hello all
how's things?
I would have put this on the old general gardening thread but can't find it.
Short version - high level very exposed balcony, planted various troughs. Snowdrops - planted 42. In fairness I was warned these were hard to grow. Now only 3 coming up. Won't be trying that again!!
however, my question is about something else - hopefully not a hugely stupid question. I planted a mixed trough with various tulips - standard dwarf and ranculus I think they were called. Their shoots are coming up but accompanied by quite a lot of greenery.
My question is, given they are planted closely in a small trough - so not a lot nourishment - are these green leafy bits (quite long) necessary or just a pretty extra will take up nourishment that the bulbs need? I've never seen tulips surrounded by this narrow leafy greenery, they are not growing around the bulbs, but just randomly. As it's mixed trough, does their appearance signify busy bulbs below the surface?
Thanks for any advice.
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Lorelei76 · 26/01/2017 11:35
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