mycat

tulips

Posted on 05/24/08, 12:29 am

after tulips are done blooming the tulip bulbs have be moved into different area of the soil

• Reply #1 05/24/08  1:32pm
  
  kaye10
  I have around 1000 bulbs. I just don't have time or the inclination to dig them all up every year. They're so beautiful, but I'm steering away from them and going for asiatic lilies now. They're a better fit for my laziness. lol
• Reply #2 05/24/08  3:49pm
  
  mycat
  lot people don't move the bulbs
• Reply #3 05/24/08  6:23pm
  
  MelindaG
  I never move mine. I just cut them down and leave them be. They come back every year. My grandfather used to pull all of his up and store them in his basement for the winter and then replant them in the spring. Now, at 85 years old, he can't handle replanting them every year.
  
• Reply #4 07/08/08  6:15am
  
  mskitcat
  I never dig mine up either just leave them and let them bloom the next year. They get the cold they need in the ground where I live. They do fine
• Reply #5 07/16/08  12:08am
  
  donaP
  I have a lot of tulips and daffodils and afer about 10 years I have to dig them us and replant them - get too many and they don't bloom as well. also be sure to leave leaves on and let them dry up- don't cut them down- thats where they get the food for next years blooms.
• Reply #6 08/25/08  2:24am
  
  mskitcat
  When I go home i plan to dig a lot of my daffiolds up and let them dry. I will to to the post office and see how much postage it will take for one to five pounds of bulbs. I would love to share some of my wonderful bulbs all you will have to provide is postage. You can put them in the ground in the fall or early spring.
• Reply #7 09/08/08  11:47pm
  
  lovemy2
  donaP is right...do not cut those leaves down till they die off on their own. the leaves are making food to store for the next years bulbs..
  you shouldnt have to dig up your tulips, what zone are you in? if youare in an extremely cold zone, i think all you do is plant them slightly deeper to protect them...they need a cold spell to bloom though. if they are really thick or the blooms are not good, (assuming you are leaving the leaves on) they may need to be separated or some bulb food..bone meal is a good phosphorus, which is good for blooms. its a pretty slow release as well

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