planting direction

by alf
(birminham)

this may sound daft but which way up do you plant the bulb first time planter..

Doug says the real answer is that it doesn't matter. On a commercial scale, the bulb rolls into the ground whichever way. On a home scale, some gardeners *insist* the bottom (the flat section with the hairy roots) goes down.

In my garden, I plant them as I did during my commercial days. The hole is drilled and the bulb is dropped from waist height - however it lands is good with me (and the bulb apparently as it grows just fine and will reorient itself if grown properly)