After the Valentines Holiday, I got 6 pots of potted tulips that did not sell (I'm a floral designer).* The tulips were potted in small shallow pots so the tulips fell over therefore we could not sell them.* Now I want to plant them in my yard.* Since they have already bloomed, can I go ahead and plant them now.* I know to cut them down, I just didn't know if I could plant them now or keep them dormant till the fall.* I live in East Texas so we don't have a frost till LATE in the year.* Many people have told me I could plant them know.* Any special advise.
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03-04-2006, 05:24 PM #1
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03-12-2006, 05:48 AM #2
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You should plant them now so that they can gain some nutrition from the sun and soil before they naturally go to sleep for the winter. If you just store them they will likely survive but have been on a fast for a full season.
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04-10-2006, 05:46 PM #3
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Hi Cindy,
It may be too late for this, but you should allow the leaves to turn yellow before you remove them.* They will feed next years blooms.* Also, some varieties of tulips that have been forced for blooms don't return to bloom again.* Do you know the named variety of your tulips?* This first article is a bit long, but both should be helpful.
http://www.slate.com/id/2138844/
http://www.extension.umn.edu/project...fterBloom.html
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