TULIPS 101: GROWING TULIPS FOR BEGINNERS 

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Hey Mark, thank you so much for the feedback. That’s awesome that you ordered yours from Holland. So there’s a couple of notes with your predicament. You are correct in assuming that it is too late to plant your tulips. In Wisconsin, especially the northern part, September or early October is the best time to plant them. Once the ground freezes or temperatures are in the 30s, it is too late. If you’re going to plant the bulbs in containers, and you won’t move them from those containers (as in, you won’t transplant them from the containers into the ground) then I would wait until February to do what you have suggested. Tulips ideally need at least three months of cold temperatures that are below 50° consistently. So I would keep the tulip bulbs in the mudroom, in a paper bag, inside a cardboard box so they can remain dry and away from light. Then, in the first week of February, you could plant them in the planter pots that you had in mind. Move them outside as soon as you paint them. Essentially, what we want to do is “trick” the tulips into thinking that you transitioned from fall to winter. By keeping them in the mudroom, you are imitating fall temperatures. I’m not sure when spring begins for your area but if plants begin to sprout, say in April, then planting your bulbs in a pot and moving them outside on February 1st would give them enough time to sprout by April. Sorry for the long winded message, I hope it made sense what I was trying to convey. If you have any more questions just ask me and I’ll be more than happy to help

I am not in his district and what does that have to do with growing tulips? Please keep your political campaigning off of a video about growing tulips

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY He's running for senate, not a district. It's a statewide election, and I hope he wins because his opponent (Cheri Beasley) voted to release a pedophile armed kidnapper! 😬 Anyways, do you perrenialize your tulips or do you replace them every year? Also, do you have luck with daffodils?

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Indeed! Born and raised in Miami and moved to Charlotte 5 years ago. Love it so much here.

Glad you like my video, Jenny! :) I’m a bit confused though. Are you saying you have a tulip plant in a pot and the leaves are turning yellow? If so, It’s much too late for tulips to be blooming. Tulips bloom in early to mid spring. If your tulip hasn’t bloomed, it’s not going to bloom. Tulips need cold winters in the ground in order to be able to bloom in the spring. So at this point your tulip is just at the end of its life cycle. It’s dying because it’s no longer their time.

You’re welcome Joshua, hope it works out for you!

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Oh yes! You can definitely plant tulips there!

Did they sprout?

Thank you for the comment. What growing zone are you in and when did you plant your tulips?

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY I can't check my growing zone. My zip code has letters and don't know how to type letters....implanted it last January and it grow last month April. Now the flowers are gone. Some starts to die :-(

@@JayNJoy if you give me your zip code I can check and tell you. But if you don’t want to give me that you don’t have to, just trying to see if your zone is good

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@@JayNJoy you’re in growing zone is 9a. It’s not the most ideal for tulips but they should be able to grow but treat them as an annual instead of leaving them in the ground for multiple years. In your zone, the tulips should be replanted every year but you should definitely plant them in the late autumn when temperatures get cool.

Hey there! Yes I normally plant in early November so I would plant it before Nov 15 in your area. So the issue is that most bulbs planted but American gardeners aren’t suitable for multi year growing. If you leave them in the ground or pull them up, it won’t matter. The blooms for the next year will be much smaller and much slimmer. It won’t be as impressive and many of them won’t bloom at all. Most gardeners just have to buy new tulip bulbs each year

Hello Jonathan! you should be good with planting them now. You are located at a higher temperate region than we are over here so it should be enough time for it to bloom in the spring. If they do come out, would love to see how they look

Gracias Rico!

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Hey there! Tulips need a period of cool dormancy, and Australia winters in your zone are just too warm to give tulips the resting period they need. However, you can grow tulips if you just think of them as annuals. The trick is to use bulbs that have been pre-chilled for two to four months, and then plant them in the yard in the winter. To pre-chill your bulbs, you need to put them in a box (shoe box or container that blocks out light) and keep them in your fridge for 2-4 months. The issue is that any fruits or veggies nearby will give off ethylene, which will reduce the significance of the blooms so place your bulbs at opposite ends from fruits and veggies. Doing it this way will trick the bulbs into thinking they’ve been in the ground during the winter and should bloom when planted

@@IsaacAlexanderDIY that’s such a clever and informative tip. Yeah, I guess you can’t always have your cake and eat it all the time, but with this tip, I think I might just pull it off! Thanks again Isaac and happy tulip blooming! ☺️🌷🌷

Always plant mine between Nov 1 - Nov 14, so a good time would be by Nov 7

Thanks so much! Definitely will give them a try this year!

Hello Eve, my apologies for the super late reply. I had not seen your comment before. Southern California does not have the climate necessary to successfully grow tulips. Tulips need temperatures that are below 40-50°F for several months so that they can bloom in the spring.

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It's a TV series from Disney and one character says that he grows tulips a lot

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