Bulbs/ rain/ stupid question

[Tintarella]

Hello wise gardeners of MN. I have a silly question: I have planted some bulbs for the first time this year (all in pots) and the thing I've read over and over is you shouldn't let them get too soggy. But we keep having torrential rain here & they are being absolutely drenched. Should I be trying to find them somewhere dry (in shed?) to overwinter, and watering them occasionally? I feel like that would be a bit mad given presumably bulbs in the soil just have to get on with it. At the moment every time there's a downpour I try to move them under the garden table but I don't think I can keep this up all winter 😂 Any advice? Will it be ok if they just get some rainfall? I did add grit to the compost and made sure drainage holes covered with bits of pot etc.

I've never worried about it. Plant bulbs and let nature do her thing. As long as the pots are raised (so they don't sit in a puddle after a downpour) and there's enough drainage the bulbs will be fine. As you say the ones in the ground (I have heavy clay soil) just have to get on with it!

If you move the pots to near a wall or fence it also keeps them a bit drier through the winter.

Thank you both. Good point about them being raised. I've brought them out from under the table and put them in a couple of planters so hopefully that will avoid sitting in puddles.

I’m about to plant some and will put them against a wall so that they don’t get too wet. If they’re off the floor and you’ve used some grit I wouldn’t worry about them too much though.

Interested to know what you’ve planted

Oh god @BunnyRuddington a whole load of things and I really didn’t know what I was doing so I’ll be absolutely delighted and very surprised if any of them bloom! A few have daffs below and irises at the top.

What will you put in yours @BunnyRuddington ?

I’m still looking! I’ve saved some from last year, jist hoping the mice in the garage haven’t had them. They seem to disappear in the summer though so I might be lucky.

So far I’ve only bought some Minnow Daffodils which I’m going to put into a small pot with some Muscari that I saved and are very much still on one piece

Pots will be fine, as long as they have drainage holes etc. If you're really worried, move them under eaves/ shelter a bit

I pot mine up and then put them under the glass garden table. They get light but are sheltered from too much rain. Then in spring I move them into other positions.

You could add some grit to the top of your pots. This should help them from becoming waterlogged.

Will make no difference under the surface, would need to be mixed throughout to have any chance