How do you plant tulip Bulbs? When is a good time?

When you plant tulip bulbs depends on where you live .... This is typically when you get the first frost or when the evening temperatures reach about 40 degrees. You should get them in the ground at least six weeks before the ground actually freezes, though. You can - if it's absolutely necessary - store the bulbs for about a month or so in a cool dry place but only for about a month because they will not last until next season this way. You need to plant the bulbs somewhere the soil drains well. Bulbs like sunshine and lots of it. Dig your soil so it's loose and workable. If it's not an established garden bed then perhaps you might want to add some organic matter, compost, peat, or other nutrients for your bulbs. Plant the bigger bulbs about six to eight inches deep and the smaller ones about four to no more than six inches deep. Plant the pointy end up! There is no real need to add fertilizer the first year as the bulbs feed themselves all the nutrients they need to grow. They will nourish themselves and be able to spread and populate the next season. Never add the fertilizer directly to the potting hole (where you dig to add the bulb) because this can lead to burning the bulb. I would suggest not planting bulbs in a single row - say down a walk way or path - because this does not add much visual interest. Group bulbs together in clusters for a great visual colorful impact! Remember to plant lower bulbs in front of higher bulbs so you can see them in the garden or pot you are planting them in. Planting tulip bulbs or any other type bulb flower for that matter (hyacinths are gorgeous and rich in color and smell fantastic, too) in pots for the inside is a great idea to bring color and life to the indoors while it's rather dreary and gloomy outdoors. Just follow the same basic principles for the outdoor planting for planting indoors in pots and you should be great to go!





Best of luck ...


May you have lovely blooms come spring time!





daizeydee

How do you plant tulip Bulbs? When is a good time?
If the ground is frozen wherever you are it is too late for this year. If you can't plant them now, you could plant them in the spring and they will bloom the following spring.





They usually come with directions that say something like "Dig a hole that is about 4 times deeper than the diameter of the tulip bulb (8" down for a 2" bulb) . Drop the bulb into the hole (pointy side up) and cover it up."
Reply:tulips look best in groups of 3 or more . If you live some where the ground doesn't freeze too hard dig a whole with a shovel as deep as the shovel, about 8 inches. put the bulbs in pointy side up , crumble the dirt on top and water. The department of agriculture has different zones based on how cold it gets. For instance in some parts of Florida you need special tulips because it doesn't get real cold. Where I live now is the perfect time to plant. Up north the ground may be too hard already. You can add fertilizer %26amp; stuff but this is for future years that bulb is already packed with every thing it needs courtesy of mother nature.
Reply:plant any time i have planted them after christmas and they have still come along well
Reply:As long as you have good weather plant them now. They will bloom in the springtime. If its frozen allready just hold on them until the spring for fall blooming...you can pot a few they will bloom indoors for awhile.

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