After flowering
Bulb season is ending, and for the next six weeks or so you should be removing the remaining flower heads.
Isobel explained: “Carry on removing the remaining flower heads so that the plant puts its energy back into the bulb and not into forming seeds.
“Then feed with a general fertiliser, which can be sprinkled around the bulbs or, if easier, a high potassium feed such as Tomorite can be watered into pots.
“Leaving the foliage intact will also allow the bulb to absorb energy from the leaves, wait a minimum of six weeks before cutting back the dead foliage.”
During this time continue watering and, crucially, feeding to encourage the development of the flower bud within the bulb for next year.
Isobel added: “If you’re not keen on the messy, yellowing, foliage you can dig up the bulbs and heel into a trench where they are less conspicuous.
“They still need to be fed and watered and remember to label them!”
