Tulip Aftercare In Pots! What To Do When Flowering Is Over | Balconia Garden 

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Hi Valentina, so glad you have a beautiful display of tulips! Burgundy is one of my favourite colours so they must be beautiful. You can always stake the ones that are flopping over to prolong their lives. Glad the video helped you 😀

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Hi, yes the care is the same. I want to make a general bulb aftercare video but all my bulbs are still green so I don't want to rush them!

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@@balconiagarden I carried this out and everything went well... Only one bulb a bit squidgy... All in my greenhouse waiting to go yellow. Pots now used for my Cosmos. Thank you so much for your advice x

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Hi Tiny Tem, I'm going to try and do a video about bulb offsets if I get the time 🙈 The short answer is you can either store them with the other bulbs and then in autumn plant them into separate pots where you can keep an eye on them because they are smaller and can get lost in larger containers or in the open soil. Or you can plant them out into the open soil already and then let them grow. I would recommend planting them into pots first so you can keep an eye on them and allow them to bulk up until they are large enough to be planted with other bulbs and won't be shaded out. Hope that helps 🙂

Hi Nadine, you're welcome 😊 🙏 Florida is perhaps too warm for tulips 🌷 If you keep them I'd love to hear if they bloom again!

Hello, if you leave them in pots they should be fine, in the past I've experimented and I've allowed some pots to get rained on and others received no water until autumn and both flowered in spring. Just be aware that sometimes the flower display the following year is not as vigorous as the year they were planted (for that reason some people only use bulbs once then recycle, I find that a waste) but they'll still be beautiful ❤️

Thank you, Suzanne! I've never treated the bulbs with anything and they always turn out fine provided they're stored correctly and don't have any pests or diseases before storing 🙂

Hi Claudia, yes you can lift your lilies just make sure you store them correctly and you should be able to replant them next season 🙂

Hi Tracie, glad you enjoyed the video 😀 you can reduce watering once the leaves die back then stop altogether if you are going to lift the bulbs. If you're keeping the bulbs in pots over the summer and their dormancy period in theory you can leave them without watering but if course bulbs grown in the open soil receive rainwater over summer so you can water them from time to time or just leave them outside and let the weather take care of them.

Hi Juli, yes it's too cold, the dormancy period for spring flowering bulbs is always over summer which in the Northern hemisphere is often over 20 degrees C. I would aim for temps of around 12 to 17 degrees C 🙂🌷

Hello 👋 that all sounds good so far, now just make sure your bulbs are watered regularly and they should bloom in spring. I have a few videos about care of bulbs over winter, how to water etc I cant link them here but they're in the growing bulbs playlist. I'm also going to make a general bulb planting and care video so keep a look out 😃💗

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Hi Rahman, glad you enjoyed the video 😀 A bucket of tulip bulbs sounds amazing 👏 I normally don't put a lid on my bulbs but if you have rodent or insect problems I would seal them in a container, either drill a few holes in the lid so they get some air or buy a container with airholes already built in. Garages are perfect for storing bulbs, ideal temps are low though around 8°C so if it's hot in there over summer I'd find another place. Good luck 👍

@@balconiagarden Thank you so much, that's great advice! I've never pulled up bulbs and tried storing them until next season, so will definitely give this a go and see how they fair! Thanks again and really enjoying the content👍😊

Hi Karen, glad you enjoyed the video! I've experimented with letting bulbs in pots get rained on and sheltering them and to be honest both were fine. Just make the temps don't exceed 25°C as the bulbs aren't as protected from the weather as they would be in the open soil. Hope that helps!

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Hi Anicka, it could be a number of reasons why the second pot bulbs grew differently. Are they the same variety of bulbs? Did they get enough water, light, space in the pots? Were they planted the same time? Same soil, the list goes on...😂 I would keep them if they're flowering and in good condition. Its quite nice to have bulbs flowering at different times, then you have a succession of flowers to enjoy and the spring show lasts longer 💐

Hi Miranda, you're welcome! You can keep watering as normal after deadheading as the bulbs are still photosynthesising, once you notice the leaves start to yellow you can then reduce watering 🙂

Hi Essy, so glad the video helped you and that you're getting started in gardening 😍 you can just leave the bulbs in the container, this is their dormancy period where no growth is happening. Once autumn comes around again you can plant them out and then they'll start to receive water. Good luck 😍

Hello, if you're storing them inside in the dark you don't need to water the bulbs. If the bulbs are outside in pots you can let them get rained on or equally they can be stored away and left until autumn when you can then start watering them. I've experimented will all three ways and they've all worked ☺️

Hi Jenny, it depends on whether they were "forced" which means subjected to treatments that triggers them into flowering at a specific time. This can be stressful for the bulbs and these types of bulbs are normally planted on the top of the soil. If you have this type of bulb, foliage will most likely grow next season but might not flower until the season after that. I'd also encourage you to plant the bulbs at around 10 to 20cm deep in the soil depending on what species you have instead of leaving them on the surface. Do correct aftercare steps and allow them bulbs to experience around 3 months of 7°C or lower over winter which will trigger flowering. Good luck!

Hello Ben! If you're planning on planting spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, daffodils etc. you'll need to plant them in autumn as these bulbs require a period of cold temperatures at least below 7°C for at least 12 weeks (each species is different) in order to flower correctly in spring. I usually wait until late October/November to plant mine out, although I've been known to plant in December when we've had unusually warm winters. Hope that helps! 🌷

Hi Jeff, if they're still in their pots I'd let them continue their growth cycle and then cut them back once the foliage is yellow. You can then lift them, store them and plant them out in the autumn.

Hi Kelly, you don't need to water them over their dormancy period if you're storing them in their pots in a dark space. If you're leaving them outside you can let them get rained on, watch out for temps getting over 25°C as they prefer cooler conditions. Once you plant them out in autumn (provided they're still healthy) then you can water them after planting.

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Hi Lewis, I'd leave them as long as possible before lifting 🙂

Hi, in my building each flat has a small storage space in the cellar so I put mine there. You could leave them in a tub, I'd make a few air holes so the bulbs can breathe a bit and that there is some sort of airflow to prevent mould or even open the tub regularly. I've never done it before but don't see why it wouldn't work. Just keep out of the sun! 🙂

Hi Autumn, no need to moisten the bulbs you can just leave them until its time to replant 🙂

Hi Salvo, thanks for your comment. You can leave newly planted tulips in the ground for 3 to 5 years, allow the offsets to bulk up a bit and then dig them up for dividing. Give the divided offsets a season or two to start flowering. ⚘

@@balconiagarden thank you for your answer. But do I have to treat the small bulbs with specific fertilizers to make them swell?

@@salvomamas102 hi Salvo, I would plant the bulbils directly into soil and leave them after planting and they should begin to bulk up on their own. Once autumn comes around you can then feed them with a bulb fertiliser although make sure you reduce the amount as the bulbils are smaller and won't need as much.

Hi Nash, you're welcome, glad the video helped you. You can start feeding your bulbs with a high-potassium liquid fertiliser in spring when the foliage starts to emerge every 2 weeks, this will not only encourage longer blooming this season but it will also allow the plant to photosynthesise better and longer which will actually help with next season's growth as it can store more energy in the bulb. Depth depends on what species you're planting, tulips like 20cm normally, daffs 15cm but dwarf bulbs will want to sit around 10cm. If you're planting out into the open soil I'd put some sort of marker in areas with lots of bulbs just so you know more or less where they are. You can also plant the bulbs in pots and then hide them among the foliage of other plants or in herbaceous borders so no digging required. Good luck!

@@balconiagarden thanks a lot for all the tips ,hiding the pots with tulip on and among other grown plants wow what a good idea One last Q I only have plastic pots does it really matter what types of potts ? I have seen people mostly use clay Potts

@@nashwaran473 hi Nash, I just saw your message now so apologies for the late reply! You can also use plastic pots just make sure they have holes and the soil is never to wet.

Hi Gwen, I leave the bag lightly closed to allow for airflow but that no potential bugs can get it. Best time to plant the bulbs is from autumn until early December 🙂

Hi Rebecca, tulip bulbs need to experience temps around 4°C for 12 to 16 weeks for them to produce a flower bulb. You can put them in your fridge to chill them if the temps where you are dont get that low, just be aware that fruit like apples release a gas called ethylene which inhibits flower development so keep them away from any food like that stored in fridges. But otherwise it replicate winter conditions well. Good luck! 👍

Hey Tex, the tulips roots aren't that long although on some of the bulbs I lost a few roots digging them up but no matter 😊 the roots will take up as much space as is available and tulips are great for layering.

Hi Deimaphi, glad the video helped out. If there is still foliage keep the soil.moost hut not saturated so that will depend on the climate where you live. If the foliage has also died back I would water around once a week or leave them outside and let the weather look after them 🙂

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Hi April, you ask all the questions I asked when I first started growing bulbs :) You can leave the tulips in the pots sitting on top of the soil and they'll flower no problem. Often shorter varieties of tulip are sold like this because they won't grow tall enough for the pot to then topple over, especially if the pot is small. You can also plant them out into another container or a mixed border; if you do that I would stick to shallow planting like they are in the pots. Once the tulips flower and then go dormant, when autumn comes around I would take these bulbs and plant them around 20cm deep into either pots or the open ground in autumn. Bulbs that are sold already potted up are often "forced" and may have trouble regrowing and reflowering next year unless they're submerged under soil. They'll almost definitely put out leaves the following season but maybe no flowers however they normally right themselves the season after that. Tulips are excellent in rain, they are spring-flowering bulbs so can grow in whatever the unpredictable April weather can through at them! Hope that helps, good luck with your tulips! :)

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Hi Sandy, to be honest I'm not sure how the bulbs would react to that since they usually have temps roughly between 13 and 25°C during their dormancy period. I would say give it a go, often with gardening I've found that plants are much more resilient than the textbooks would suggest and I've been surprised countless times growing on the balcony! There's a possibility they won't flower as well but that often happens anyway the year a growing season as the energy produced by the mother bulbs gets gradually put into growing daughter bulbs. Good luck 🤞🍀

Hi, I will try it and see what happens, thank you for your input and will check back in.

@@sandycurrent922 please do, would love to hear how you get on ☺️