I live in Colorado and will be storing them in my garage. Please advise. Thanks.
I bought too many tulip bulbs, can I save the extra for next year?
Tulips will not survive to be planted the next year. Even in the darkness of a garage they will sprout and look for the sunshine. See if you can sell them but other wise crowd them in with the others or put them in pots. I purchased, a couple of years ago the big bags of tulips that Costco sells. One was left in the refrigerator in the garage and discovered the following year in March sometime of this year. The bulbs had sprouted and dried out.
Reply:storing your bulbs in a cold place is perfectly fine .why dont you get a nice big tub and plant them on mass it would be beautiful
Reply:You CAN save them for next year, just wrap them in newspaper and put them into a box and store them in a dark corner of your garage. Don,t let light or moisture get to them and they will be absolutely fine !!! Your tulips that are already planted will reproduce year after year, you can thin them out by digging them up in the fall before the first freeze and do the same thing. You don't want to dig them up too soon, you want them to start their dormant cycle. I live in northern Indiana and do this year after year.
Reply:depends probubly not
Reply:Sure you can store them... Just put them in the ground outside somewhere, then next year you can dig them up, divide them up, then replant them, or give them to your friends and neighbors... It you leave them out of the ground, even in cold storage, they probably won't make it to a 2nd season...
Reply:Can you buy TOO many? I would just put them all in a nice big planting bed. You will have something really beautiful to look at when they all bloom.
Reply:Store them in the crisper section of your refrigerator.
About the time those planted outdoors come up, plant them into a pot, remembering to keep them well-watered and in full sun.
You do know about bone-meal don't you? Makes for huger blooms.
Reply:It is possible to save your extra tulip bulbs. Store them in a dark, cool and dry place that is well ventillated. Make sure the temperature is constant. Also, make sure they are not exposed to moisture or they may start to mold.
Some varieties of bulbs are susceptible to drying out. If you want to prevent this, you can store them in a pot or a bag of peat-dust or sand until you are ready to plant them. Spread them out in single layers and so that they aren't touching (ie. layer of bulbs, layer of sand, layer of bulbs, layer of sand).
Hope that helps.
Monday, May 17, 2010
What is a "Summer Tulip"?
It has leaves like a lily, but the flower is a number of small flowers around the top of the stem. The flowers are pink.
What is a "Summer Tulip"?
I haven't heard of a summer tulip. A picture might help if you can provide one. You aren't talking about a daylily are you?
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What is a "Summer Tulip"?
I haven't heard of a summer tulip. A picture might help if you can provide one. You aren't talking about a daylily are you?
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I have a crooked tulip tree. i want to know if the tree trunk can be cut off at the crook.will this kill the t
if i cut the trunk of the tree will it sprout a new top or will it kill the tree? its about a 4 year tree. trunk is about8 inches in diamater
I have a crooked tulip tree. i want to know if the tree trunk can be cut off at the crook.will this kill the t
if u cut off the top part of the trunk it will stop it's growth upwards
I have a crooked tulip tree. i want to know if the tree trunk can be cut off at the crook.will this kill the t
if u cut off the top part of the trunk it will stop it's growth upwards
When should I plant tulip bulbs?
You should plant them in the fall, before the first frost, ,just because it will be easier to plant them if the ground is not frozen.The tulips will grow in the spring.
When should I plant tulip bulbs?
THE FALL
Reply:mid september in severe early frost winter areas. and anytime up til early december in mild winter areas where the ground does not freeze hard til dec or january. bulbs need a good 14 to 16 weeks of dormant chill in order to bloom well.
Reply:Plant tulips in October through late November, when the soil has cooled to below 50°F. This temperature is essential to root development. Tulips will grow in most soil types, but if your soil is particularly sandy or heavy clay you would greatly benefit from loosening the soil and the addition of organic material such as compost, peat moss, etc. A few handfuls of pea gravel at the very bottom of the planting hole would also be beneficial as tulips demand excellent drainage.
When should I plant tulip bulbs?
THE FALL
Reply:mid september in severe early frost winter areas. and anytime up til early december in mild winter areas where the ground does not freeze hard til dec or january. bulbs need a good 14 to 16 weeks of dormant chill in order to bloom well.
Reply:Plant tulips in October through late November, when the soil has cooled to below 50°F. This temperature is essential to root development. Tulips will grow in most soil types, but if your soil is particularly sandy or heavy clay you would greatly benefit from loosening the soil and the addition of organic material such as compost, peat moss, etc. A few handfuls of pea gravel at the very bottom of the planting hole would also be beneficial as tulips demand excellent drainage.
How much time endure tulip bulbs?
Tulip bulbs usually sprout and bloom in the early spring. They are dormant in the winter and don't bloom again during the summer. If the climate is not too harsh you can leave them in the ground year round.
How much time endure tulip bulbs?
They come up every spring. If you planted last fall they should be coming up now. If you plant now probably not until next year.
Reply:Approximately 30 days. Also you can "fool" the tulip bulbs after they are done growing to be regrown during the same season by putting them in the refrigerator for 30 days.
Reply:If you are asking how long will they keep reblooming, you'll probably need to replant every 4 to 5 years.
How much time endure tulip bulbs?
They come up every spring. If you planted last fall they should be coming up now. If you plant now probably not until next year.
Reply:Approximately 30 days. Also you can "fool" the tulip bulbs after they are done growing to be regrown during the same season by putting them in the refrigerator for 30 days.
Reply:If you are asking how long will they keep reblooming, you'll probably need to replant every 4 to 5 years.
WHats up with this tulip?
Its flower fell off, and now it looks like a green stick, but its completely healthy is this normal, thanks. its warm outside.
WHats up with this tulip?
Tulip blooms don't last too long in warm weather. What you have seen happening is perfectly normal. A seed pod will now form. I tend to like to break these pods off because I feel much of the energy of the tulip will be used to make seeds which most people do not want. I suggest leaving both the tulip stem and leaves intact though as they are making food (carbohydrates) for the plant and most of that will eventually be stored in the bulb for next year.
Reply:tulips dont last long, it is perfectly normal
Reply:They are dying, which they always do in the spring. Leave it alone. It will be back next year.
Reply:What you're looking at are the seed pods. Tulips usually spread via the bulbs so you can cut it back unless you like the new look.
Reply:Supposedly if you want to get the most life out of your tulip bulbs, you're supposed to remove them from the ground and store them in vermiculite in the Fall, then replant in the Spring. It's recommended to do this every two years. They can loose some of their strength and life force, because they tend to split, or squirrels have damaged the bulb. If you should do this, the way you can find all of the bulbs to remove is wait till the petals drop off and the stems are still protruding from the ground. You can buy vermiculite in a garden store.
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WHats up with this tulip?
Tulip blooms don't last too long in warm weather. What you have seen happening is perfectly normal. A seed pod will now form. I tend to like to break these pods off because I feel much of the energy of the tulip will be used to make seeds which most people do not want. I suggest leaving both the tulip stem and leaves intact though as they are making food (carbohydrates) for the plant and most of that will eventually be stored in the bulb for next year.
Reply:tulips dont last long, it is perfectly normal
Reply:They are dying, which they always do in the spring. Leave it alone. It will be back next year.
Reply:What you're looking at are the seed pods. Tulips usually spread via the bulbs so you can cut it back unless you like the new look.
Reply:Supposedly if you want to get the most life out of your tulip bulbs, you're supposed to remove them from the ground and store them in vermiculite in the Fall, then replant in the Spring. It's recommended to do this every two years. They can loose some of their strength and life force, because they tend to split, or squirrels have damaged the bulb. If you should do this, the way you can find all of the bulbs to remove is wait till the petals drop off and the stems are still protruding from the ground. You can buy vermiculite in a garden store.
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I have a potted tulip inside when do I plant outside? Do I keep watering when plant wilts?
Plant is wilting. Do I keep watering it in pot or let it dry out. The temperature is 40 here so too early to plant. Or do I wait until Sept. to plant outside
I have a potted tulip inside when do I plant outside? Do I keep watering when plant wilts?
If it has not gone through the cool-down and freezing cycle it is way to late to put outside. Let it bloom and do it's natural course of die-back. Do Not Water It.
Purchase the new Zip-Lock bags for Vegetables. In Mid June place it in such a bag with both bone meal (a tsp.) and enough sphagnum moss and soil from the pot to surround the bulb. Let it dry for two/three weeks. At that point mist the moss, mist - not- soak the moss for the remainder of time.
On Halloween if you are in the south, Columbus Day if you are in the north, plant the bulb in a full sun location with all of the bags contents (minus the bag). Make sure the pointy side is down. Next year, with god's help, do it again.
Reply:Very good answer. I received a potted tulip for Valentine's %26amp; this was very useful to me. Report It
I have a potted tulip inside when do I plant outside? Do I keep watering when plant wilts?
If it has not gone through the cool-down and freezing cycle it is way to late to put outside. Let it bloom and do it's natural course of die-back. Do Not Water It.
Purchase the new Zip-Lock bags for Vegetables. In Mid June place it in such a bag with both bone meal (a tsp.) and enough sphagnum moss and soil from the pot to surround the bulb. Let it dry for two/three weeks. At that point mist the moss, mist - not- soak the moss for the remainder of time.
On Halloween if you are in the south, Columbus Day if you are in the north, plant the bulb in a full sun location with all of the bags contents (minus the bag). Make sure the pointy side is down. Next year, with god's help, do it again.
Reply:Very good answer. I received a potted tulip for Valentine's %26amp; this was very useful to me. Report It
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