Friday, May 14, 2010

I received some tulip plants, my question is can you plant these in your garden and will they rebloom the next

every thing I can find only tells you how to plant bulbs not aactual plants, any help here would be welcome.

I received some tulip plants, my question is can you plant these in your garden and will they rebloom the next
Just plant them. They will run their course for the year, the flowers will fall off but the leaves will remain green for some time. You can cut them mid summer. They will return next spring and every year. The same goes for daffodils too.
Reply:Plant them in the fall, you will see them again next year.
Reply:Go ahead %26amp; plant them, they will come up next spring. Do not cut the folige until after it is dead in the fall.
Reply:yes trat them as any plant put them in the ground and water and fertilize after a couple of days and when the blooms are done for the season trim down the leaves and mulch over the beds with leaves until spring and then uncover and eh voila
Reply:Depends on where you live. Tulips have to have cold every year to re bloom. In the south it generally does not get cold enough. You may have to dig the bulbs up in the fall and overwinter in the frig.
Reply:Yes...and...Yes


Care Before and After Blooming - If rabbits are a problem, sprinkle blood meal on the leaf shoots when they emerge in April or May. Cut the tulip stems when the first petals begin to drop off. Do not let fallen petals stay in the bed, this keeps the garden clean and prevents blight. Nonflowering single leaf shoots are stragglers from weak old bulbs and may be removed.


Digging Bulbs - You can dig bulbs or leave them in the ground for 2 to 3 years. Bulbs remaining in the ground produce smaller flowers next year. In either case, plant annuals among the tulip foliage while waiting for the plants to die back. Do not cut back the tulip leaves. Allow the foliage to die down so the nutrients from the leaves can replenish the bulb. If you can twist the stem cleanly out of the bulb, the plant is dry enough to dig.


Cleaning and Storing Bulbs - After digging, clean the bulbs to remove old skin, roots and dirt. Store the bulbs on a wire rack or in a mesh bas that allows air circulation. Keep the bulbs in a room where the temperature stays between 60 and 70 degrees.


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