tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post6980772201213296265..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Naturalising hyacinths in the gardenRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-28501034968353377472015-06-08T16:25:47.473+01:002015-06-08T16:25:47.473+01:00Sorry I missed your comment Jo
I think it is very ...Sorry I missed your comment Jo<br />I think it is very practical to discard them rather than spend time saving them. It's only meanies like me that keep them.<br />When we visited the bulb park At Keukenhof in Holland we were told that they plant about 15 million bulbs every year and one of the gardeners told us that when the garden closed for the Summer they are all dug up and thrown away!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-24388213782529395302015-06-08T16:18:40.664+01:002015-06-08T16:18:40.664+01:00To a degree I share your phobia. Perhaps it was a ...To a degree I share your phobia. Perhaps it was a kind of defence to relate them to Mrs. Bucket.<br />I tend to think of some of mine as rather wasted as they are flowering among scruffy debris and there is not much plant background.<br /><br />I am starting a little trial on the perimeter of my garden where my garden has edged into the farm field. It will be patches of fine grass with plants Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-13138547034653584232015-06-07T20:02:21.649+01:002015-06-07T20:02:21.649+01:00Sorry Roger, no matter how good you make your Hyac...Sorry Roger, no matter how good you make your Hyacinths look, and they do look attractive, I have never taken to them and never will, remind me too much of formal bedding schemes, I think is possibly a phobia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-15004803368224864292015-06-02T13:30:31.729+01:002015-06-02T13:30:31.729+01:00I'm going to consider my hands well and truly ...I'm going to consider my hands well and truly slapped now. I only buy hyacinths in pots when they're about to bloom as the scent which wafts around the house is heavenly, afterwards I discard them. I'm a bad gardener, I know.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-19151997958320127292015-05-30T16:07:35.056+01:002015-05-30T16:07:35.056+01:00I wonder if they ever seed? Perhaps a reader will ...I wonder if they ever seed? Perhaps a reader will tell us.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-23419072025407196702015-05-30T16:05:53.613+01:002015-05-30T16:05:53.613+01:00Good to hear it does well on heavy clay. One of my...Good to hear it does well on heavy clay. One of my reservations is that it might not naturalise where the drainage is poor - not that I would suggest that is your case Donna, I have read your blog and know how important you consider good drainage.<br />Also good to hear of your success when they come out of the house. I am encouraged that the ones I mentioned to Sue Garrett which have had Rolls Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-56401775733839743162015-05-30T00:53:36.284+01:002015-05-30T00:53:36.284+01:00I went out today to look for Hyacinth seeds, but n...I went out today to look for Hyacinth seeds, but none of my plants had made seeds. probably explains why they are not seeding around :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426525045722593211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-41793926766559724832015-05-29T12:33:47.453+01:002015-05-29T12:33:47.453+01:00I never had trouble growing them inside or outside...I never had trouble growing them inside or outside. If inside, I transfer them back to the garden in spring to live their life outdoors. I think they are an easy bulb to grow, but maybe it is because I have been just doing if for too many years. They naturalize in my heavy clay too and each year are quite lovely. I like them a lot and have quite a few. Good tips though for the inexperienced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-49891981314363308112015-05-29T12:05:22.653+01:002015-05-29T12:05:22.653+01:00Flattery will get you everywhere Ryan - even sneak...Flattery will get you everywhere Ryan - even sneaking an ad in!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-15088614835793163682015-05-29T12:01:05.074+01:002015-05-29T12:01:05.074+01:00I do agree
I must admit Brenda's son sent her...I do agree<br /> I must admit Brenda's son sent her a 'mixed pot plant bowl' at Christmas and the hyacinth looked rather nice. It had the luxury of being in our conservatory - which is our main living room! It has died down nicely after the bowl was dismantled - to give us a nice rose and kalanchoe that I have potted and the hyacinth went into my cold greenhouse and has made three Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-33055580255806219482015-05-29T11:36:30.048+01:002015-05-29T11:36:30.048+01:00I always think forced hyacinths like forced rhubar...I always think forced hyacinths like forced rhubarb look weak and unhappy.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-35379192405512468412015-05-29T11:09:39.301+01:002015-05-29T11:09:39.301+01:00Amazing collection of pictures, mate. Your post su...Amazing collection of pictures, mate. Your post surely goes in my bookmarks tab. Anyway, I think you are right about hyacinths. This plant is not suitable for inexperienced gardeners or beginners. It needs a delicate approach and surely the indoor growing makes things worse.Ryan Terry @Your Local Gardenershttp://yourlocalgardeners.strikingly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-68099160308417879852015-05-29T07:05:03.630+01:002015-05-29T07:05:03.630+01:00I think my pictures show that some of my hyacinths...I think my pictures show that some of my hyacinths that have been in for ten years do not get smaller Robert.<br />It's tidy gardeners that are the culprits - they just have this passion to cut things back. I visited a very nice garden yesterday and I noticed the lady had cut what must have been a late flowering daffodil hard to the ground (late flowerers are also later cutterbackerers) ManyRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-58405452513889976992015-05-28T22:28:41.274+01:002015-05-28T22:28:41.274+01:00Common advice across the pond is that hyacinths in...Common advice across the pond is that hyacinths in the ground get smaller each year and after a couple of years disappear. It is the reason i never bothered with them. I have a few now for several years and they they come back just fine. I have not noticed them dividing by bulbs or seeding - but they do come back. I planted more last year to see if I can increase numbers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426525045722593211noreply@blogger.com