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Tulips

(6 Posts)
loopyloo Thu 25-Apr-19 12:54:56

What do you all do with your Tulips? Should I dig them up after a while and replant in autumn?

shysal Thu 25-Apr-19 15:14:12

I have found that it makes no difference whether I dig them up or leave them in the ground. The only ones I remove are the ones shallowly planted in pots which the squirrels are likely to eat.

Telly Thu 25-Apr-19 16:01:11

I leave them to die back, then continue to replant in the autumn. Mine tend to dwindle each year.

jeanie99 Fri 26-Apr-19 23:25:19

Leave them they will start doubling up over the years and you will be rewarded by many more.

Namsnanny Sat 27-Apr-19 00:03:03

We went to a lot of trouble last summer with the tulips we had in pots.
We had lots, so we dried them off in the sun but still a percentage of them were attacked with mould.
The ones that were healthy we replanted and had a good show this spring.
I have to say in the past they dwindled to nothing, so I will just have to wait until next spring to see if I get the same show, I suppose!

Nannytopsy Sat 27-Apr-19 07:13:36

Feed them after they flower and before the leaves die back, then leave them. It helps if they are planted relatively deep.