How To Plant Bulbs In A Planter [Or How To Plant Bulbs In Pots]

In today’s article, we are looking out how to plant bulbs in a planter, meaning you can learn how to plant bulbs for continuous blooming.

In this short article, you will learn how to plant your bulbs in pots and make your planter for planting the bulls.

You will Create a wooden planter and plant bulbs of your favorite flowers using a planter: easy, fast, and with good results.

Without further ado, let’s get into the process.

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What Are The Tools And Materials Needed For Planting Bulbs For Continuous Blooming?

Learning how to plant bulbs in the ground or learning how to plant bulbs in the container, there are basic techniques needed and farm tools.

I have listed the tools and materials used in planting bulbs for continuous blooming. Follow me through this process to get the exact result I get.

Tools

  • Gloves
  • Shovel
  • screw mechanic

Materials

  •  layer of stones
  • Wooden boards
  • wood screws

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How To Plant Bulbs In A Planter Step By Step

1. Assemble The Planter

To start, assemble a wooden structure to put the plastic planter you need to plant your bulbs. 

Create the custom structure of the plastic planter, screwing boards together. 

Assemble the planter

When you’re done, put the plastic planter inside.

plastic planter inside a wooden planter

If making a wooden planter is difficult for you, read this article to learn how to make a small wooden planter.

We need a small wooden planter for this project, or if you want to scale up your boobs to grow in a big way, you can make a big wooden planter.

Also, read how to make a big wooden planter if you need one.

Also, in this article, I mention a plastic planter. I have a step guide on decorating plastic planters. 

click the link to learn how to decorate a plastic pot.

2. Prepare The Soil

Place a layer of stones at the bottom of the plastic planter so that it drains well, and then pour the substrate with the help of a shovel. 

Place a layer of stones at the bottom of the plastic planter

adding soil in the planter

Aerate, with the help of a rake, the substrate and then press to compact it.

Note; Ensure the plastic planter has holes in the bottom to prevent water from pooling and rotting the bulbs.

I have Another article to help if you don’t know how to prepare a planter for planting.

 Check out our article concerning how to prepare a planter for planting. This article is useful for those with large and small planters.

3. Plant The Bulbs

To plant the bulb, insert the planter to the necessary depth (each bulb needs a depth), remove the soil, put the bulb in the hole then cover the soil again. 

Next, again pour the previously extracted substrate with the planter and cover the bulbs.

When you have all the bulbs planted, water with plenty of water.

watering the soil in the planter

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Conclusion

In conclusion, it is important to learn how to plant bulbs in a planter or pot by following the procedures given above.

First, prepare a wooden planter and place your plastic planter inside and prepare your soil. After that, you plant your bulbs. I hope this process is easy.

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