Time to go to bed

Jacqueline29

It is that time of the year again, bulbs all planted and hardy perennial seeds planted. Now to protect them for the winter, and put them to bed until next year. They do look like ghosts though, especially at night when the moon shines bright on them. 

madpenguin

Spooky,so all ready for Halloween next week!!!

Dovefromabove

What have you got there, tucked up so snugly in their sleeping bags?
  

Nanny Beach

Yes, Dove I want to know that as well, hope those things are secured, I kept some that came through the post covering new shoes, but we havent got into the realms of that yet here, I did put my citrus away, and havee had to get them  out again every day, so far its been in the 20s in the days!

Lyn

Last year our soil was frozen to a depth of 4” and everything covered with snow for quite a while, didn’t lose anything.  Even dahlias came up again this year, the garden suffered more in the drought that cold.  The worst thing I lost was the early frog spawn,  some I brought in the GH but lost quite a bit despite covering it up. 

Jacqueline29

Dear All, Firstly I put wire around the containers so that the squirrels do not dig up the bulbs, then when the weather is possibly going to get colder I put fleece on top and tuck it under the wire. The box of delights that I have got planted are as follows:- Daffodils, Tulips, Crocus, Alliums, Iris, Anemone's, Triteleia (like miniature Agapanthus), Muscari, Nectaroscordum, Narcissus & I also scattered wild flower seeds, Godetia, Poppies, cornflowers and Nigella seeds. So it should be a wonderful firework display in the spring, I cannot wait. 

Dovefromabove

That is going to be a wonderful picture ... looking forward to photographs in the spring

Do you have very harsh winters?  I have never ever found the need to fleece any of those.  Triteleia (which were called Brodiaea when I grew them many years ago in a previous garden) were happy in the well drained gravelly bed.  Godetia I always sowed in the spring.  

Mind you, protection from squirrels is another problem altogether   

Lizzie27

Most of those bulbs are frost hardy and do not need fleecing and if you are over-wintering annuals, they shouldn't need fleecing either - unless of course you are somewhere that gets very cold winters.  I only fleece my very vulnerable plants such as a Carpenteria californica and Olive bush.

I expect your garden will look lovely in the spring though.

Dovefromabove

And at least the squirrels will have to unwrap them before they try to gnaw through the wire!     

Nanny Beach

Yes Lizzie and Dove, very confused now, you dont fleece bulbs!

Papi Jo

I'm confused too. First time I've heard of fleecing bulbs, and that early in the year too.