Comments on: Great Resource for Bulb Lovers http://www.tulipcaretips.com/cultivation/great-resource-for-bulb-lovers Bulb and Flower Gardening For the Beginner Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cindy http://www.tulipcaretips.com/cultivation/great-resource-for-bulb-lovers/comment-page-1#comment-40 Cindy Mon, 03 May 2010 22:23:37 +0000 http://tulipcaretips.com/?p=471#comment-40 Hi Glenn, I'm going to shoot you an email, too, in case you miss this. But this is such a common question I wanted to answer here in the comments as well. The tulip flower itself fades pretty quickly, unfortunately, and what you're left with is a vast expanse of green with no color to add interest. Just because the flowers are gone, though, doesn't mean the tulip is done growing. In fact, it's important to let the leaves complete their life cycle. The leaves absorb sunlight and through photosynthesis turn the sunlight into energy, which is then stored in the bulb for next season. If you don't allow the tulip to complete it's life cycle the bulb will either die, or fail to produce a flower the following season. So if you really must dig up your tulips at this point, I would discard the bulbs and replace them in the fall. I have an article that goes into this in more depth here: http://tulipcaretips.com/cultivation/growing-tulips-life-cycle-facts-you-should-know Thanks for the question Glenn. I hope my answer is helpful to you. Cindy Hi Glenn, I’m going to shoot you an email, too, in case you miss this. But this is such a common question I wanted to answer here in the comments as well.

The tulip flower itself fades pretty quickly, unfortunately, and what you’re left with is a vast expanse of green with no color to add interest. Just because the flowers are gone, though, doesn’t mean the tulip is done growing. In fact, it’s important to let the leaves complete their life cycle. The leaves absorb sunlight and through photosynthesis turn the sunlight into energy, which is then stored in the bulb for next season. If you don’t allow the tulip to complete it’s life cycle the bulb will either die, or fail to produce a flower the following season. So if you really must dig up your tulips at this point, I would discard the bulbs and replace them in the fall.

I have an article that goes into this in more depth here: http://tulipcaretips.com/cultivation/growing-tulips-life-cycle-facts-you-should-know

Thanks for the question Glenn. I hope my answer is helpful to you.
Cindy

]]> By: Glenn Cooperman http://www.tulipcaretips.com/cultivation/great-resource-for-bulb-lovers/comment-page-1#comment-38 Glenn Cooperman Mon, 03 May 2010 18:06:47 +0000 http://tulipcaretips.com/?p=471#comment-38 It is May in NJ and because of a few very cold nights my Tulips are beginning to disipate, leaving the large green stems and leaves behind. I have a limited amount of planting area so I would like some advice on possibly removing the bulbs and storing them indoors etc. This is my first year doing this. The bulbs been in the ground (and some Potted)since October. Please advise. It is May in NJ and because of a few very cold nights my Tulips are beginning to disipate, leaving the large green stems and leaves behind. I have a limited amount of planting area so I would like some advice on possibly removing the bulbs and storing them indoors etc. This is my first year doing this. The bulbs been in the ground (and some Potted)since October.

Please advise.

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