Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?. When i pulled the roots there was one bulb and also tiny tiny bulbs the size of a 10cents coin. Also the bulbs are white in color and tender. Is that ok. What Should i be doing now. Iam in southern ca.
Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?
What you found are new bulb-lets on your tulip plants. In the right environment they will grow into new tulip plants.
NOW for the BAD news. Your tulip plants will NOT return in Southern California.
Tulips need a COLD (preferably freezing) spell to do their thing. We can get them to bloom by putting them in our refrigerator for 6 weeks before we plant them in the fall. However, to re-bloom the next year they need more cold time.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. My winters are colder than yours (but not by much!). I treat tulips as a "one-time" thing!!
Instead of fighting biology, I look for winter bulbs that do not need as much winter chill - like daffodils and plant MORE of them.
Because I love tulips, I always buy a dozen or so bulbs, put them in my refrigerator for the 6 weeks and then plant them in pots that I can keep on the patio near my back door or in special pots I have indoors. When they are done, I throw the bulb out :(((
Good Luck!!
Reply:Tulips grow from a bulb. After they have bloomed the plant above the ground dies back. While it is growing the main bulb starts growing little bulbs. So your tiny bulbs will be more tulips next year.
Just leave them in thge ground. They will grow again next spring and you will have more plants to enjoy next spring.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
What infested my tulip bulbs?
A few months ago I started growing Tulips. Some of the bulbs I will admit weren't in the best of conditions but I decided to give all of them a chance. One of them appeared to be making some progress (I was wrong), not much but some. I usually do a routine checkup on any of my bulbs because I don't want them to out grow their cans and me not know, it also provides me with some info as to why there my be some stunted growth (there was in this one) When I released the bulb from the soil something caught my eye. Some shiny was moving in the dirt. I got to looking and there were hundreds of translucent/grayish little bugs crawling all through this particular pot/can. In disgust I threw it outside and the tulip bulb with it (it had no roots at all, and was actually rotting). I searched all over the internet, but I couldn’t identify the parasite. Anyone know what it was?
What infested my tulip bulbs?
It may be the Springtail. Check out the link below. I hope this helps.
Reply:sounds like silver fish. try this plant them in a container that has plenty of drainage. spray them once a week with 1 tea spoon joy dish washing liquid to a pint or so of water this kills any bugs that may come in contact with it also mold and fungus. and gives them a huge growing boost i do this will all of my plants. even my roses
Reply:could it be vine weevel?
Lavae are described as wrinkled white grubs, picture showes a white segmented sort of but curled around in a circle. They eat roots.
or a chafer grub?
Fat curved, less curled up than vine weevel.
What infested my tulip bulbs?
It may be the Springtail. Check out the link below. I hope this helps.
Reply:sounds like silver fish. try this plant them in a container that has plenty of drainage. spray them once a week with 1 tea spoon joy dish washing liquid to a pint or so of water this kills any bugs that may come in contact with it also mold and fungus. and gives them a huge growing boost i do this will all of my plants. even my roses
Reply:could it be vine weevel?
Lavae are described as wrinkled white grubs, picture showes a white segmented sort of but curled around in a circle. They eat roots.
or a chafer grub?
Fat curved, less curled up than vine weevel.
Tulip plant question?
I received a tulip plant for Easter. I live in Michigan. When is the best time to plant that in the garden so it will return next year? If I have to wait until Fall to replant it, do I need to do anything with this plant (like cut the leaves) to make it ready for planting in the garden?
Tulip plant question?
Usually a plant that has been forced in the greenhouse will not bloom again.
Reply:You can plant it as soon as the danger of frost has past. Since the plant has been in a warm house it would be best to wait till the dirt is warm as well. It will lose it's flower and next year may not bloom but will bloom again later. If you cut the leaves of plants like daffodils and tulips it shocks them into thinking they should not grow flowers so for as long as you can dont cut the leaves instead tie them up with a gentle twine and cut your grass around them and let them die off on their own.
Reply:Continue to water and feed (a big middle number is best) When the leaves die down in a month or so, plant where you want it to come up about 5-7" deep. Add a bit of fertilizer in the fall and that's all Enjoy your tulip next year
Reply:wait till the leaves and stalk die completely. cut them off. plant the bulbs in soil about 6" deep and cover with about 2-3 of good mulch. the bulbs will be fine till next year.
Tulip plant question?
Usually a plant that has been forced in the greenhouse will not bloom again.
Reply:You can plant it as soon as the danger of frost has past. Since the plant has been in a warm house it would be best to wait till the dirt is warm as well. It will lose it's flower and next year may not bloom but will bloom again later. If you cut the leaves of plants like daffodils and tulips it shocks them into thinking they should not grow flowers so for as long as you can dont cut the leaves instead tie them up with a gentle twine and cut your grass around them and let them die off on their own.
Reply:Continue to water and feed (a big middle number is best) When the leaves die down in a month or so, plant where you want it to come up about 5-7" deep. Add a bit of fertilizer in the fall and that's all Enjoy your tulip next year
Reply:wait till the leaves and stalk die completely. cut them off. plant the bulbs in soil about 6" deep and cover with about 2-3 of good mulch. the bulbs will be fine till next year.
Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?
Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?. When i pulled the roots there was one bulb and also tiny tiny bulbs the size of a 10cents coin. Also the bulbs are white in color and tender. Is that ok. What Should i be doing now. Iam in southern ca.
Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?
You should not pull the whole thing out. When it turns yellow, just cut off the leaves just above the ground. But wait until it turns yellow, because after the flower blooms, but the leaves are still green, they are helping to feed the bulb so it will be strong for next year. When it turns yellow, it is ready to be cut off.
As far as the tiny bulbs attached, that is normal too. Bulbs multiply quite a bit. That just means that you will have even more beautiful tulips to look at next year and even more the next year, etc.
Enjoy, cut off the flowers as soon as they don't look good anymore (because they will go to seed and it isn't good for the bulb). Then as soon as the leaves start looking bad too, cut them off right above the ground. This may take several days or weeks, because they all progress at different rates. Not a hard job though.
Reply:You can carefully break off those smaller bulbs, and replant them, and you'll get more tulips
Reply:Separate and replant them, I love tulips!
Tulip plants are yellow now.I pulled out one plant.Look what i found?
You should not pull the whole thing out. When it turns yellow, just cut off the leaves just above the ground. But wait until it turns yellow, because after the flower blooms, but the leaves are still green, they are helping to feed the bulb so it will be strong for next year. When it turns yellow, it is ready to be cut off.
As far as the tiny bulbs attached, that is normal too. Bulbs multiply quite a bit. That just means that you will have even more beautiful tulips to look at next year and even more the next year, etc.
Enjoy, cut off the flowers as soon as they don't look good anymore (because they will go to seed and it isn't good for the bulb). Then as soon as the leaves start looking bad too, cut them off right above the ground. This may take several days or weeks, because they all progress at different rates. Not a hard job though.
Reply:You can carefully break off those smaller bulbs, and replant them, and you'll get more tulips
Reply:Separate and replant them, I love tulips!
Tulip changing color?
We have a tulip in the back yard. For the past 3 years, it has bloomed red. This year, it bloomed a radiant yellow with red streaks in it. I am no botanist, but that is wierd to me. Anyone got an explanation??? Thanks
Tulip changing color?
Rembrant tulips. Those are tulips with the Tobacco Mosaic virus, the virus makes the patterns you see on the petals now.
Reply:Thanks, Matt. Report It
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Tulip changing color?
Rembrant tulips. Those are tulips with the Tobacco Mosaic virus, the virus makes the patterns you see on the petals now.
Reply:Thanks, Matt. Report It
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How long do tulip bulbs last before you plant them??
my husband and i were planning to buy a house with in the next few months so i bought a bunch of tulip bulbs to plant. our plans have changed and we wont be buying a house for another year at the least. i was wondering if my tulip bulbs will last that long with out being planted?? do they even go bad?? if they do, how long can they last un-planted before going bad??
How long do tulip bulbs last before you plant them??
Your bulbs will last as long as they are in a ventillated bag. Like an onion bag. Keep them in a cool dry place and you'll be good to go. If you have a storage shed or dark closet that is well ventillated that would be great. Plant next year and they will be gorgeous.
Reply:They last 3 years before you plant them.
Reply:i had bulbs sitting in a plastic bag for about a year before i got around to plant them and they still grew. u might be lucky i don't recommend u leave them in a plastic bag.
Reply:I don't think they will last that long. See if you can plant them in one of your friends yard. When you plant them,for the time being,plant them close together. You can plant them almost touching one another. When your ready,just dig them up. in spring wait until they are done blooming,then get them.
Reply:Put some sawdust in a ventilated bag and put your bulbs in the bag. Then put the bag in your fridge or in a cool spot - garage, shed, but somehwere where moisture won't affect the bulbs. (which is why you want some sawdust in there - it will help absorb small amouts of moisture that might cause the bulbs to get moldy during storage.)
Reply:I've never succeeded in getting them to grow and bloom after a year. They might put out a few leaves, but never much more than that.
I'd put them in pots and attempt to grow them, or put them in fancy pots, wrap them in foil, and force them and give them to friends for the holidays.
How long do tulip bulbs last before you plant them??
Your bulbs will last as long as they are in a ventillated bag. Like an onion bag. Keep them in a cool dry place and you'll be good to go. If you have a storage shed or dark closet that is well ventillated that would be great. Plant next year and they will be gorgeous.
Reply:They last 3 years before you plant them.
Reply:i had bulbs sitting in a plastic bag for about a year before i got around to plant them and they still grew. u might be lucky i don't recommend u leave them in a plastic bag.
Reply:I don't think they will last that long. See if you can plant them in one of your friends yard. When you plant them,for the time being,plant them close together. You can plant them almost touching one another. When your ready,just dig them up. in spring wait until they are done blooming,then get them.
Reply:Put some sawdust in a ventilated bag and put your bulbs in the bag. Then put the bag in your fridge or in a cool spot - garage, shed, but somehwere where moisture won't affect the bulbs. (which is why you want some sawdust in there - it will help absorb small amouts of moisture that might cause the bulbs to get moldy during storage.)
Reply:I've never succeeded in getting them to grow and bloom after a year. They might put out a few leaves, but never much more than that.
I'd put them in pots and attempt to grow them, or put them in fancy pots, wrap them in foil, and force them and give them to friends for the holidays.
Tulip Bulbs?
Hi, I live in central Oregon and i planted some tulip bulbs this october, they started growing these days and still isn't winter yet,
what can i do?, are they going to die? please help.
Tulip Bulbs?
In general, hardy bulbs, such as the Tulip's, produce Foliage %26amp; Bloom in spring. However, Low Temperatures Break Dormancy, therefore their growth may resume in fall and early winter. Tulip's that show signs of early growth will be just fine, by following these steps.
Mulch over the bulbs to extend the root development period. The mulch also helps to reduce the Freeze/Thaw cycle, which is not good. When the soil has frozen to a depth of 1" to 2", add more Mulch.
Tulip's are bothered by rodents, particularly "Squirrels, Chipmunks, %26amp; Mice". They dig and feed on (or store) Tulip, Crocus, Chionodoxa, %26amp; Lily. Daffodils %26amp; Hyacinths are not bothered. If rodents are a problem, consider enclosing the Tulip's in boxes (by using 1/2" mesh), or lay a sheet of hardware cloth over the planted area, then add more soil. In spring, Rabbits feed on Tulip and Lily Foliage. Chicken-wire enclosures or some of the taste repellents work fairly well.
Reply:Tulip bulbs are tough (as are most other flowering bulbs); unless it gets really cold (like low 20s or below), it's not likely to be a problem. Just to be sure, you could put some mulch around the growth that you're seeing; a good source that's probably VERY easy to get right now is fallen leaves. Cover the growth with plenty of leaves, and possibly cover that with plastic mulch. This will help moderate the temperatures around your bulbs. I live in Washington state, but used to live in Colorado where it dropped to -20 or lower a LOT, and this worked nicely for me.
what can i do?, are they going to die? please help.
Tulip Bulbs?
In general, hardy bulbs, such as the Tulip's, produce Foliage %26amp; Bloom in spring. However, Low Temperatures Break Dormancy, therefore their growth may resume in fall and early winter. Tulip's that show signs of early growth will be just fine, by following these steps.
Mulch over the bulbs to extend the root development period. The mulch also helps to reduce the Freeze/Thaw cycle, which is not good. When the soil has frozen to a depth of 1" to 2", add more Mulch.
Tulip's are bothered by rodents, particularly "Squirrels, Chipmunks, %26amp; Mice". They dig and feed on (or store) Tulip, Crocus, Chionodoxa, %26amp; Lily. Daffodils %26amp; Hyacinths are not bothered. If rodents are a problem, consider enclosing the Tulip's in boxes (by using 1/2" mesh), or lay a sheet of hardware cloth over the planted area, then add more soil. In spring, Rabbits feed on Tulip and Lily Foliage. Chicken-wire enclosures or some of the taste repellents work fairly well.
Reply:Tulip bulbs are tough (as are most other flowering bulbs); unless it gets really cold (like low 20s or below), it's not likely to be a problem. Just to be sure, you could put some mulch around the growth that you're seeing; a good source that's probably VERY easy to get right now is fallen leaves. Cover the growth with plenty of leaves, and possibly cover that with plastic mulch. This will help moderate the temperatures around your bulbs. I live in Washington state, but used to live in Colorado where it dropped to -20 or lower a LOT, and this worked nicely for me.
Tulip Farm?
Hi, i will be going to Netherlands next year during April. But i hear that during that time is tulip session.
May i know which place in Netherlands allow tourist to visit?
Thanks
Tulip Farm?
The tulip fields you see blooming on the pictures you mentioned are like meadows: they are just next to public roads. If you're on the road you can see them from two or three yards away. Of course farmers will seldom let you walk in the fields. That would damage the bloom.
The nicest thing to do is ride along the fields on a bicycle. If you use the train from Amsterdam to Haarlem (fifteen minutes? 6 euro vice versa, ten times an hour), you can hire a bicycle on train station Haarlem for less then 7 euro per day. About 30 minutes on your bike through the completely flat country and you can see more then 20 miles full of blooming tulips, really nice smelling hyacinths and so on.
Another method would of course use a guided tour from Amsterdam, but that of course would be you sitting all day in a bus, with just the occasionally possibility to exit the bus and sniff the fresh air and the blooming.
Also, if you're 21 st April, you could see one of the so called bloemencorso or corso. The tulip fields are not for the flowers but for the production of bulbs. That means the flowers are cut, right before the blooming ends. these flowers are arranged on wagons that follow a route through the villages. The pictures are arrange such that they form images. See the pictures on the corso web site. If you need translation, please ask me.
Reply:If you want to see Dutch tulips, THE place is the Keukenhof... http://www.keukenhof.nl/nm/english.html
have fun!
-edit- I'm not really sure what you're asking, but; Keukenhof is a tulip-theme-park... It's right in the middle of the area where most of the Dutch tulips are grown and if you want to see tulips, you have to go there... In this area you will see many tulip farms and you can just go to one and ask if you can look around... But go to the Keukenhof first, and check out their website!
-edit 2-
Ah, so you're from Japan! Konichiwa! :) Ok, I think you're interested in the business side of Dutch flowers, is that right? I really don't know anything about lavender farmers in Hokkaido, sorry...
Anyway, any trip to Holland involving flowers should start at the Keukenhof... After visiting the Keukenhof you could visit the Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, it's where the flowers are sold/auctioned to be shipped around the world... They have tours but I think they're in Dutch... They also have visiting days, check out http://www.aalsmeer.com/default.aspx?sc_... or http://www.floraholland.nl/smartsite.dws... or you can e-mail them for info at info@vba.nl
I'm sure if you go to these places you'll meet plenty of people who will show you around if you ask nicely
I think nohandtohold's suggestion is also a very good one... And also Harald C gave a good answer
please let us know if we have answered your question now?
Reply:I also recommend you to go to the Keukenhof but if you are really looking for something else you could go and see if some tulip farmers participate in Kom in de Kas. Kom in de Kas finds place on saturday the 5th and sunday the 6th of april, 2008.
For more information on Kom in de Kas go here...
http://www.komindekas.nl/index.php?pag=e...
Reply:There are many places you can drive past - from Den Helder to Alkmaar along the coast are lots of bulb fields you can see.
There is not much to see on those 'farms' though, seen one, seen em all.
In the North of Holland (conveniently called Noord-Holland) there are a lot of flower fields, not only tulips.
Then, in the Middle of Holland (called Zuid-Holland) you have a lot more.
So depending on the area you`ll be visiting, i think you have plenty opportunity.
May i know which place in Netherlands allow tourist to visit?
Thanks
Tulip Farm?
The tulip fields you see blooming on the pictures you mentioned are like meadows: they are just next to public roads. If you're on the road you can see them from two or three yards away. Of course farmers will seldom let you walk in the fields. That would damage the bloom.
The nicest thing to do is ride along the fields on a bicycle. If you use the train from Amsterdam to Haarlem (fifteen minutes? 6 euro vice versa, ten times an hour), you can hire a bicycle on train station Haarlem for less then 7 euro per day. About 30 minutes on your bike through the completely flat country and you can see more then 20 miles full of blooming tulips, really nice smelling hyacinths and so on.
Another method would of course use a guided tour from Amsterdam, but that of course would be you sitting all day in a bus, with just the occasionally possibility to exit the bus and sniff the fresh air and the blooming.
Also, if you're 21 st April, you could see one of the so called bloemencorso or corso. The tulip fields are not for the flowers but for the production of bulbs. That means the flowers are cut, right before the blooming ends. these flowers are arranged on wagons that follow a route through the villages. The pictures are arrange such that they form images. See the pictures on the corso web site. If you need translation, please ask me.
Reply:If you want to see Dutch tulips, THE place is the Keukenhof... http://www.keukenhof.nl/nm/english.html
have fun!
-edit- I'm not really sure what you're asking, but; Keukenhof is a tulip-theme-park... It's right in the middle of the area where most of the Dutch tulips are grown and if you want to see tulips, you have to go there... In this area you will see many tulip farms and you can just go to one and ask if you can look around... But go to the Keukenhof first, and check out their website!
-edit 2-
Ah, so you're from Japan! Konichiwa! :) Ok, I think you're interested in the business side of Dutch flowers, is that right? I really don't know anything about lavender farmers in Hokkaido, sorry...
Anyway, any trip to Holland involving flowers should start at the Keukenhof... After visiting the Keukenhof you could visit the Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, it's where the flowers are sold/auctioned to be shipped around the world... They have tours but I think they're in Dutch... They also have visiting days, check out http://www.aalsmeer.com/default.aspx?sc_... or http://www.floraholland.nl/smartsite.dws... or you can e-mail them for info at info@vba.nl
I'm sure if you go to these places you'll meet plenty of people who will show you around if you ask nicely
I think nohandtohold's suggestion is also a very good one... And also Harald C gave a good answer
please let us know if we have answered your question now?
Reply:I also recommend you to go to the Keukenhof but if you are really looking for something else you could go and see if some tulip farmers participate in Kom in de Kas. Kom in de Kas finds place on saturday the 5th and sunday the 6th of april, 2008.
For more information on Kom in de Kas go here...
http://www.komindekas.nl/index.php?pag=e...
Reply:There are many places you can drive past - from Den Helder to Alkmaar along the coast are lots of bulb fields you can see.
There is not much to see on those 'farms' though, seen one, seen em all.
In the North of Holland (conveniently called Noord-Holland) there are a lot of flower fields, not only tulips.
Then, in the Middle of Holland (called Zuid-Holland) you have a lot more.
So depending on the area you`ll be visiting, i think you have plenty opportunity.
Any tulip gardeners out there?
For the past couple of years, the students at our Kindergarten have planted tulips in planters outside on the patio in November and then taken the bulbs out of the planters after they have bloomed and then tossed them and the dirt in the trash only to start over in November with new dirt and new bulbs.
Everyone seems to think this is necessary, but I think this is a tragedy. Aren't tulips supposed to produce flowers from the same bulbs year after year? And why can't the dirt be used over and over (with fertilizer added? Don't you just leave the dirt and the tulips alone and they (sleep) until the following year or do you always dig the tulip bulbs out after they have bloomed and replant in Novemeber? I could be wrong of course. Please feel free to comment!
Any tulip gardeners out there?
Botanical Gardens and other places with a large budget can afford to plant tulip bulbs and then throw them away after their blooming season....and the tulip growers love it....as would I
There are two types of tulips....one that can be a perennial and come back year after year and actually propagate itself through bulb regeneration....
The other is called a cultivar and they are the ones that I like and they are harder to come back year after year....but that is because most people don't plant them 14 inches down in the soil....so when it gets hot the bulbs cook and rot....
what i would suggest you do is let the plants turn brown....and dig up the bulbs and take them home and plant them 14 inches deep in your property....or somewhere on the school property that is ok to do that in ....and see what happens next spring....for the time of your effort....
the problem with using potting soil over and over again is sometimes it gets various microbes in it that are not good and unless you sterilize it they just accumulate and do damage to what you are trying to grow...what I do with mine is simple toss it on my one of my compost piles and let it get sterilized with the compost heat....
Reply:Tulips are planted in the fall and left in the ground. It would be best to leave them in the dirt and wait for the next springs new blooms. Daffodils or King Alfreds, one in the same, can be planted also in the fall. Leave them in the gorund and you will have blooms the following spring. The bulbs will multiply in the ground and produce bigger groups.
Reply:that seems like a huge waste. i have had tulips blooming for years, and i never do a thing with them except to trim off the top, well after it has turned brown.
some of the newer varieties of tulips may only last a year or two, but why not give it a shot to see what happens???
and yes, the dirt should be reused...
Reply:well you can tell them to take it home and plant them and to look ofter them,they can see how the plant grow. as they get older they will be happy about the project from your class. my kids have plants they planted when they went to kindergarten them self and they still talk about it and they are almost teen. i think is fun.
Reply:Tulips are perennials and come up ever year. They do recommend that after 5 years to dig them and then divide the bulbs , dry them and replant.That seems like a waste to toss everything.
Reply:You are wasting money - of course tulips will grow the following years but you have to let them die back naturally either where they are or dug up and put in some spare ground to die off rembering where that is of course
Reply:You're not wrong. Try to find a sollution like plant other flowers that only last a year, or have each kid take one tulip at the end of the year.
Reply:I agree with Wanda, and why not plant the bulbs in a perennial garden spot around the school.
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Everyone seems to think this is necessary, but I think this is a tragedy. Aren't tulips supposed to produce flowers from the same bulbs year after year? And why can't the dirt be used over and over (with fertilizer added? Don't you just leave the dirt and the tulips alone and they (sleep) until the following year or do you always dig the tulip bulbs out after they have bloomed and replant in Novemeber? I could be wrong of course. Please feel free to comment!
Any tulip gardeners out there?
Botanical Gardens and other places with a large budget can afford to plant tulip bulbs and then throw them away after their blooming season....and the tulip growers love it....as would I
There are two types of tulips....one that can be a perennial and come back year after year and actually propagate itself through bulb regeneration....
The other is called a cultivar and they are the ones that I like and they are harder to come back year after year....but that is because most people don't plant them 14 inches down in the soil....so when it gets hot the bulbs cook and rot....
what i would suggest you do is let the plants turn brown....and dig up the bulbs and take them home and plant them 14 inches deep in your property....or somewhere on the school property that is ok to do that in ....and see what happens next spring....for the time of your effort....
the problem with using potting soil over and over again is sometimes it gets various microbes in it that are not good and unless you sterilize it they just accumulate and do damage to what you are trying to grow...what I do with mine is simple toss it on my one of my compost piles and let it get sterilized with the compost heat....
Reply:Tulips are planted in the fall and left in the ground. It would be best to leave them in the dirt and wait for the next springs new blooms. Daffodils or King Alfreds, one in the same, can be planted also in the fall. Leave them in the gorund and you will have blooms the following spring. The bulbs will multiply in the ground and produce bigger groups.
Reply:that seems like a huge waste. i have had tulips blooming for years, and i never do a thing with them except to trim off the top, well after it has turned brown.
some of the newer varieties of tulips may only last a year or two, but why not give it a shot to see what happens???
and yes, the dirt should be reused...
Reply:well you can tell them to take it home and plant them and to look ofter them,they can see how the plant grow. as they get older they will be happy about the project from your class. my kids have plants they planted when they went to kindergarten them self and they still talk about it and they are almost teen. i think is fun.
Reply:Tulips are perennials and come up ever year. They do recommend that after 5 years to dig them and then divide the bulbs , dry them and replant.That seems like a waste to toss everything.
Reply:You are wasting money - of course tulips will grow the following years but you have to let them die back naturally either where they are or dug up and put in some spare ground to die off rembering where that is of course
Reply:You're not wrong. Try to find a sollution like plant other flowers that only last a year, or have each kid take one tulip at the end of the year.
Reply:I agree with Wanda, and why not plant the bulbs in a perennial garden spot around the school.
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Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
I bought pinkish orange tulip plants frm walmart and planted some around my maple tree( its small.....3 yrs old) and some around the mailbox. I used miraclegro garden soil and organic compost with cow manure for planting and followed by watering. The very next day i noticed that all the tulip flowers were burnt....also noticed that the stalks or stems of the plant had pinkish streaks on them. Whats happenning? where did i go wrong? Please help!!!!!!!!!!!
Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
did you water them when the sun was up like in the afternoon. if you did it cooked them. they should recover and will be fine just dont water them in the afternoon
Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
did you water them when the sun was up like in the afternoon. if you did it cooked them. they should recover and will be fine just dont water them in the afternoon
Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
I bought pinkish orange tulip plants frm walmart and planted some around my maple tree( its small.....3 yrs old) and some around the mailbox. I used miraclegro garden soil and organic compost with cow manure for planting and followed by watering. The very next day i noticed that all the tulip flowers were burnt....also noticed that the stalks or stems of the plant had pinkish streaks on them. Whats happenning? where did i go wrong? Please help!!!!!!!!!!!
Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
did you water them when the sun was up like in the afternoon. if you did it cooked them. they should recover and will be fine just dont water them in the afternoon
Burnt tulip flowers and pinkish streaks on the stalks....help!!!!!!!?
did you water them when the sun was up like in the afternoon. if you did it cooked them. they should recover and will be fine just dont water them in the afternoon
Forcing Tulip bulbs to bloom year after year in a non tulip zone?
I bought some Darwin tulip bulbs last October in Dallas, Tx and I brought them to my tropical country and I forced them to start blooming right in this month. I putted them in the fridge for 3 months and now I planted them in a big pot that can accomodate them well. 18 of 20 bulbs grew and already 4 are producing flowers.
I want know if I can keep doing this year after year, and what is the perfect way to make them bloom well and profusely? I want to know the total procedure in order to avoid any mistake. I heard that you have to leave all leaves until they get dry then you can take them from the soil and repeat the sequence.
Thanks to everybody!!
Edgar Rossal
Forcing Tulip bulbs to bloom year after year in a non tulip zone?
I live in Australia and most people have to do what you did with tulips to grow them well here. If you leave them in the ground permanently they grow oddly, stunted and the flower stalk is a lot shorter.
After the chilling in the fridge (yes every year), which they need to duplicate the conditions in their natural environment, plant. When the bulbs start to emerge from the ground, use a good quality bulb food at the recommended rates. Remember the health of the plant during the growing period, effects the bulb, and the bulb stores energy for next year. A healthy plant this year ensures good flowering next year.
Do not remove the leaves, they are feeding the bulb, let them die down naturally
Reply:Yes you still will have to do the refrigerator thing. Your wife may tire of bulbs in the fridge for so much of the year!
Try the types of tulip that are labeled "perennial tulips", or a different type that are labeled "species tulips". They return better in warm climates. Some bulb suppliers note in their catalogs which species tulips are better adapted to warmer winters, and I would definitely recommend sticking with their advice if trying to produce nice tulips again and again.
Reply:You have to buy new bulbs every year. Once a bulb has been forced, it doesn't alway bloom the next year.
I want know if I can keep doing this year after year, and what is the perfect way to make them bloom well and profusely? I want to know the total procedure in order to avoid any mistake. I heard that you have to leave all leaves until they get dry then you can take them from the soil and repeat the sequence.
Thanks to everybody!!
Edgar Rossal
Forcing Tulip bulbs to bloom year after year in a non tulip zone?
I live in Australia and most people have to do what you did with tulips to grow them well here. If you leave them in the ground permanently they grow oddly, stunted and the flower stalk is a lot shorter.
After the chilling in the fridge (yes every year), which they need to duplicate the conditions in their natural environment, plant. When the bulbs start to emerge from the ground, use a good quality bulb food at the recommended rates. Remember the health of the plant during the growing period, effects the bulb, and the bulb stores energy for next year. A healthy plant this year ensures good flowering next year.
Do not remove the leaves, they are feeding the bulb, let them die down naturally
Reply:Yes you still will have to do the refrigerator thing. Your wife may tire of bulbs in the fridge for so much of the year!
Try the types of tulip that are labeled "perennial tulips", or a different type that are labeled "species tulips". They return better in warm climates. Some bulb suppliers note in their catalogs which species tulips are better adapted to warmer winters, and I would definitely recommend sticking with their advice if trying to produce nice tulips again and again.
Reply:You have to buy new bulbs every year. Once a bulb has been forced, it doesn't alway bloom the next year.
I have a tulip garden and the roots seem to have started coming above ground.....please read on.....?
There is a tulip garden where I am living that belonged to my grandmother.
it's been there ever since I was little.
see no one has taken care of the flowers in awhile, but today i did.
I was taking all the weeds out and it looked like the roots to the tulips were coming above ground too.
is this normal?
is there a way to fix this or should i just leave it be?
also the tulips have seemed to stray out of the garden, they are growing on the outside of the border we put them in
should i just make the border bigger or can i transplant them somewhere else?
can you help these flowers have been around a long time i would hate to see them die.
thanks in advance
:)
I have a tulip garden and the roots seem to have started coming above ground.....please read on.....?
It sounds like the tulips need to be divided; however, you should do this AFTER they bloom. Until then, cover the exposed roots with a bit of dirt, but don't worry too much about that, as it really won't hurt them.
Once they are finished blooming, dig them up carefully, being sure not to cut the bulbs with the shovel (a hand spade is best). If you see smaller bulbs next to the "parent" bulb, seperate them carefully (assuming they have leaves of their own), and plant them all back in the ground; if you want to transplant some, move a good mix of the younger and older buls.
As a general rule, use a hole three times as deep as the height of the bulb when you plant them again. Let them finish growing for the summer, and go dormant for the winter. Assuming that you live in an area that gets cold enough in the winter to force dormancy, you should have more tulips next year spring. Enjoy!
Reply:leave them be.Make the border bigger around them.They will come up every yr. they did for youre grandma.And yes it is normal for the roots to be showing on tulips.You can transplant them but,who's to say they wont ever come up again.
Reply:no its not normal.cover them. but not to deep
Reply:when the roots come out of the ground it means there is not enough topsoil, simply go to your local garden center and ,depending on the area of how many roots are showing, buy some topsoil not the expensive kind but the cheap kind should do the trick and your plants wont die, otherwise rodents or bugs could eat away at the roots cuasing all the plants with the roots exposed to die.
hope this help you
Business
it's been there ever since I was little.
see no one has taken care of the flowers in awhile, but today i did.
I was taking all the weeds out and it looked like the roots to the tulips were coming above ground too.
is this normal?
is there a way to fix this or should i just leave it be?
also the tulips have seemed to stray out of the garden, they are growing on the outside of the border we put them in
should i just make the border bigger or can i transplant them somewhere else?
can you help these flowers have been around a long time i would hate to see them die.
thanks in advance
:)
I have a tulip garden and the roots seem to have started coming above ground.....please read on.....?
It sounds like the tulips need to be divided; however, you should do this AFTER they bloom. Until then, cover the exposed roots with a bit of dirt, but don't worry too much about that, as it really won't hurt them.
Once they are finished blooming, dig them up carefully, being sure not to cut the bulbs with the shovel (a hand spade is best). If you see smaller bulbs next to the "parent" bulb, seperate them carefully (assuming they have leaves of their own), and plant them all back in the ground; if you want to transplant some, move a good mix of the younger and older buls.
As a general rule, use a hole three times as deep as the height of the bulb when you plant them again. Let them finish growing for the summer, and go dormant for the winter. Assuming that you live in an area that gets cold enough in the winter to force dormancy, you should have more tulips next year spring. Enjoy!
Reply:leave them be.Make the border bigger around them.They will come up every yr. they did for youre grandma.And yes it is normal for the roots to be showing on tulips.You can transplant them but,who's to say they wont ever come up again.
Reply:no its not normal.cover them. but not to deep
Reply:when the roots come out of the ground it means there is not enough topsoil, simply go to your local garden center and ,depending on the area of how many roots are showing, buy some topsoil not the expensive kind but the cheap kind should do the trick and your plants wont die, otherwise rodents or bugs could eat away at the roots cuasing all the plants with the roots exposed to die.
hope this help you
Business
Tulip seeds?
i bought some tulip seeds supposedly from someone on ebay. they are real small tiny as pepper and salt. is there a such a thing i thought tulips were only bulbs plants? well i planted the seeds and they have sprouted already. did i get ripped off???
Tulip seeds?
This is what I found, Hope it helps
Tulip flowers have tulip seeds within the seed pod. You can harvest a seed from a pollinated tulip flower pod and plant it. Just be prepared to wait a long time for a flower to grow. A number of gardening sources say that it can take five-to-seven years before a tulip plant from seed will form a flower. That is different from a tulip bulb, which will produce a tulip plant and flower the very next year. When planted and nurtured in right soil, of course.
A seed can be as tiny as a poppy seed or as large as a peach pit.
Reply:One of the reasons tulip bulbs can be very costly is that the growers have taken them through the initial lengthy growth period. They've chosen the best cultivars and divided the bulbs to sell them to us. With seed, you never know whether it will be a hardy or attractive strain.
The Muse
Tulip seeds?
This is what I found, Hope it helps
Tulip flowers have tulip seeds within the seed pod. You can harvest a seed from a pollinated tulip flower pod and plant it. Just be prepared to wait a long time for a flower to grow. A number of gardening sources say that it can take five-to-seven years before a tulip plant from seed will form a flower. That is different from a tulip bulb, which will produce a tulip plant and flower the very next year. When planted and nurtured in right soil, of course.
A seed can be as tiny as a poppy seed or as large as a peach pit.
Reply:One of the reasons tulip bulbs can be very costly is that the growers have taken them through the initial lengthy growth period. They've chosen the best cultivars and divided the bulbs to sell them to us. With seed, you never know whether it will be a hardy or attractive strain.
The Muse
Tulip Bulbs?
at the end of august i planted my tulip bulbs for next year,and since then ive seen them start to pop up threw the ground,is that a good thing bad thing,or are they just trying to grow.
Tulips only bloom once a year outdoors right?
Tulip Bulbs?
I'm in Ohio and normally you want to plant tulips in mid-late October. You don't want them growing in the fall because the bulb only has so much stored food. If it uses some of it up pushing up vegetation now there may not be enough left to carry it through the winter. The winter will make it die back. You may end up with smaller flowers next spring.
In the future plant about a month later than when you did. In actuality you can plant them as long as you can dig the ground so if you get some sale bulbs in Nov and you can still dig the ground 6" deep you can plant them.
Reply:You may have planted them a bit early, people ususally plant them here in the fall (Sept/Oct).....if they bloom try fertilizing with bulb food after they bloom and they will most likely bloom again after the winter.
Reply:Yes, it must be warm there so the tulips think it is spring already.
If they come up out of the ground and get frost bite they will probably be too tired to bloom in spring. Next time plant later or deeper.
Reply:Tulips are perennials so they come back every year (if the moles don't eat the bulbs), but they bloom only once a year. It sounds as if you've been having some warm weather where you live. You might start planting tulip bulbs in the Fall to avoid the early sprouting...
Reply:You should have waited till at least after the first frost to plant bulbs. You could have kept them in your refrigerator till then. They should be OK. Make sure you cut them back before the first frost. You are correct, they only bloom once a year. But they may think it's Spring time if the weather is still warm by you.
Reply:The truth is you probably put them in about a month too soon for your area. But they come back every year. The are Spring bloomers.
Reply:You planted a tad too earlie. Just leave them and work some bonemeal into the ground.
Tulips only bloom once a year outdoors right?
Tulip Bulbs?
I'm in Ohio and normally you want to plant tulips in mid-late October. You don't want them growing in the fall because the bulb only has so much stored food. If it uses some of it up pushing up vegetation now there may not be enough left to carry it through the winter. The winter will make it die back. You may end up with smaller flowers next spring.
In the future plant about a month later than when you did. In actuality you can plant them as long as you can dig the ground so if you get some sale bulbs in Nov and you can still dig the ground 6" deep you can plant them.
Reply:You may have planted them a bit early, people ususally plant them here in the fall (Sept/Oct).....if they bloom try fertilizing with bulb food after they bloom and they will most likely bloom again after the winter.
Reply:Yes, it must be warm there so the tulips think it is spring already.
If they come up out of the ground and get frost bite they will probably be too tired to bloom in spring. Next time plant later or deeper.
Reply:Tulips are perennials so they come back every year (if the moles don't eat the bulbs), but they bloom only once a year. It sounds as if you've been having some warm weather where you live. You might start planting tulip bulbs in the Fall to avoid the early sprouting...
Reply:You should have waited till at least after the first frost to plant bulbs. You could have kept them in your refrigerator till then. They should be OK. Make sure you cut them back before the first frost. You are correct, they only bloom once a year. But they may think it's Spring time if the weather is still warm by you.
Reply:The truth is you probably put them in about a month too soon for your area. But they come back every year. The are Spring bloomers.
Reply:You planted a tad too earlie. Just leave them and work some bonemeal into the ground.
Tulip bulb question?
I Recently bought a house and there were some overgrown tulips. Not taken care of in years. I dug up the tulip bulbs today. What should I do with them to use them again?Should I cut the roots off and wash them off?
Tulip bulb question?
Most tulips bloom for years. They should be seperated and replanted .Throw away any bulbs that appear unhealthy. Put some ferts in the hole and replant..
I have 100s each spring and most are over 10 years old. I fertalize spring and fall.
Reply:Well, the thing about Tulips is that they are biennial which means they only flower for two years and that's it. However, the bulbs should have produced babies. Look at your bulbs and see if you can tell which is the mother plant and which are the offspring. Throw away the spent mother bulb and replant the babies. You don't have to cut the roots off, you just put them back in ground for next spring. Also, for future reference, you need to leave the foliage undisturbed until it has completely died and turned brown because the bulbs derive their energy from the sun.
Tulip bulb question?
Most tulips bloom for years. They should be seperated and replanted .Throw away any bulbs that appear unhealthy. Put some ferts in the hole and replant..
I have 100s each spring and most are over 10 years old. I fertalize spring and fall.
Reply:Well, the thing about Tulips is that they are biennial which means they only flower for two years and that's it. However, the bulbs should have produced babies. Look at your bulbs and see if you can tell which is the mother plant and which are the offspring. Throw away the spent mother bulb and replant the babies. You don't have to cut the roots off, you just put them back in ground for next spring. Also, for future reference, you need to leave the foliage undisturbed until it has completely died and turned brown because the bulbs derive their energy from the sun.
Tulip Bulbs Covered with Weeds - Can They Be Saved?
I planted fifty tulip bulbs in my garden last fall. They blossomed beautifully this Spring. I planned to pull the bulbs up again this fall, split them, and replant. The problems is that weeds have overtaken the garden so badly that I would have trouble finding the tulips. Any suggested strategies?
Tulip Bulbs Covered with Weeds - Can They Be Saved?
Just dig thats all you can do, or water the flower beds and then start pulling the weeds out and then dig the ground will be softer and easier to work with. If Ihave to pull weeds I do the same thing water the garden and then pull.
Reply:Tulips do tend to make a lot of offset bulbs, which can drain energy from the "mother" bulb and decrease flowering next spring. Still, since you just planted them last fall, you will probably get a decent display from them next spring even if you just leave them.
If you want to dig them up, cut back all the weeds with a string trimmer or a hoe. Then just start digging. (You may be surprised to find the bulbs a bit deeper that you planted them; the roots actually have the ability to pull the bulbs deeper into the soil.)
Reply:Tulips can often be left in the garden for 3-4 years before they need dividing. When the blooms start getting small, it is time to dig and divide.
So I would just leave them where they are and enjoy them next year.
new year lily
Tulip Bulbs Covered with Weeds - Can They Be Saved?
Just dig thats all you can do, or water the flower beds and then start pulling the weeds out and then dig the ground will be softer and easier to work with. If Ihave to pull weeds I do the same thing water the garden and then pull.
Reply:Tulips do tend to make a lot of offset bulbs, which can drain energy from the "mother" bulb and decrease flowering next spring. Still, since you just planted them last fall, you will probably get a decent display from them next spring even if you just leave them.
If you want to dig them up, cut back all the weeds with a string trimmer or a hoe. Then just start digging. (You may be surprised to find the bulbs a bit deeper that you planted them; the roots actually have the ability to pull the bulbs deeper into the soil.)
Reply:Tulips can often be left in the garden for 3-4 years before they need dividing. When the blooms start getting small, it is time to dig and divide.
So I would just leave them where they are and enjoy them next year.
new year lily
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Tulip themed wedding – what is a cool way to have place cards?
My brother is getting married at the end of April and they are having a tulip themed wedding . I’m trying to come up with a cool, inexpensive, but creative way to display the place cards. I thought maybe hang them from a tree and make them tulip in shape or something like that. Any ideas? The bride is hard to please but any suggestions would be appreciated. I thought something with fresh flowers but not have to give each person a flower or a bulb. I thought a tulip bulb would be cool – naturally I was shot down.
Tulip themed wedding – what is a cool way to have place cards?
I'm not having a tulip-themed wedding, but this is how my place cards will be displayed. The will be on a round table at the entrance to the ball room, nestled in a bed of alternating cream and pink rose petals (think rows of place cards radiating out from the center of the table with the petals in between). You could do something like that in the brides colors. Hanging them from a tree sounds pretty, the only problem being, if there are a lot of people it makes it hard to find your card. Usually they are displayed in alphabetical order just for the sake of convenience. I personally love the idea of the tulip bulb, maybe wrapped in some tulle or in a small flower pot. Honestly a bag of tulip bulbs is darn cheap if you get it from Sam's Club or BJ's, so I don't think it would break the bank.
Reply:maybe tulip shaped cards set on a table with some real tulips shattered around.
You could have the table nubers be different colors of tulips- Like at the seating table have a sign with a red tulip and number 1 on it and on the place cards have it red paper shaped like a tulip with table 1 written on it.
hope that makes sence?
You could have the centerpiece be red tulips instead of the sign.
good luck!
Reply:I have a great idea! Get little mini flowre pots and decorate them. Attach the place cards to a green stick, have them shaped as a tulip (various colors and whatnot as well) that way the card looks like a potted tulip plant. I think that would be so cute and i bet at a big home and garden store you could find the pots really cheap. Then they can be decorated to fit your theme or personalized to the couple they are for. I think that would look super cute on the table too!
PS. You can also put real soil in the pot and give them seeds to plant as the gift/favor!
Reply:You soon to be sil is crazy - I think a tulip bulb with a raffia tied place card attached would be perfect! Are you doing this for her wedding reception?? Forget that - use your perfect bulb idea for the reheasal dinner (your parents are paying for). I think you have a great idea - whatever you do, please don't use plastic.
Reply:Try going to the dollar store and finding cheap flower scented votives in the color theme of the wedding. (about 4-6 for a dollar) Go to your local craft store and get some pretty, yet inexpensive ribbon. Also get some tags and a gold or silver pen to write the guests names on them (good handwriting a plus LOL). Buy a hole puncher( they may have some in the shapes of a tulip at the craft store) so you can place the ribbon trough the hole and tie around candle with a bow. you can display with candles lit ( if lit than you will need something under the votive to catch the wax. Try the dollar store for something cheap) or unlit ( so the guests can take them home.)
PS: It would also be neat to sprinkle tulip petals around the votives.
PPS I personally loved YOUR idea myself.
Reply:u could use a plaster tulip in the color of the wedding and add the names ,u could paint them this would be cheaper
Tulip themed wedding – what is a cool way to have place cards?
I'm not having a tulip-themed wedding, but this is how my place cards will be displayed. The will be on a round table at the entrance to the ball room, nestled in a bed of alternating cream and pink rose petals (think rows of place cards radiating out from the center of the table with the petals in between). You could do something like that in the brides colors. Hanging them from a tree sounds pretty, the only problem being, if there are a lot of people it makes it hard to find your card. Usually they are displayed in alphabetical order just for the sake of convenience. I personally love the idea of the tulip bulb, maybe wrapped in some tulle or in a small flower pot. Honestly a bag of tulip bulbs is darn cheap if you get it from Sam's Club or BJ's, so I don't think it would break the bank.
Reply:maybe tulip shaped cards set on a table with some real tulips shattered around.
You could have the table nubers be different colors of tulips- Like at the seating table have a sign with a red tulip and number 1 on it and on the place cards have it red paper shaped like a tulip with table 1 written on it.
hope that makes sence?
You could have the centerpiece be red tulips instead of the sign.
good luck!
Reply:I have a great idea! Get little mini flowre pots and decorate them. Attach the place cards to a green stick, have them shaped as a tulip (various colors and whatnot as well) that way the card looks like a potted tulip plant. I think that would be so cute and i bet at a big home and garden store you could find the pots really cheap. Then they can be decorated to fit your theme or personalized to the couple they are for. I think that would look super cute on the table too!
PS. You can also put real soil in the pot and give them seeds to plant as the gift/favor!
Reply:You soon to be sil is crazy - I think a tulip bulb with a raffia tied place card attached would be perfect! Are you doing this for her wedding reception?? Forget that - use your perfect bulb idea for the reheasal dinner (your parents are paying for). I think you have a great idea - whatever you do, please don't use plastic.
Reply:Try going to the dollar store and finding cheap flower scented votives in the color theme of the wedding. (about 4-6 for a dollar) Go to your local craft store and get some pretty, yet inexpensive ribbon. Also get some tags and a gold or silver pen to write the guests names on them (good handwriting a plus LOL). Buy a hole puncher( they may have some in the shapes of a tulip at the craft store) so you can place the ribbon trough the hole and tie around candle with a bow. you can display with candles lit ( if lit than you will need something under the votive to catch the wax. Try the dollar store for something cheap) or unlit ( so the guests can take them home.)
PS: It would also be neat to sprinkle tulip petals around the votives.
PPS I personally loved YOUR idea myself.
Reply:u could use a plaster tulip in the color of the wedding and add the names ,u could paint them this would be cheaper
Tulip Bed Question?
I have a beautiful tulip garden in my yard, and it is surrounded with decorative rocks. The thing is, tulips live for part of the spring, die, and then leaves the bed flowerless. I was thinking of removing the tulips bulbs, and planting them somewhere else? Will they be effective and take root, if I uproot them?
Another question I have, is there any flowers I can plant in the bed that will last all spring and summer, so it'll be decorative the whole time?
Thanks in advance!
Tulip Bed Question?
and this in what we call a perrennial flower bed the tulips come up in the spring and by the time that they are done blooming you have perrennials comming up around them and then the perrennial plants take over until fall frost like right now i have tulips blooming but I have other plants comming up around them go to the web sight for way side gardens they can give you ideas for plants that are zoned for your area like right now one of my favorite spots I have red tulips blooming and Dead nettle all around it (very cool) experiment and have fun somethings work and somethings dont and if they dont you can just move them around your garden-GOOD LUCK!
Reply:I never dig my bulbs. I plant annuals near the bulbs to fill in the areas the bulb plants leave..
check with your favorite garden center on annual plants that will do well in your area and in the light conditions of your area.
Reply:I'd leave the tulip bulbs as is, but would plant geraniums, petunias, pansies, impatiens, snap dragons, etc. also. That way, there will be a nice array of color in your flower bed, once the tulips are no longer in bloom. There's a special time to cut down the tulips after they are no longer in bloom. My ex used to mow then down as soon as they were no longer in bloom, but he should have left them for a while, before trimming them down. I'm not sure how long one must wait but perhaps someone else can tell both of us, if you don't already know.
Reply:Yes, u can remove the bulbs or just clip back the leaves and plant something around them.
Marigolds last a long time and zinnias and impatients are good for the shade.
Reply:Yes tulips can be moved. I move mine all the time. There are flowers that can last longer than others, depends on where you live. I volunteer on the hot line of my county's Master Gardener program. I am sure you have a group to serve you in you area. Yahoo "MasterGardeners" They are taught by the University and will research for what would grow the best in your area.
Reply:Bulbs of any kind can be replanted. Annuals
are what you want to plant, long time blooms
on them but they are a lot more work in gardening
each year. I like black eyed susans, a perennial, grow them in the sun and they hold up for a long time.
Another question I have, is there any flowers I can plant in the bed that will last all spring and summer, so it'll be decorative the whole time?
Thanks in advance!
Tulip Bed Question?
and this in what we call a perrennial flower bed the tulips come up in the spring and by the time that they are done blooming you have perrennials comming up around them and then the perrennial plants take over until fall frost like right now i have tulips blooming but I have other plants comming up around them go to the web sight for way side gardens they can give you ideas for plants that are zoned for your area like right now one of my favorite spots I have red tulips blooming and Dead nettle all around it (very cool) experiment and have fun somethings work and somethings dont and if they dont you can just move them around your garden-GOOD LUCK!
Reply:I never dig my bulbs. I plant annuals near the bulbs to fill in the areas the bulb plants leave..
check with your favorite garden center on annual plants that will do well in your area and in the light conditions of your area.
Reply:I'd leave the tulip bulbs as is, but would plant geraniums, petunias, pansies, impatiens, snap dragons, etc. also. That way, there will be a nice array of color in your flower bed, once the tulips are no longer in bloom. There's a special time to cut down the tulips after they are no longer in bloom. My ex used to mow then down as soon as they were no longer in bloom, but he should have left them for a while, before trimming them down. I'm not sure how long one must wait but perhaps someone else can tell both of us, if you don't already know.
Reply:Yes, u can remove the bulbs or just clip back the leaves and plant something around them.
Marigolds last a long time and zinnias and impatients are good for the shade.
Reply:Yes tulips can be moved. I move mine all the time. There are flowers that can last longer than others, depends on where you live. I volunteer on the hot line of my county's Master Gardener program. I am sure you have a group to serve you in you area. Yahoo "MasterGardeners" They are taught by the University and will research for what would grow the best in your area.
Reply:Bulbs of any kind can be replanted. Annuals
are what you want to plant, long time blooms
on them but they are a lot more work in gardening
each year. I like black eyed susans, a perennial, grow them in the sun and they hold up for a long time.
Tulip Tattoos?
I'm going to have a tulip tattoo on my left upper arm. Tulips have a special meaning for me and I've been thinking for a long time to get a tulip tattoo. Can you show me some tulip tattoos?
(10 points goes to the coolest tulip)
Tulip Tattoos?
http://www.tattoojohnny.com/tattoo-desig... the 1st one
heres some more:
http://www.tattoojohnny.com/images/desig...
http://www.carltonartgallery.com/images/...
http://www.tattooroot.com/imgs/flower01....
http://www.tattoodles.com/gallery/search...
im sorry if they arent the best
good luck!
Reply:I love naturalistic/realistic tattoos, and Marie Wadman of Diving Swallow Tattoo in Oakland does some of the best, in my opinion.
Check out this tulip: http://www.divingswallow.com/marie.asp?c...
(10 points goes to the coolest tulip)
Tulip Tattoos?
http://www.tattoojohnny.com/tattoo-desig... the 1st one
heres some more:
http://www.tattoojohnny.com/images/desig...
http://www.carltonartgallery.com/images/...
http://www.tattooroot.com/imgs/flower01....
http://www.tattoodles.com/gallery/search...
im sorry if they arent the best
good luck!
Reply:I love naturalistic/realistic tattoos, and Marie Wadman of Diving Swallow Tattoo in Oakland does some of the best, in my opinion.
Check out this tulip: http://www.divingswallow.com/marie.asp?c...
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