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Question
How long can I store tulips bulbs before planting?
Let me guess -- you didn't plant them last year, now you have the same ones left over. GET THEM IN A POT TODAY! Maybe you can hold them over, even if they don't bloom, for the summer.
After growth dies down -- in July -- remove from the full sun location you grew them in and put them, dry and cool, in the basement.
THEN you can bring them out again, and plant accordingly. Nice and deep.
And by the way, Whitney, I do this every year. Just too many Spring Bulbs to plant, and not enough time to do it. I should learn. But I don't.
Thanks for writing.
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Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.
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