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  1. 05-01-2006, 07:09 AM #1
    buggy_win
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    [align=left]Hello, [/align]
    [align=left]First of all I want to say sorry I am a first time gardener.[/align]
    [align=left]I have two big big pots with tulips and dafidils in them. (I purchased them like this) They said they would be fine in this pot till next year. What I was planning on doing is once they are finished I was going to plant annuals ontop of them (the plants that you replace*ever year)* I was talking to a friend and they said I*should not do this because it will kill the tulips*I have in the pot already. The other plants will take out all the nutrients out of the soil.* Does anyone know if this is true.* Just want to* make sure I know what I am doing before*I do something to*kill these beautiful tulips.[/align]
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  2. 05-01-2006, 08:53 AM #2
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    Hi Buggy Win,

    Your friend is correct, but not for the reason they've given.* First I'd like to say that you need to let the foilage of the daffodils and tulips turn yellow before you remove it as the green foilage feeds the bulbs for next year's flowers.*

    The main reason I don't recommend planting annuals over tulips and daffodils in pots is because the constant watering needed for the annuals will cause the bulbs to rot.* The native region for these bulbs is dry in summer while the bulbs are dormant.

    I don't know where you live, but do be careful storing the pot over the winter.* You don't want freeze and thaw to cause your bulbs to rot.* If possible, sink the pot in the ground up to it's rim for the summer and winter.*

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  3. 05-01-2006, 10:11 AM #3
    buggy_win
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    [align=left]Thank you so much. This is a big help Now I will transfer them to a location outside the pot in the ground.* Before the leaves fall off.* This way theay are set for next year and they have the green (brown/yellow) for food.* You have been a great help. Have a wonderful day.[/align]
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  4. 05-01-2006, 01:13 PM #4
    Newt
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    Buggy, you are very welcome!* If you're going to plant them in the ground, they should do just fine with perennials that don't get watered alot.

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    When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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