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- 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
- Q.Fertilizing Tulips Optimal Choise - 1. what is the preferred method? twice a week adding the fertilizer dissolved and diluted in the irrigation during the ...
- Q.Bunch Of Tulips Delivered On Bulb – Remove Bulb Now Or After Flower/leaves Have Died - Hi there, I'm hoping you can help me. Today I received a bunch of tulips on the bulb (not planted) ...
- Q.Tulips Soil Needs To Be Acid Or Alkalinr - What fertilizer is better for tulips
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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.
Answered by
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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Anonymous on
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.
- Answered by
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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Anonymous on
September 1, 2022Q.Do Thailand Tulips Attract Bees And Butterflies?
also called the Siam tulip I believe
- Answered by
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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Anonymous on
September 20, 2022Q.Fertilizing Tulips Optimal Choise
1. what is the preferred method? twice a week adding the fertilizer dissolved and diluted in the irrigation during the first 2 active growing months? or layered once on top of the bulbs while planting as slow release solid pellets (i.e. Osmocoat)? 2. If using liquid fertilizer I can adjust the pH. What is considered the optimal pH for a tulip fertilizer?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 1, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Tulips should be fertilized in the fall on top of the soil, not under the tulip bulb. A slow release fertilizer (ratio 9-9-6) will work well. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/fertilizing-tulips.htm
They prefer a slightly acidic to neutral soil pH (7.0 is fine). Your liquid fertilizer label will tell you if its reaction is acidic or basic. I would make it easy on myself and go with the slow release.
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September 22, 2022Q.Bunch Of Tulips Delivered On Bulb – Remove Bulb Now Or After Flower/leaves Have Died
Hi there, I'm hoping you can help me. Today I received a bunch of tulips on the bulb (not planted) from my mother-in-law, as a thoughtful kindness after my recent surgery for thyroid cancer. I'm hoping to be able to store the bulbs and plant them next autumn. I suspect this is an obvious question, but I'm wondering if you can tell me whether it is better for the bulb/future plant for me to leave bulb attached to the flower and leaves for now until they die off and then store it, or should I remove the bulb now and dry it out for storage? Regards and thank you.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 1, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Since they are out of the ground, the roots lose the benefit of leaving the foliage on. I would go ahead and store them if there is no way to get them planted now.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/how-to-cure-tulip-bulbs.htm
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September 27, 2022
79701Q.Tulips Soil Needs To Be Acid Or Alkalinr
What fertilizer is better for tulips
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 27, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Neutral to slightly acidic is best, but they won't be too picky. This article will help with fertilization and care:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/tulips/tulips-care-and-tulip-planting-tips.htm
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