{"id":965,"date":"2026-02-03T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/?p=965"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:04:31","slug":"feeding-your-spring-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses-320x210.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your spring bulbs begin to shoot through the soil, it&#8217;s an ideal time to give them a small feed to support their growth and ensure strong flowers for next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When and How to Feed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apply a light feed when the first shoots appear, but only when conditions are suitable &#8211; avoid feeding if the weather is frosty or the ground is frozen. You have two good options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Granular feed<\/strong>: Scatter a few granules of Growmore fertilizer around the emerging shoots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liquid feed<\/strong>: Apply diluted liquid tomato food according to the package instructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why Feeding Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the bulb&#8217;s growth cycle helps explain why feeding at this stage is so important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>This season&#8217;s display<\/strong>: Bulbs flower in the current season using energy that&#8217;s already stored within the bulb itself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Next season&#8217;s preparation<\/strong>: After flowering, as the foliage begins to die back, the bulb absorbs nutrients from the surrounding soil. These nutrients are used to create next year&#8217;s flowers, which form in the center of the bulb ready for the following season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By feeding your bulbs now, you&#8217;re investing in next year&#8217;s spring display, ensuring the bulbs have the nutrients they need to develop strong, healthy flowers for seasons to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more detailed advice on feeding spring bulbs, visit:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/feed-your-spring-bulbs\/\">Feed your spring bulbs &#8211; GardenAdvice.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As your spring bulbs begin to shoot through the soil, it&#8217;s an ideal time to give them a small feed to support their growth and ensure strong flowers for next season. When and How&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening-notes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry&#039;s Garden<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry&#039;s Garden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As your spring bulbs begin to shoot through the soil, it&#8217;s an ideal time to give them a small feed to support their growth and ensure strong flowers for next season. When and How&#046;&#046;&#046;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yiota and Harry&#039;s Garden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"315\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GardenAdvice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GardenAdvice\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GardenAdvice\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe\"},\"headline\":\"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\"},\"wordCount\":230,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Gardening Notes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\",\"name\":\"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry's Garden\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":315},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/\",\"name\":\"Yiota and Harry's Garden\",\"description\":\"MyGardenTeam member with GardenAdvice.co.uk\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe\",\"name\":\"GardenAdvice\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GardenAdvice\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/author\/gardenadvice\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry's Garden","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry's Garden","og_description":"As your spring bulbs begin to shoot through the soil, it&#8217;s an ideal time to give them a small feed to support their growth and ensure strong flowers for next season. When and How&#46;&#46;&#46;","og_url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/","og_site_name":"Yiota and Harry's Garden","article_published_time":"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":315,"url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"GardenAdvice","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GardenAdvice","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/"},"author":{"name":"GardenAdvice","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe"},"headline":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs","datePublished":"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/"},"wordCount":230,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg","articleSection":["Gardening Notes"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/","url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/","name":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs - Yiota and Harry's Garden","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-03T14:03:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-03T14:04:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/158\/2026\/02\/crocuses.jpg","width":480,"height":315},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/feeding-your-spring-bulbs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Feeding Your Spring Bulbs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/","name":"Yiota and Harry's Garden","description":"MyGardenTeam member with GardenAdvice.co.uk","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/#\/schema\/person\/6788fc62d3d3094c8008a4c6e4531dbe","name":"GardenAdvice","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57a93ef9c84706d6a42fd5b9c9864ba35c0716400f460a7a33ec6fda98a9d905?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GardenAdvice"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/author\/gardenadvice\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":967,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965\/revisions\/967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/harry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}