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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    October 15, 2019
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    Since it is just foliage, they are OK for now. If a freeze damages the foliage, the bulbs should send up new foliage in spring. If you get buds, you will want to protect the buds from freezes with extra mulch, sheeting or cardboard boxes. If the buds bloom before a freeze, go ahead and cut them and ejoy them in a vase inside. Your bulbs will still be OK for next year (except tulips, which don't reliabily return in zone 6.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/plants-flowering-early.htm

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    November 4, 2019
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    The primary product that used to be available with this formulation, from my understanding, has been discontinued by the manufacturer.

    If you plant tulips as annuals, as many do, you don't need to fertilize becaue the bulb already has all the energy it needs to bloom for one season.

    If you want to perennialize your bulbs, feed them in the fall when planting with 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 fertilizer and again in spring when shoots emerge.

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    GKH_Susan on
    January 3, 2020
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    They do not come back well after forcing. They are meant to be thrown out after flowering, as they use up almost every bit of energy they have to flower instead of to produce leaves to harvest energy. This makes them very drained out and unable to come back from the stress.

    https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/it-possible-save-tulip-bulbs-have-been-forced-indoors

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    GKH_Susan on
    February 7, 2020
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    It actually looks like shothole fungus! Make sure to apply dolomitic lime and wettable sulfur together and at least once per year. This is a multipurpose treatment that will take care of fungal infections, supplement calcium, magnesium, carbon, and sulfur, and keep the pH of the soil stable. Remove affected leaves and destroy them.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    February 17, 2020
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    This will be nearing the end of the tulip growing season. It will be time to start bringing them into dormancy, once they have died back for the year.

    Here are some articles that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/how-to-cure-tulip-bulbs.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/category/ornamental/bulbs/tulips

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    February 20, 2020
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    Tulips don't tend to handle forcing, so they should be considered temporary. Hyacinths can be brought back after such treatment. This article will give you more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/how-to-plant-a-flower-bulb-in-your-garden-after-winter-forcing.htm

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    GKH_Susan on
    February 24, 2020
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    Tulips forced in water rarely bloom again. And tulips grown in the ground that far south are only good for one show. You can discard it.

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