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  1. 04-27-2007, 01:58 PM #1
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    Hi, I'm fairly new to gardening and*I got*some free Tulips from a local store. They dug up 6000 and let us have what we can take, so I see people taking the stems and snaping them off the bulb, so I figure thats what I'm supposed to do. I was told to store them in a bag w/peat moss til the fall then plant. I go to Walmart and ask the nursery people, they tell me I should not have snapped the stems off and that I should plant them , they will not bloom next year but I can pray and they may come back the following year. So my is what do I do now w/these bulbs? Do I plant them and see what happens? Go get some peat moss and store them in the basement til fall before I plant? Thanks!
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  2. 04-27-2007, 02:11 PM #2
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    Hi Tp,

    Please read my reply here to a question that is almost identical.
    http://www.backyardgardener.com/foru...um18/1769.html

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  3. 04-27-2007, 02:33 PM #3
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    Thanks for your reply but 'm still not sure if I should wait to plant them in the fall*or to do it now.* I'm a little slow sorry!:P
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  4. 04-27-2007, 03:39 PM #4
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    You don't say where you live, but I would plant them now.* You have the option of keeping them over the summer, but to me it's easier to just plant them now.

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    I live in zone 5,*thanks for your help!
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  6. 04-28-2007, 12:40 AM #6
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    In your zone I would definately plant them now.

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  7. 05-22-2007, 02:37 PM #7
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    [align=left]Yep,[/align]
    [align=left]If you plant them now, they will reestablish and have all summer to grow and feed the bulb. The green parts are the only source of food for the plant and all that goes into the bulb for next year's flower. I am in zone 7b so we never get too cold, but the ground is the best place for them. I never liked process of pulling them out and storing them :)[/align]
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    [align=left]Patrick - IHeartGardening.com[/align]
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  8. 05-24-2007, 03:32 PM #8
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    Hi Patrick,

    With no disrespect meant, once the leaves turn yellow and are gone, the bulb goes dormant and does not grow.* You are correct about the leaves feeding the bulb for the following years bloom.* Here's the cached version from this site so you can easily see the word 'dormant'.
    http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=8&gl=us

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