. What kind of pot material do you suggest?
just looked through your videos and couldn't find an update to this video... would have loved to have seen the results.
I didn’t make a dedicated update I’m afraid, but they appeared as little cutaway shots during my spring videos ☺️
This is really useful, thank you! Wanted to also mention that I've watched a few of your videos now, and I'm totally impressed by your super professional content! Fair play! :) I was surprised to see that your channel hasn't been up that long. I'll definitely watch all of your older ones and future ones. I really look forward to watching your subscriber count grow huge. It surely will.
Thanks very much, really appreciate your comment. It's so nice to be making content that people enjoy!
Hello Niall - I'm from Ottawa, Canada. Love the idea of planting in container. Over here in my garden I have lots of squirrel and chipmunk that like to dig up my bulbs. Planting in container and cover them is a good idea. Thanks for sharing.
Isn't it funny how it always feels like there's some creature wanting to dig up and eat our plants?! Birds, insects, squirrels, chipmunks, mice, etc.....!
I have to stick plastic forks, tine up, in containers to deter the squirrels. Looks strange but it works.
This is so interesting and informative, thank you so much for this Niall! I've always been scared of bulbs, thinking they were so complicated to master but you've inspired me to give it a go, thank you!
You are so welcome, and thanks for the lovely comment! Definitely no need to be scared of bulbs - I'm sure you'll have success! ❤️
Beautiful video, Niall.🌿💚🌿
Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
I grow Caladiums and Amaryllis in both pots and in my garden. We have Spring bulbs that bloom March through June. That's the Amaryllis.
And Caladiums bloom from June and stay on into Autumn. Tulips 🌷 and other traditional bulbs just don't make it here. Unless they are brought in for Easter and Mother's Day in a pot.
I love watching your channel. 👩🌾👍
Hi Peggy! Thanks for your lovely comment!
I love Amaryllis flowers and here in Ireland we'd generally grow them indoors for winter flowering. It's so cool hearing the differences that come from different geographies. Not just different growing / flowering times, but completely different plant choices!
Take care! 😃
How lovely! Easy to follow instructions. Would you like photos in the spring just to make sure we are all follow your instructions.
Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful - definitely, photos would be fantastic!
I’m so excited I found your show.! You are so informative. I have learned something new every time, I turn on your channel. I’m hooked!
Heaven!
Thank you! Can't wait to start planting!
Thanks Again!
Happy Gardening!!
Couple of years ago I planted a pot with tulips and crocuses. I left it outside but squirrels dug up the tulips. So I moved it into the polytunnel and mice ate the crocuses! Definitely place something on the surface to protect the bulbs. Squirrels lose interest once the bulbs are growing well.
Nooooooo! Pesky squirrels and mice! There's always something after our plants isn't there? Whether it's bulbs, or fruit, or veggies! 😂😂😂
You've got to love a good bulb lasagne! Hope yours gives you a great show next year.
Thanks Erica! Yeah can't beat a bulb planter, and I'm hoping these ones are going to be sure-fire winners!
I love it when people I subscribe to, comment on each others videos!
Hi Niall - I can't wait to try this next fall.
Thank you! I have always wanted to try this. My bulbs in a pot last year did get too wet. So I will definitely add grit this year. ❤️❤️🌸
So glad it was useful! Hopefully with the addition of some grit you won't have the same problem again. Maybe also see if there's a different spot where you can keep the bulb pot outdoors and moist, but not too wet. You could consider lifting it slightly off the ground perhaps?
@@niallgardens I think lifting the container off the ground is exactly the right solution. Thanks so much ❤️
Are you planting bulbs this Autumn? If you are, let me know what types and varieties!... can't beat a good recommendation! 😃
Niall my son watched the video,and ordered your choices for my birthday. Thanks for a great video.
@@LorraineG123 OMG that's such a sweet thing for him to do! I hope that my choices are ones that you enjoy and that they work for you... I'm under pressure now! 😂
@@niallgardens i told him i never order online,so he ordered,present sorted.Is me who is under pressure to mind them in the winter
I think you must be in my head! I have been thinking about this layering idea I read about, but the explanation was so complicated I couldn't really understand it well. You've made this so simple! I have some multicoloured tulips for one of my huge pots and a combo "night & day" (deep purple & pale pink) for the other. I have some daffs for the garden, but looks like I need more for the pots. Guess there's a garden centre trip in my future 😂. Thanks for posting this. It is very informative.
No way! Snap! 😃
That's great that you found my explanation helpful - now all you gotta do is enjoy them when they flower! I'm liking the sound of the bulbs you've got. And sure, you can't beat a trip to the garden centre!!
@@niallgardens I had a look on Farmer Gracy's after I watched your video - now I need to wait til they arrive 😂
I have to try this!
Cindy thank you for sharing have a wonderful day
You are so welcome!
love the pot
Thanks for another great video Niall. As always very interesting and informative. I've shared your video to some friends, so hopefully we will all have pots full of bulbs, from late Winter to Spring.
You're welcome, really chuffed you enjoyed it! And thanks very much for sharing it amongst your friends, that's a huge help to me! 😃
Really good video. I’ve watched a few on planting bulb lasagnes and this one is the best as it explains everything so well !
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for the video Niall! Only ever grown veg and have wanted to grow daffodils as they are my partners favorite. I think this has inspired me to get some going for Spring, cheers :)
Definitely give it a shot Carl! It's something I've always found quite easy and really reliable, so I don't think you'll be disappointed!
Definitely plan on trying this! Very cool. Currently awaiting my online order of spring bulbs. 🌷😀
Oh cool! That's going to be a great delivery to have arrive at the door! Bulbs-a-plenty!
Wow this video is so clear and helpful - thank you!
Ah I'm delighted that you found it useful - enjoy!
Perfect timing Niall, I have pots to plant up and doing just bulbs sounds like a great idea!
Oh brilliant! That's so good!
Thank you for very informative video. You explain things so clearly even I can understand. Have a pot that I was wondering what to do with it, now I know! I will give it a go. Afternoon will be spent working out bulb combinations. 🤔
You're welcome Jane, glad it was helpful! It's a really fun way of planting up bulbs and freeing yourself to plant more than one type or variety 😃
Amazing concept of layering👍
Thank you! Cheers! Glad you think so too! 😃
Sounds fab I am definitely going to try this next week. Thank you 😊
You're welcome!
@@niallgardens all done and can’t wait for the spring now! Super excited 😊
Thank you for the great Ideals for this spring! You sound as if you're from Ulster
I am! Well spotted to nail the accent! 😃
Wow just Wow!!! This was fab Niall. I did not know about this but then there's a lot of things about gardening that I don't know haha! I can't wait to try this! I love quirky things like this. Thank you for great clear instructions and thank you for recommendations. I will probably go with what you have planted. Ooooh I'm all excited. Thank you Niall for another perfect video! x
Hi Geraldine! That's so cool that you enjoyed it and that it's given you a new idea for your bulb planting! You'll have to keep me posted with how you get on, and we can compare notes!!
Hi Niall, can you do a detailed video on watering bulbs in pots please, I over watered my tulips bulbs. I replanted them in a pot with fresh soil because they were still firm but leaves were yellow, so hopefully they will still bloom? Thank you
Great video Niall 👌
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
This was easy to follow and helped me when I planted up my bulbs. Question: I’m in central Italy, it’s mid-November and I planted without watering in. My pot is on a balcony where it gets only a little rain. When should I water? FYI the temp rarely goes to freezing here, mosty hanging around 5 to 10 C through the winter.
Really glad that you found it useful - I would water sparingly, just so that the compost never ends up dried out, but without letting the soil get soggy. Hope this helps!
Really looking forward to do this!
It's great fun and really simple! Not to mention rewarding!
Brilliant video.
Thanks!
I want to do that in september ! Need to buy some ! I have bulbs in my garden but summer ones mostly didn't flower (bordeaux, France), I guess the heat waves didn't do good
Thanks Niall giving this a go for the first time this year watched the video about 6 weeks ago before going on a cruise, have returned and planted up 3 containers, re-watched the video and followed your fantastic easy instructions. Fingers crossed i was not to late and looking forward to getting some strong flowering displays in early 2023. I love watching your youtube videos on cold winter nights when rain stops actual gardening and planning ahead with inspiration from your advice
Just planted my bulb lasagne. Think my pot was. a bit too big. But lets see what happens . tulips at the bottom, daffodils in the middle, crocus at the top then topped it with some cyclamen. Lets see what the British weather does with them😃
Thanks for confirming that it's okay to mix planting bulbs. I started my planning today, but needed to know I was on track before heading outside. How timely!? Great! Thanks again!!!
Delighted that you found the video helpful!
Absolutely fantastic information totally did not know you could do this so I am turning around today and ordered tulips, daffodils, crocuses and as soon as they arrive I’m planting them in my pots..
Glad it was helpful! That's so great that it's given you some useful info and inspiration! Let me know how you get on with it!
Thank you for an awesome video. I will definitely give it a try. I would like to know what will you do after they are all done blooming? Will you keep the bulbs for next year? If so, how will you store them? Thank you!
I would generally keep the bulbs, but lift them and store them in the cool and dark until the next Autumn, and then plant them in the garden. The flowering tends to be a little less, but still pretty!
Love this! Thank you. :D
You're so welcome!
Loved the video! great tips on how to plant.. I’m going to have to try this in autumn.. I planted JS dijit in my landscape last fall and can’t wait to see them bloom .. your pot is going to look lovely .. ❤️
Good work🌳🌲🌱
Thank you! Cheers!
What do you do when the bulbs have finished flowering? Do you take the bulbs out of the soil/pot and dry them out and then plant them again the following autumn?
I have only just discovered your channel. It looks great! One question I have is about tulip planting. Im new to gardening but was under the impression that September is too early to plant tulips - they should be planted late Oct or early Nov. Can you advise?
Thanks Gareth! You can plant tulips bulbs anytime from now, though if you delay planting them until November it can help reduce the risk of them developing a viral disease called tulip fire.
Good day Niall
I planted several pots this past fall using the Lasagna method for the first time. As stated in your video, this spring display of flowers and color was spectacular . My question is, what to do with these pots now that the foliage is turning yellow and I would like to plant summer annuals in them.
Do you empty out the entire pot or just plane the summer annuals directly on top of the blues using the existing soil?
I'm so glad that they worked for you! You have one of two options really... Option 1 is to be empty the pot and replant it, reusing the bulbs next year. Option 2, is to continue to feed the pot until all the foliage dies down, but leave the bulbs in situ. I'm not sure I'd plant annuals on top, but there's nothing to stop you doing it that way. Hope this helps!
@@niallgardens Thank you for your reply. I think i well try both methods, emptying 75 %of the pots that have been planted in the lasagna method and leave the other 25 % in the pots and plant right on top .
I will be sure to let you know how that turns out.
I enjoy your videos and your gardening advise.
Love this video! Can you do "lasagna style " planting in the ground?
Absolutely! The same concept will work in the ground
Hi Niall, I love your video so informing I’m going all in. I really appreciate the suggestions of bulbs which leads me to ask if you can recommend some lasagne method for a bouquet of flowers (combinations) that bloom at the same time, then another layer of bouquets that bloom secondly? I hope this makes sense.
Also can I plant baby’s breath in the mixture?
So nice of you, thanks! I'm afraid I'm not sure what would be a good combination in terms of what you're asking. I think the best research would be to pick 3 different plants that will flower approx 1 month after each other and that are 3 different heights also. Hopefully this is some help!
Hi Niall, I definitely will give this a go this year. You mentioned to stored the pot in the back of your garage or a shed? is that correct? I do have a shed but then I wonder when do I bring it out ? thank you for a great vid! will watch some more!
btw, I'm in England, right at the centre. thanks.
Very good explanation. I’ve seen this idea demonstrated on many channels but no one ever shows the results. That makes me wonder if it actually works or if they just all pop up at same time and you get a big mash up of foliage. Do you have any pictures/videos of your previous results?
Thanks Anne! Unfortunately at the time of making the video I didn't have photos that I could add in but I've had quite a bit of success in the past. I've found that the timings between the bulbs is sufficient to avoid it being a big blobby mess!
@@niallgardens Good to know, thanks. That’s a spring video idea for you to keep the curious gardeners happy 😉.
I've never planted bulbs before. How are you gonna know which are which when u dig them back up to store for next year?
Hello! Once you have handled them a bit while planting you will get an idea of what each looks like ☺️ Also you could take photos. They DO look different 👍🌺
Hello, could use this method for my outside garden to create appeal to the fro t of my yard as well? Thanks so much.
Sounds like a great plan! Definitely!
Thank you for the video! You mentioned storing the pot in a sheltered place until spring after planting in the fall. Does it matter how much sunlight it gets during “storage”?
No during storage when the bulb shoots haven't pushed above the surface, you won't need to worry about light levels. Once you see the first green shoots poking up out of the soil, then you can move them into the area where you'd like them 👍
Should have shown a spring picture of the flowered bulbs.
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Super video Niall. This will be my first time to plant bulbs. Could I use perlite instead of grit? (i have some in the shed) Also, do these particular flower combos do best in the sun? Thank you.
Yeah I think perlite would be spot on. For me, ultimately it's about improving the drainage so anything that does that will be fine. The flowers are surprisingly robust - ideally a sunny position would be best, but I don't think you need to be put off if you don't have a really bright spot.
You plant them that deep?! Can they all be planted that deep or u have to find ones that can be?
Hi, do you have pictures of the end result?
Thanks for sharing! Is peat free compost the ideal choice for planting flowers?
I always opt for peat-free compost from an environmental sustainability standpoint, and certainly for bulbs which are grown on by the growers to flower in the spring, pretty much any soil or compost will work perfectly 👍
Hi everyone! I have a question: The only place I would be able to keep my pots is in my crawlspace where the temperature stays above freezing, however, its dark in there and im wondering if the bulbs will be fine throughout the winter without light?
Hello Niall, I saw your inspiring video last autumn, and I did as you said. Bought a big pot, lots of different kind of bulbs, planted them and waited patiently. Tulips at the bottom, then daffodils and crocuses on the top. The pot was outside on the balcony. Here in Hungary we can have very cold winter nights, but it didn't stay below -5 for more than maybe two or three consecutive days. Anyway, spring came, and first the crocuses then the daffodils appeared. They looked lovely. But my tulips don't seem to be well. It looks very crammed in the pot and the leaves of the tulips are pale and very soft, the flowers didn't even grow. There are tulips everywhere around here so I wonder what has gone wrong or what I did wrong. Have you got any idea? Thanks. :)
Could you tell me how deep you make each layer of compost in between the layers please
Hi Val! It all depends on the depth of your pot, but really only a couple of inches of compost is needed between each layer ☺️
Does the flower pot have to be frort proof for the bulb lasagne. Im living in kerry. Thanks , Csrmel
In an ideal world yes from a longevity point of view, though actually the pot I'm using in this video is made of plastic!
What happens after all the bulbs flowered? Do i have to dig it up due to new baby bulbs ? Or leave it and plant a new annual on top ?
How long can I leave the slab on? I thought I didn't have squirrels in my garden and opened the door last week and two ran away!
Oh no the dreaded squirrels! I would leave the slab on until you see the little bulb leaves starting to poke out above the compost. To give you an rough idea, I found my Iris reticulata emerging in mid december
Do you have a pic of the container blooming?
I do! If you go across to my channel page, then the community tab, I posted recently some nice pics of the pots in bloom 😃
Thatchers in a box, in a box
Thank you for the video! A question, if may I, is that possible to make lasagna directly in the garden soil, not in a pot?
100% correct! The principle remains the same so you could do that 👍
@@niallgardens thank you so much for your reply! :)
I think I forgot the press the button this morning on this question. Have you or anyone had any luck in planting these bulbs out in the garden after thieved bloomed? My guess would be the daffodils and Iris might make it but the tulips not so much. Tulips aren't that easy in reblooming anyway let alone after being planted so deep.
Hi Jeffrey! I've always replanted both my indoor and outdoor bulbs into the garden once I'm finished with them in pots. I've gotta say that they've bloomed every year after that! Now, I believe certain types are more successful than others, but I've certainly had success with all of my tulips and daffodils. It's such a lovely way to ensure that the bulbs don't just get used once and then go to waste 👍
Hi,thanks for the video. One question: shall we dig the bulbs and replant them each year or can we leave them for few years?
So there's mixed advice about this... general opinion is that for optimal flowering, you need to replant each year. However, I think if you feed the plants after they've finished flowering you should get a few years of success out them before they need repotting
@@niallgardens thank you.
What do you do with each layer as it dies off?
I leave it all to grow so that it can put the goodness back into the bulbs. If it gets a bit too congested with greenery, I'll cut some of it back to keep things in check. Hope this helps!
What do you do when one layer is spend ( do you leave as is till they turn yellow?). Or do you cut the leaves before the next layer comes up? thanks
I leave the leaves to stay green for as long as possible to help feed the bulbs, but then cut back the foliage as necessary to make sure there's enough room for the next flowering. Hope this helps!
Helloooo I've gone flower bulb mad...so I've brought lots of bulbs...but I wanted to know whether one can do this lasagne method in the soil...as oppose to a container? Or is this only for a containers? Thank you!
You absolutely can! The same method should work just fine in the ground also 👍
Hey Niall,
Just one more quick question: Can you leave the bulbs in for years on end ?
You can, though particularly with tulips some will come good year after year and some won't flower as well as year 1. They'll certainly survive, but there's no guarantee the display will be as good. Saying that, I have tulips in a container that have flowered for 4 years in a row!
@@niallgardens Thanks, will give it a try and let you know !
Hi Niall, thank you for such a informative video! I live in Norwich UK and I have just finished planting my tulip bulbs in containers and on the ground ....so keeping my fingers crossed for spring! A question, do you leave the containers outside in the garden or shall I place them in the garage 🤔?!
I leave them outside, and in fact I have mine sitting out on the steps in my garden. However, the ideal place is to leave them tucked away out of site until the start sprouting. If you do leave them outside, make sure to cover the pots with something like chicken wire or similar just to stop animals digging up the bulbs!
Do you have any layered container planting recommendations for this time of year (late winter/early spring)?
Oh! Really you'd be thinking along the lines of summer flowering bulbs which don't lend themselves quite so well to layering. However, you could get some lilies started? They'll give you loads of summer colour and you could add some small bedding plants into the top of the container also?
@@niallgardens thanks for the advice and recommendation! 🙂 I very recently found your channel through Huw Richards and have been really enjoying it so far! This video inspired me to put together a few summer-flowering containers. It has truly been healing to me. I’ve included many varieties specifically for pollinators too, so hopefully it will be healing to the environment too!
I'm confused. Do you bring the pot inside when the bulbs start to come up? We have deep snow until at least March. they probably wouldn't bloom so early outside.
Ah, so in an Irish climate where it’s quite temperate, I would leave the pot outdoors. The period of cold does the bulbs good, so it’s really just a case of leaving them to do their thing. I think if you get such extremes of weather it might be a case of googling the best way to handle that. Hope this helps!
@@niallgardens Hate to tell you this, Niall, but none of my bulbs came up. I left them outside & brought them into my garage in Feb., then into the house a couple of weeks later. Not one bulb came up. I think they all froze. I'm still waiting, but nothing green at all. What a disappointment.
assume can do this in the ground too which is what I was planning to try to attempt this year - just waiting for them all to arrive later this month! Do you ever re-use your bulbs?
I’m trying the same! I ordered some varieties with strong naturalisation in my area with hopes I don’t need to redo the bed every year. Low maintenance spring into summer colour 🤞
I would say you could replicate the same layering in the ground, though I'd imagine it'll be a bit harder work to get them all planted. I do re-use all my bulbs and although the display sometimes isn't as powerful as year one, I do definitely get flowers each year. Nice to know that the bulbs aren't going to waste. I have some planted by my front door that will be hitting year 4 this year!
I think that sounds like a good plan Katy 👍
Thanks, Niall !
Do you know if it works to put nasturtiums in the lasagna as well, so there are flowers in the pot year round ?
Oh good question! I'm not sure how they'd do I'm afraid...
@@niallgardens Thanks, Niall ! I think I will give it a try anyway. I will let you know how it goes.
I bought hyacinth bulbs 2 packs from the store 1st time.One pack has 3 bulbs and the other 6 bulbs of two colours. I gave a try one pack of 3 bulbs on 1st September but after 20 days I can only see nice roots from the drainage holes but no sign of any green shoots.
Is this okay and how long will it take to grow shoots.
That sounds fine actually - they'll take a few weeks where they develop roots, and then they'll start to produce shoots next. I think all will be well 👍
From Rotterdam The Netherlands: JS Dijt you can pronounce wit al long Y. Like in died.
Aha! Thank you! I love that you left the comment and helped me out with the correct pronunciation! 😃
Can I ask where you hot your lovely pot from?
Certainly! I bought mine at a garden centre. However!...I've found they are available on amazon. I've updated the video description to include an affiliate link that will take you through to the planter. Hope this helps! 👍
Thank you so much Niall 🤗
What zone are you ?
Approx Zone 8b-9a
Dijt - prounounced 'dayt'
Aha! Thank you!