mine are through blooming , and I need the space for other plantings now . What is the best way to take care of them after they have bloomed?
You can dig them up and store them till fall, but first you have to wait till the leaves wither and turn yellow. Otherwise, the bulb won't be able to store up nutrition for next year. If your location doesn't get cold enough for successive blooming of tulips, you can treat them as annuals and discard after blooming.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/how-to-cure-tulip-bulbs.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-bloom-every-year.htm
Hi. In 2017 I plants rows of tulips. They came up last year, the first year and I was very happy with them. I've enclosed a pic taken May 8th 2018. When the plants died I cleaned up the stems and leaves. We had a good southern Ontario winter so the weather conditions are not an issue. We are in a new subdivision and have no squirrels, nothing has dug up the flower bed. This years spring has been cooler, rainier, don't know if that's the cause. I've enclosed a pic taken May 6th 2019, you can see the difference. I have half a dozen tulips returned of the 40 plus I planted. I don't know if they will come back, if the soil will just kill them if I replant? If I did something to kill them. Tulips are suppose to be so easy but somehow I messed it up. Please tell me if my tulips are gone forever and why this happened.
Tulips are finicky beasts. No matter where you live, duplicating their native environment isn't always easy.
The heirloom tulips are more dependable.
Here are reasons why tulips might not return:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-bloom-every-year.htm
should I replant them or let them dry out and put back in the fall
If there's a substantial amount of leaf on them, try putting them back into the ground until the bulb has absorbed nutrients and the leaves turn yellow and wilted. If they've gnawed the all the way down, you may want to let them dry and store them in a cool dry place until fall.
Here's an article about your deer problem:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/protecting-tulips-from-deer.htm
After cutting off the foliage on my indoor tulips should I shelve them until the bloom again?
If they were forced, you will need to throw them away. They won't ever grow well again once forced.
If these were left to flower naturally, and not forced when you purchased it, then you can cut the flower and let the leaves fade naturally. Once this has happened, you can bring the plant to dormancy until Autumn.
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-bloom-every-year.htm
I am reworking my garden layout. There are bulbs scattered in the garden, Tulips, crocus, some kind of snow drop. Is it going to hurt them to move them all to another spot? Or can I remove them and store them safely to replant in the fall? Or what is the best way to work with them. Or, have I already ruined them when I carefully lifted the dirt and laid them aside?
Oh, yeah this is no good.
Spring bulbs need to be moved after they have gone dormant. They need all of the energy that they can save up to get them through dormancy, and any interruption in the growing cycle can halt flowering for a year or two. Sometimes, it can lead to the death of the bulb.
You can attempt replanting, just don't disturb the roots any more than they have already been disturbed. They may come back, or they may not.
Here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/transplanting-bulbs-in-gardens.htm
They're growing in water.
Were your tulip bulbs forced over the winter? Is that why they are in water?
If that is the case, forced bulbs rarely bloom again. You can just discard them.
Planting tulip bulbs now could lead to fungus or disease. Tulips need 12 to 14 weeks of cold weather and ideally you would plant them about six weeks before the first frost to give them time to establish roots. It would be far too soon to plant them now.
Here is more information that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/growing-tulips-in-water.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm
My son has just brought some back from Holland but they are autumn planting bulbs what do I do with them can I plant them in my garden now. I live in the UK.
You should wait, and store these until autumn. This article will help you to store these properly:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/how-to-cure-tulip-bulbs.htm