How to Plant Allium Bulbs
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Published 2014-04-04
HOW TO PLANT ALLIUM BULBS
Watch this video to learn more on How to Plant Allium bulbs. In this video you'll learn:
- About Allium bulbs
- What you need to plant Allium bulbs
- Where to plant allium bulbs
- When to plant Allium bulbs
- Allium bulb Aftercare
ABOUT ALLIUM BULBS
Alliums are nice and round, with a white skin, and should be firm, not soft and mushy. Alliums look a little bit like onions, because they're related to onions. Being related to the onion family, allium bulbs are deer resistant. There are different Allium varieties such as the larger Allium Globemaster, medium sized Allium Mount Everest, and smaller Allium Drumstick. Despite their varied sizes, all of these are mature healthy bulbs and, will all produce nice size flowers.
WHAT YOU NEED TO PLANT ALLIUM BULBS
To get started you'll need a shovel, your choice of Allium bulbs, and a nice loose soil with some organic matter so it's easy to dig and work through it.
WHERE TO PLANT ALLIUM BULBS
You can plant alliums in open borders in full sun or you can plant them in a shaded or partly shaded area, in a cutting border or in containers. Alliums are very versatile and you can plant them virtually anywhere in your garden.
WHEN TO PLANT ALLIUM BULBS
You will want to plant alliums in the Fall, in the month of November or October, but definitely before the ground freezes enabling the bulb to shoot roots and become established before the winter giving them a head start in Spring when they start to grow with the higher temperatures.
HOW TO PLANT ALLIUM BULBS
You will want to plant alliums about six inches deep, as a rule of thumb, and an approximate distance of two to three bulbs in between. The nicest thing to do is plant them in clumps of 3-5 bulbs.
ALLIUM BULB AFTERCARE
After planting your alliums you don't really need to do anything, only water them in if the soil is extremely dry, other than that they're maintenance free.
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All Comments (16)
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Looking forward to Small Bulb Fridays.
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Short, sweet and simple video. Love that! 🪴
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thanks...luv these flowers
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Great video, easy to understand
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Thank you, information excellent.
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Thank you so much. Great informative video. :)
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Thank you for your help....
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I just bought a pot of Persian star allium from Tesco , the pot was only 6 inches wide and had 4 bulbs in that have grown shoots that are about 6 inches high, it took me bloody ages to separate them and untangle the roots that had intertwined with each other, then I planted each one into their own pots
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I believe you need frosty chilly winters. Here where I live in Australia I do not have that climate; can you put the bulbs in the refrigerator for saty 6-8 weeks?
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Can I plant in containers here on my balcony ( south facing ) Only problem is I live in Berlin Germany and winter can get very cold ... Autumn is warm and summers are hot ... I really like these and they will be beautiful .Your advice re outdoors in a Berlin winter ...please .Thanks for the great video ..Helena
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Love your video. Best I’ve seen about Alliums. Can I plant this in zone 3. We reach -36C during winter. Will the survive these temperatures.
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Which way is up and which wY is down?
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Czy pokwitnieniu cebule sie wykopuje a jesienia znowu sadzi
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😍 his accent!
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I planted my bulbs in a moist organic soil and it gets a lot of sun but it's been 4 weeks and they still haven't sprouted. What's happening
