
It's Not Too Late to Plant Tulips!
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After planting them in pots(February). Once they begin growth can you plant them in the ground.
If you have tulips growing in a container, do not dig out the bulbs.You can plant the entire pot in the ground. And once the foliage dies back, you can transplant the bulbs into your garden. They may bloom the following year; keep in mind that a lot of hybrid tulips don’t come back a second year and are treated as annuals.
Thank you, Robin Sweeney, for the great informative article on Clivias. It’s the most complete growing article I’ve seen thus far. Like others, I jumped in purse first, and bought a yellow flowering Clivia from White Flower Farm a few years ago. What I haven’t done, was move it into a cool dry space to encourage it to bloom, and so my blooms, as amazing as they’ve been, have shown up in June and July. I’m about to March that gorgeous greenery out to the garage for a long rest.
I’m curious about where one can find the variations you mention. I finally got a long awaited greenhouse built and look forward to Scratching a few specialty plants off my long list list.
Thank for all you do, and Happy New Year! You’re the Best!
Tulips are surprisingly hardy. We've had warm spells in January and February when the plants start peeking up from the ground. But then we get hard, freezing weather and I often wonder if the tulips and daffodils will survive. Yes, they do!! My only difficulty is keeping the squirrels and mice from eating the bulbs. Have had to plant them in "bulb saucers" and/or line the planting areas with gravel to keep the critters out!!
I read another article that informed to lay wide-wired fencing, almost like chicken fencing, across the top of the tulip bulbs to help prevent squirrels from stealing the bulbs. Hope this is helpful.
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