Thank you for the video!! Last year I had success with tulips in pots for the first time. I live in zone 5a SE WI and after planting in pots using you method in early November I put my pots in my unheated garage against a wall that was against the house where I thought it would stay a little warmer than an outside wall. I also placed them on a pallet and not directly on the cement floor. I covered the pots with some old thin panels of wood so no varmints could get at them. Then I forgot them until the end of March when I moved the pots out where I wanted them and covered them with chicken wire to prevent deer and other animals from digging in the pots. The result was beautiful tulip bouquets in pots!! Very satisfying and lovely!! Happy tulips!!🌷🌷🌷

@suzntrott

Жыл бұрын

I live in SE WI too… Milwaukee to be exact… I’ve been trying to grow tulips in containers for a few years but my issue is I have an unheated garage & things freeze in there… the garage is not along the house, so trying to figure this out. Last year I put bulbs in smaller pots…I can’t remember if the tulips came up or not as I had lots of different pots …. Anyway, I thought I try to plant the tulips in bigger containers this year thinking they may not freeze…well this week it’s 20 outside & my containers are frozen…. I was told it’s the thawing & freezing cycle that causes the tulips to rot. …so not sure how to keep them frozen now since are all frozen. I guess your post gave me hope that I can figure this out.

Beautiful tulips. Thanks for the great tip of placing coffee filters, you're never too old to learn something new.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marie, I love using them. You can even get a bit longer before they start breaking down if you layer 2-3 filters on top of one another. It really helps retain the soil in the pot, and keep things clean underneath.

My favourite part is seeing the before and after all in one video. Great tips!

Thank you for linking my video my friend! You are so awesome and I can't wait to see your tulips in the spring! 🌷💗

Great video Steph! I went to Aldi today and bought some of the 30 pack of bulbs! Thanks again for sharing this deal with us! I can't wait to plant them!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary! Oh yay!! Glad you got some. Such a great deal.

I want to thank you for the prior video. I was able to go to both Aldi’s and was able to still get all 3 verities that I wanted. I will be planting them this weekend. Great informative video. ❤️🌸🪴🌺🌳🌷

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Maria! You are so welcome! I'm so glad you were able to find them and buy some. Happy planting!

I cannot wait to see these lovely bulbs flower 💕 I’m going to visit my local Aldi store’s today 🥰

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jasmine!! I always get so excited for spring blooms. Hope you find some my friend!!

Hello! Great video. I also like this bulbous planting. Good luck to you👌💐🌻👍🐦

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Beautiful

Beautiful tulips!Thank you for helpful tips!

Most helpful! Thanks for the tip!!

Rất hay ! Rất tuyệt vời ! Chúc sức khỏe !

Great information! Thanks! I always use coffee filters in my pots. It keeps my porch and deck much cleaner, too!🌷🌷🌷

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Woohoo Jane! it really is helpful right?! Thanks for watching.

After seeing your tulips in pots I plan to do this this year 😍

Happy Shopping, Beautiful Selection also ,

I am planting them this week from last year. they started to sprout in the bag lol

Wow muy bien

Hi Steph! Thanks for your helpful gardening videos. I was also able to purchase bulbs from my local Aldi’s. They had a very tiny display, but I purchased 3 packages of bulbs (70 in total) for less than $16.00. Far less expensive than a local plant nursery in my area. Here’s a tip you or your subscribers might find useful, I use window screen to cover drainage holes in pots. You can buy a roll of screen at your local hardware store & just use scissors to cut the size piece you need. Happy gardening! 🌷

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Patricia! I'm so glad you found them and want a great deal on that many bulbs right?! Great tip about window screen! Thanks for sharing!!

@margolyn8291

10 ай бұрын

Good idea to keep squirrels out too

Just love your videos. Thanks for the great tip here and all the ones I have seen so far 👍🏼🦋

Thanks

Thanks - great video and information! It's getting cold and I'm looking forward to Spring already 😞

Great info. Thank you!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Not able to get to Aldi’s today, but I have been thinking of how to put them in pots and not have them rot. Will go tomorrow. At that price I feel it is worth a try.

Thanks. Perfect advice for my dozen tulip bulbs that I couldn't decide where to plant. They've been in a box outside all winter. The rest were planted in early January and have just emerged. These will go in a planter to add color to my front patio. It's Feb 20 here in the Shenandoah Valley.

Thank you Steph, great video,,, I’ll be planting up my pots for Spring this weekend🌷

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Suzanne! Your very welcome. Have fun planting!!

The way you talk is so pleasant - and your audio is always so good. I appreciate this! Oh yes and I love the content. I'd hang out with you and plant up all the containers :D Thanks lady

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Julie! Thank you so much for your kind words. I try to continually improve my videos. I just recently bought a mic for sound and think it's very helpful. Now doesn't that sound fun, a container planting party!! 🥰

Great video thanks for the coffee filter tip.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kim, Your most welcome. If you layer 2-3 coffee filters, they last even longer before starting to break down. But its something that really works well for me.

So Pretty 🤩 I love your videos 😊I’m in New England too and find your videos more accurate to my zone.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jaimely, Yay! Thank you! Glad you enjoy them, and they are relatable.

This was great! News you can use tip was 🙌… and like you I’m zone 6 and have deer and squirrels so I’ve avoided tulips. But I’ve bought some for pots based on your tips for containers this year! Thanks for putting this together.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Victoria! Thank you so much! lol yes I love using coffee filters. Layering them 2-3 over one another helps them last a bit longer too. Your welcome, thanks for watching.

Loved the video thanks for all you do your videos have a lot of good content!!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sandra, Thank you so much for your kind words. Glad you like them!

I plant 900 bulbs each year so a great tip is to use a discarded plastic pot for a larger scoop volume when filling your pots. Happy Gardening

Love the coffee filter idea. Such an easy thing that works.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Maureen! I love using them. You can even get a bit longer before they start breaking down if you layer 2-3 filters on top of one another. It really helps retain the soil in the pot, and keep things clean underneath.

@marysantistevan6939

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted Just a thought about covering the drainage holes in your planter or barrel. I used to use coffee filters and they worked but eventually broke down. I found another way for me that worked forever! I purchased by the yard weed prevention fabric which is a little more expensive, but really great to use. It keeps all the soil from draining out the bottom and keeps everything very clean. Also, lasts forever , doesn’t break down! I sure enjoy all the great ideas and comments from everyone!!! Happy Gardening!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

@@marysantistevan6939 hi Mary! Yes absolutely, pieces of landscape fabric. And another comment also suggested pieces of window screens. You can either buy at the hardware store (screen repair material), or recycle broken windows screens. So great to share ideas and learn from other gardeners. Thanks for your comment.

I wish we had Aldi over here in Oregon! Those are great prices. Loved your pots of tulips!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marian! Aldi is great, we only got one about 2 years ago. Hope you get one soon! Thanks so much!

@veranechitilo630

Жыл бұрын

Costco always has a goo price for the bulbs. Last year was around $6 for 50 bulbs, I bought 100, mean 2 packs. It’s much cheaper than Aldi.

I scored at our local Aldi yesterday and bought 6 boxes of the 30 tulip combos (Pink, Purple, Orange). I also went back over to our Costco about 3 additional bags of daffodils & alliums. They have them for $13.99 per bag of 50. This spring was so wet that two of my enormous planters with 100 bulbs in each started to rot. This year I’m putting all my pots with bulbs under a covered porch and will water them when dry. Lesson learned - I’m in Northern Ky 6A zone. We have a frost warning for tonight & tomorrow 😳🥶😩. We normally don’t get our first frost until end of October - it was just 87 last week! Ugh, my least favorite season is fall. Yuck. 🌷 🌼 ☀️.

@jasminelouisefarrall

Жыл бұрын

Well Done 💕 I’m calling today 🥰

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa!! great buys!! Glad you were able to get the boxes. The price was definitely right! Great idea about keeping the planters sheltered. Besides the bulbs getting dug up by squirels, this is probably the #1 place that spring bulbs don't make it, rotting over winter. I delay my planting up of the pots because i'm using the planters, but this is the 2nd best reason why, we also have very wet cold winters here in New England (zone6).

Chúc bạn thật hạnh phúc trong cuộc sống !

@lorrainezuver7659

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steph! This video was so helpful. I've never done any bulbs before and have been wanting to try them. I never thought about doing them in pots! Silly me. I now feel confident I can get bulbs ready in planters for a beautiful Spring show. Headed out tomorrow to find some nice bulbs. Wish me luck!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lorraine! yay, its really fun, and taking a few steps can ensure you get to enjoy some spring blooms. Good luck finding some bulbs!

Hi! This Looks great! what do you do after they bloom, do you keep them in the pot, and let them bloom the next year, or do you treat them as annuals?

@HookedandRooted

11 ай бұрын

Hi there! Thank you. I usually treat tulips as annuals. If I were to plant daffodils, I could replant those somewhere else in the garden after the foliage starts to yellow. Tulips are not reliable perennials usually, but daffodils are and most varieties naturalize over time.

Hi Steph, I did the tulip, hyacinth, and daffodils bulbs in containers (about 8 large containers) and placed them in my unheated garage in Oct/Nov. But, how often do I water the containers? I’m in 6b zone too. Love your videos. Happy New Year! 🌿🪴Barbara

@serenababy6358

6 ай бұрын

Hi Barbara! Did you figure out the water requirements for your containers with bulbs? Hopefully you had a beautiful show this past spring. I'm trying bulbs in containers on my covered porch. I plan to water lightly 1x/week. I live in Western CO where it's a high desert. Crossing my fingers for next springs show.

Steph,, my little FYI: [1] Deer Pressure only applies to "HUNTING". Eating garden plants is called "BROWSE PRESSURE" of the animals [deer, gophers, rabbits, voles, woodchucks, chipmunks, squirrels, etc ]". [2] I used to use coffee filters until I figured out a better option. I have a micro-cut shredder, and had been taking all my shredded paper and turn it into paper compost. Once it breaks down it is fantastic indoor house plant soil amender. SO instead of the coffee filters, I put a 1" layer of micro shredded paper bags, at the bottom, to cover the drain holes, press it down firmly, then add the soil on top of that. Eventually that shredded paper turns to compost anyway. Why waste money on buying coffee filters, when you can use shredded paper for free. Great use for "JUNK MAIL" is shred it and turn it into compost. [3] Good job explaining to beginning gardeners. There are some other youTube channels that should watch your videos, because they need the help. WHILE claiming they are "EXPERTS" in gardening, when they forever prove they are just simply amateur home gardeners. They can learn from you. THANKS

Steph Love your videos and garden. If you store tulips planted in pots in an unheated garage, how often do they need to be watered?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Adele! Only the bulbs would be stored in a cool dark spot until you decide to plant them. Once they are planted in the pots, they go outside.

Your videos are very informative and very soothing to watch, love your voice! I have a question, could I plant alliums in pots, if so, which variety would be better choice? Thank you!

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy, Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes you can absolutely plant alliums in Planters! Any bulbs can be grown in planters/containers/pots. You would want to consider the height of the allium you choose, if you have really tall alliums, you might want to plant them in a shorter wider planter. If you have shorter stature alliums, you can use a taller planter. Just for estetic purposes, thats probably what I would do. Also, because I get lots of wind where I'm at, if I put tall alliums in a tall planter, I would probabably have have some alliums stems snap or topple over, our wind can be pretty bad sometimes. Hope this helps.

@cindyhewatt3406

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted oh my, that sounds wonderful, thank you for all the tips and suggestions, I definitely will try them! Have a great Sunday! ❤️🌹

What do you do if your pot has no drainage holes?

I am going to try bulbs in containers this year. Fingers crossed 🫰your tulips 🌷 looked gorgeous! I was reading the description box and it says you garden in Massachusetts? But then in a comment you said New England .. so I am a bit confused 😐?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes Massachusetts which is in the northeast corner of the US. According to google: New England is made up of six diverse U.S. states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Thank you!! Hope your tulips turn out great!

It’s mid March in MA, zone 6 and I have bulbs with sprouts in a box in my unheated garage that I did not get a chance to plant. Can I just put these in a pot with soil and leave them in my garage until it gets warmer? What do you suggest?

@HookedandRooted

3 ай бұрын

Hi, You can plant them and bring the pots out now. Bulbs are very cold hardy, and in fact need the cold temps to bloom best.

I enjoy your videos. Do pots with tulip bulbs need to be kept in the sun?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Carol, Thank you, glad you enjoy them. I would say yes, a sunny or at least part sun location would be best. Daffodils can take a bit more shade than tulips. Tulips love sun.

Hi! Do you need to water at all through the winter? I am in zone 5 in Dutchess county, N. Y.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

If you set your pots outside, you can let the weather take care of things. However, if you do not get any rain, you may have to supplement by watering them once in a while. Otherwise, the outdoor rain/snow will be enough to water them. On the flip side of that, if you get too much rain, you'll want to keep them in a more sheltered location, and ensure the planters/pots have proper drainage so you don't run the risk of your bulbs rotting.

I was wondering do you lift the bulbs after they bloom so you can reuse the pots

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sharyl, After I use them in the pots, I will typically try tucking them inot a spot in the garden. Some varieities of tulips do perrenialize an return. Others, you may just get foliage. Those I pull out and toss. However, Daffodils, Grape Hyacinths, and crocus are perrenial, and do return. In fact, if happy they will happily multiply/naturalize over time so you will get even more. So those can be planted in the garden to enjoy for years to come.

I’m late to the bulbs can I still plant them now? I’m in Georgia zone 8

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Alice, I would say it is late for bulbs in a zone 8. If you had prechilled bulbs, then maybe it could work. The reason it may be late if you don't have prechilled bulbs, is because spring bulbs need a period of cold in order to develop and bloom best. Hope this helps.

So am trying to understand that you store your tulip bulbs and plant them in February? Was going to plant mine soon and leave them in my garage all winter. Always not sure when to bring them out, but yours looked gorgeous. Is there an advantage in storing them and then planting them?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cyndi, I delay planting up my containers only because I use the containers for holiday decor. So the containers aren't available yet for me to plant up with bulbs. Also we have very wet winter weather so I believe in my zone 6 in New England, it's helpful for me to hold off since our winters are wet (snow/rain), there's a risk of my bulbs rotting in the planters should the drainage get clogged or of even if we just have a very wet winter. As such, I need to keep my bulbs cool to mimic the outdoor fall temps. However, you do not have to do this, which I explained in the video. You can plant your containers in Fall. You just want to ensure proper drainage and if you do begin to get a very wet winter, maybe move them to a more protected spot so they are not consistently wet. Bulbs rot quickly in a cold wet environment. You could leave them in your garage if it's cold enough, and water them about once a week or every 10 days or so. Always check for moisture with your finger (like you would do for house plants). Then bring them outside sometime in late winter. For me thats around last week of February. Hope this helps.

@cyndikatzen5675

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted thank you for all your info. Enjoy your videos. So nice to have a local point of view. Live in hopkinton zone 6a. Much deer pressure

I live in Chicago and want to plant some Crocus and Tulips bulbs in a couple of containers. After planting them, can I leave them in garage during the winter? I don't want to leave the planters outside all winter long. I'm new to this. Please let me know. My Home Depot has them 50% off.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Good Everning, I'm so sorry I must have missed this comment. I hope you picked some up, in Chicago, you can still plant them in containers. At this point if you haven't already done it, you can go ahead and pot them up and leave them in a semi protected location so that they can get some water and rain, but not too water logged (so you don't risk rotting the bulbs). Hope this helps.

@silverS70

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted Thanks I bought some awhile back and potted them and give them a drink of water once a month. Fingers crossed, but I'm sure it will work out, I got them 50% off, so its more of learning exercise. Thanks again!

I live in central Mass, can we leave the pots outdoors with all the rain and snow we get?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Margareth, I would probably keep them in a somewhat sheltered location. If we have as wet a winter as we are having a fall, they could rot and you wouldn't get blooms. It's part of the reason I hold off on planting my containers up until about February. The downside is that you have ti keep the bulbs in a cool dark place like shed or unheated garage. However, you could plant in the pots outside, and just keep them under some eves or a covered porch etc. You could also cover the containers with a piece of wood or plastic to protect from too much moisture and only uncover them occasionally. And of course, always ensure proper drainage in the pots.

How often do you water your bulbs, I have so many bulbs but do not know how often to water

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

If you have them in a garage, water when you plant them, then check about once a month for moisture. You don't want the soil sopping wet, just with enough moisture where the soil feels damp but not dry. Then once you move them outdoor (for me in my zone 6 I'll be doing that in the next week or two), you don't have to water unless its been dry. The rain and snow should take care of things. And as always, make sure there is proper drainage in your pots.

I have read that these should be planted in potting soil and sand for drainage? Does that sound best?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, I apologize for the delay in my reply, I must have missed this comment. As for the sand, I don't think it would hurt to have some sand toward the bottom of the pot to facilitate drainage, however I don't think its necessary so long as you have proper drainage holes that are clear and not plugged up. The bulbs will grow best in potting soil so that they have some nutrition available to them. Hope this helps. Thank you!

Hi I was wondering what size container you used in video? 😊

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi! It's either 18" or 20"

@barbaraperna5536

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted thank you

I also live in a freezing climate during the winter, zone 7a, Idaho. My question is: where do you store the pots after the planting in February and March? My understanding was that the tulip bulbs shouldn't get much below 28 degrees or it will destroy them. Have you found that to be the case? When the weather is in the teens or lower, it would seem that the pots should not stay outside. What is your understanding, experience and thoughts on this subject? Thanks for sharing.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

I place them outside once I've planted them up. They've done fine and come up beautifully.

@marlaschaefer2544

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted Do your temperatures still get lower than the said, 28 degrees after that time?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

@@marlaschaefer2544 Spring bulbs are supposed to withstand cold temps. They need them actually to bloom. And I'm in a zone colder than yours (6). They will be fine. Your biggest concern is proper drainage so the bulbs don't rot.

I am surprised the squirrels did not dig the bulbs.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, I've been lucky with the m not messing with containers much. In ground they do tend to try to dig some up. I sometimes throw down blood meal, and even repels all, and that helps to deter them some.

What is the size of pot used for 50 bulbs.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Its approximately an 18" container.

Can I feed tulips in spring. When and How?

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

You can, although usually not necessary. If you have reliably perrenial tulips, you can feed them in late winter, very early spring with plant tone, bulb tone, or even just some bone meal. Most tulips however are treated as annual, meaning you would only get a bloom one year.

@nat5711

Жыл бұрын

@@HookedandRooted Thanks

My Aldi didn’t get the bulbs in the sets like yours did. I live in the south so that may be why they didn’t.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

Hi Karen, That makes sense! I know that its harder to grow some spring blooming bulbs in zones 8 and up.

When putting 50 bulbs in a container do you expect every bulb to bloom? It doesn't look like those pots have 50 plants in them.

@HookedandRooted

Жыл бұрын

The large planter I planted up did have almost every single one come up. The window boxes I knly had about 20 or so bulbs in them. Most of them do come up, but of course there's always a couple of duds. Happens with everything. Also, 1 bulb equals 1 flower with tulips. Not a whole plant with multiple flowers each.