Who knew?! Like most everyone else, my tulips seldom come back the year following planting. This is such good info to have if I ever want to increase the odds of my tulips lasting more than one year.
Thank you! I never heard before this specific info about storing tulips. I thought, that they need to be in the ground until the foliage is completely dry and only than can I dig them up. But now, I know, I can dig them now and store them with the green foliage as you instructed. I also need space for my gladiolas. Great video! :)
Oh this was awesome info. I have to move tulip colours around and didn't know how to do this before other perennials started growing up around them. Thank you, what a game changer. 😊🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thank you so much for this information! I usually leave mine in the ground but I wanted to relocate some and wondered about disturbing them. It’s good to know some people just remove & store them completely.
The best video on storing tulips. Thank you, especially about the 10cm size and those not to keep. Feel confident with this advice to go ahead and store my tulips 🤗🌷
I'll try it. I planted several tulips in a raised bed for cutting , but was not in town to even cut them. I was so sad to miss this and wondered what to do. Thanks for this tip.
Thanks very much for such great information! I knew there had to be a way to store tulip bulbs but even Master Gardeners didn't know how. This is very timely as I need to move a whole mess of tulips and now I know how to store them till fall.
Extremely interesting, thank you! I grew my tulips in pots this year and stored in the garage during winter and had great success (zone 5b). I am going to leave my tulips in the pots and do the same thing and see if I can get this to work two years in a row. 🤞🌷🌷🌷 PS I didn't know the minimum circumference for flower production, very handy. 😊
@Natasha, I am in 7b and have had no success in pots, they tend to either get stunted or rot. When do you pot them and when do remove from the garage. Thank you.
@@QueenAnnesLace13 trick is to water them only once in October and they must sustain a soil temperature of between 1C and 8C until spring. My garage is uninsulated and unheated. I took them out of the garage in March when they started to sprout.
After you sort them do you place in a fridge for that cold period? A hori hori knife may make digging up bulbs easier with less damage to bulb and surrounding plants. Digging straight down as opposed to at an angle to not split the bulbs. Thanks Julia, everything is so expensive now and some varieties harder to get your hands on. This is great.
Yes, storing tulip bulbs is more economical if you can do it. You do not need to store them in the fridge, unless your zone doesn't have enough chill period.
Thank you! I needed to hear those instructions. I will definitely try this summer. I hope to store in my shed, I think you said temperature doesn't matter
How timely, I was wondering when to pull mine up for storing as I have such a small planting space and need to put in annuals. I am excited to see how they do next year. Thank you!
Your tulip display was beautiful this year , I had gotten a mixed bag of tulips from a box store and It was a hodgepodge of color that was not pleasing to the eye, i will do better this year with getting single color bulbs in the bags and mingle 3 colors that compliment each other
Great video! A rather odd question perhaps - I got some beautiful tulip bulbs last fall and… forgot to plant them. 🤦🏻♀️ Can I plant them now, or should I wait till fall, or are they dead now anyway?
My OCD is making me want to cut all my tulips now (too soon) and just sacrifice the blooms. However, I’ve never thought about doing this. Might have to give it a try! I only have about 50-60 bulbs but I can’t stand the ugly foliage.
Yulia, I had rabbits decapitate a whole bunch of tulips in a particular area and I want to move them elsewhere. It would be ideal to dig them up and store them and plant them in the fall in their new spot. But I'm concerned that they would be akin to the ones cut for flowers that you mentioned. Do you think they'd bloom next year? Also, can you do the same procedure for hyacinths? I had some growing in containers but I'm ready to clean them out. Can I do that now and plant them out in the fall?
I never tried this with hyacinths but have seen other people do it. The decapitated tulips won't die, they just won't bloom next year, maybe the following
@@greatgardensforall Thanks for responding. I guess I have nothing to lose. I'll let you know how it goes. Digging them up tomorrow so I can plant the area with a bunch of hostas, heucheras, and a fern or two. For bulbs, I think I'll try leucojums and muscari there next time around (both apparently rabbit resistant).
Me again, I just took all the tulip bulbs out of my pots and discovered many new little ones. I think next year I'll plant the little ones in their own pot and see if any of them come up. I hate to throw the little ones away, makes me feel guilty 🙁.
Thank you Yulia! I have already done this with my tulip bulbs this year. Question: Would the same system work for gladiolus? It would help clear space in my tiny garden plot. TYIA
So timely thank you! can the same be done for daffodils? i'm creating dad's garden and they're taking alot of space and a long time to die back. They;re in neighboring Staten Island, please advise thank you!!💛
Becky... I have a tulip variety called Greenland and they have rebloomed now for 4 years. I understand that they are an old variety. I'm in zone 6b eastern PA. I used to live near Muncie. All the best.
Oh cool 😍 I am wondering my mother lives in Ohio and I live in Nc my daylillies stay green all year what do I need to do to ship some to her. Is it kinda the same or not so much?
I live in Ontario Canada and we actually just leave our tulips in the ground through the winter and hope for the best come springtime. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
