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- Q.Hello-I Planted Tulip Bulbs In Pots In The Fall, And I Didn’t Know To Fertilize Them At That Time. I’m Trying To Figure Out I - f I can, and how much fertilizer I should use, now that they’re starting to grow. I have Bulb Tone ...
- Q.Tulips - I didn't get all of my tulips planted in the fall. They were kept in my garage and I just ...
- Q.Plant Tulips From Store??? - I have tulips already blooming in pot. How do I plant to grow next year?
- Q.What Is This Tulip - Trying to identify the tulip in the attached photograph. My first thought is a Double Blue Diamond but the white ...
- Q.Planted 150 Tulip Bulbs The End Of March & Only A About 6 Sprouts Of Greens Came Up. Can I Leave Them In The Ground For Next Year - s bloom? We live near a lake in Renton....a little cooler here.
- Q.I Have Tulips And Other Spring Bulbs In Pots. What Is The Best Way To Store Them For The Rest Of The Year? - Could I plant them in the ground now and keep them there for winter?
- Q.Do Thailand Tulips Attract Bees And Butterflies? - also called the Siam tulip I believe
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March 19, 2022Q.Hello-I Planted Tulip Bulbs In Pots In The Fall, And I Didn’t Know To Fertilize Them At That Time. I’m Trying To Figure Out I
f I can, and how much fertilizer I should use, now that they’re starting to grow. I have Bulb Tone food. They have started growing now, quite a bit, and we will still have frost and snow, so I’m not sure if I should leave them in the garage, or take them out when we do have nice days but put them back in the garage if it gets very cold out. They are very big to be moving them back and forth. Can they survive? Also, regarding my above fertilizing question, I have about 20 bulbs in 20” containers.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
March 20, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You are in hardiness zone 6 and tulips are generally hardy to zone 4. As long as there is no bud or bloom they can stay outside. If they bud or bloom and a freeze is expected, you can move them into the garage, cover them, or cut the blooms/buds and enjoy them in a vase.
It's too late to fertilize now. Most people in your zone 6 treat tulips as an annual, so if you plant again in the fall, you can fertilize.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/fertilizing-tulips.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm
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Anonymous on
April 6, 2022Q.Tulips
I didn't get all of my tulips planted in the fall. They were kept in my garage and I just inspected all of them and they are firm and look good. Can I plant them now so they don't deteriorate before the fall. I am zone 7
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GKH_Susan on
April 7, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Yes, go ahead and plant them now. They still might bloom if they get enough chilling. Here are more details and options:
https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/didnt-get-your-bulbs-planted/
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April 10, 2022Q.Plant Tulips From Store???
I have tulips already blooming in pot. How do I plant to grow next year?
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GKH_Susan on
April 11, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Tulips don't come back well after forcing, but you can try. As soon as they finish blooming, plant them outside in a sunny spot. Do not remove the foliage (you can cut off the flower stem) or the rootball. Plant the whole thing and let the foliage die back on its own.
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May 7, 2022Q.What Is This Tulip
Trying to identify the tulip in the attached photograph. My first thought is a Double Blue Diamond but the white areas do not seem to match. Any help greatly appreciated.
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GKH_Susan on
May 9, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It is pretty much impossible to identify a tulip because there are so many that look identical. Even if you find one that it looks like, it may not be the right one.
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May 13, 2022Q.Planted 150 Tulip Bulbs The End Of March & Only A About 6 Sprouts Of Greens Came Up. Can I Leave Them In The Ground For Next Year
s bloom? We live near a lake in Renton....a little cooler here.
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GKH_Susan on
May 17, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Zone 8 is warm for tulips. They need a certain amount of cold weather during the winter to bloom well. So yours probably won't bloom the next year either if left in the ground. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-in-warm-climates.htm
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June 10, 2022
Ballyjamesduff co Cavan irelandQ.I Have Tulips And Other Spring Bulbs In Pots. What Is The Best Way To Store Them For The Rest Of The Year?
Could I plant them in the ground now and keep them there for winter?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 13, 2022
Certified ExpertA.I would continue to store them until Autumn! This will ensure that they stay viable and will transplant this 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/bgen/flower-bulb-shelf-life.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm
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September 1, 2022Q.Do Thailand Tulips Attract Bees And Butterflies?
also called the Siam tulip I believe
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GKH_Susan on
September 14, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Siam tulips are not really tulips but are in the ginger family. My research showed insects and birds are attracted to the colorful bracts and to the water held in the side pockets.
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