Lasagne planting

[TheEvilPea]

I've gone a bit mad with bulbs this year. Looking forward to them coming up in the spring will get me through the winter I think. 🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼

I am a bit of a novice so it's all quite an experiement! I wondered if anybody else is doing the same and would like to join a thread so that we can share some photos when the flowers arrive?

Glad I did some Googling before commenting that OP might want to rethink planting lasagnes

Is that a close relative of the spaghetti tree?

Lol! It was news to me too, but is quite addictive!

www.farmergracy.co.uk/blogs/farmer-gracys-blog/bulb-lasagna-plantings-a-feast-for-the-eyes

I've bought all the stuff too! Not quite sure what to do with it! 🤣

Strange name but good premise though I lost my gardening mojo lately

I've ordered all my bulbs too- exactly for this lasagna planting project! I got totally carried away and spent a small fortune!!!

I even have a plan as what different things I'm going to plant on each layer (I have a lot of empty pots as just moved house!)

I've bought lots of bulbs but my summer plants are still flowering in my pots!
I do, however, want to lasagne plant a new pot to give to a friend for her birthday next week but as I've never done this before I've been putting it off.
What sort of compost have you used?

I was just going to use bog standard multipurpose!

I'm not doing lasagne, but I planted blushing girl tulips from Farmer Gracy in pots and have got my eye on the cream ranunculus

Sarah Raven’s website has amazing bulb ideas and a video on bulb lasagnes.

I went crazy with Farmer Gracy and Sarah Raven, pre-ordering stuff and it was only when it all turned up that I realised I had thousands of bulbs!

@mildlymiffed

I even have a plan as what different things I'm going to plant on each layer (I have a lot of empty pots as just moved house!)

I have been doing this too, mapping it all out! Now a mad rush to get it in the ground before I go on holiday. May have to be out planting in the rain next week. 😬

@bigbluebus

I've bought lots of bulbs but my summer plants are still flowering in my pots! I do, however, want to lasagne plant a new pot to give to a friend for her birthday next week but as I've never done this before I've been putting it off. What sort of compost have you used?

I've used bulb fibre for my pots, with some clay pebbles in the bottom for drainage and a bit of potting grit mixed in. But in the flower beds I've mostly just dug in normal compost.

@HuckleberryJam

I'm not doing lasagne, but I planted blushing girl tulips from Farmer Gracy in pots and have got my eye on the cream ranunculus

The ones with the pink edges? They are so pretty.

This is wonderful, really appreciate you starting a thread on it (even though it's really put me in the mood for lasagne!).
I am yet to successfully keep any plant going but I still think I will give this a good go. X

This is great, Opened the thread read thinking it would be a typo of some kind! I’m definitely going to give this a go

Yup-I’m doing this. I won’t be doing it until next month though-I’m sure I read that November was the best time!

I've just made up my lasagnes! I put the (quite large) bulb order in before we'd decided to move house... so bulb lasagne pots are my way of hoping to take the new plants with us! Seemed a waste otherwise

@TheEvilPea Yes, lovely.

I’ve done a few tubs like this! Layers of tulips, daffs and crocus with cyclamen on top to enjoy for now 🌸

@IAmTheLovechildOfYvesAndIsabel

This is wonderful, really appreciate you starting a thread on it (even though it's really put me in the mood for lasagne!). I am yet to successfully keep any plant going but I still think I will give this a good go. X

That's great! I am a total novice, but bulbs seem to be easy gardening where you just plant and wait! Please do come back with photos once your creations appear!

I have gone a bit mad with tulips but I love them. I've combined them with a variety of hyacinths, muscari, crocuses, daffodils and alliums. Just need to wait until my dahlias are finished to plant up the last few pots. Also putting some irises dotted around. And some tulips and crocuses that naturalise in grass in the lawns. And some colchicum and autumn flowering crocuses to balance out the year.

I have no idea what I'm doing really so I'm sure some parts will be more successful than others!

[quote HuckleberryJam]@TheEvilPea Yes, lovely.[/quote]
Beautiful! I think I put a few of these in one of my flower beds too.

Just ordered some white ranunculus from Farmer gracy. It's free postage til Sunday and discounted