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I live in central Jersey and am trying for the 1st time to grow tulips, so I planted them in containers, not sure what kind of tulips they were I mixed them up. I planted them in early October and left them out in full sun, it has begun to get very cold so I put them in our basement. what are the chances these are going to grow come spring? I will put them back out late march in full sun, should I keep watering them maybe once a week? should I be doing something else besides fertilizer?
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Tulips are very hardy and do not need to come into the basement in winter, in fact they need the cold. Bringing them in will make them sprout prematurely and have early but small blooms. We have some in pots that stay out all year and bloom nicely every spring. The only problem with pots is that they should be planted 6-8" deep so they require a deep pot, otherwise they will not be stable and can tip over from the weight of the blooms. Ours get only the winter rain, we never have to water them in winter/spring but if it's dry more than about 2 weeks you do need to water them. You can fertilize at planting but then not again until spring when they have sprouted.
Tulips are very hardy and do not need to come into the basement in winter, in fact they need the cold. Bringing them in will make them sprout prematurely and have early but small blooms. We have some in pots that stay out all year and bloom nicely every spring. The only problem with pots is that they should be planted 6-8" deep so they require a deep pot, otherwise they will not be stable and can tip over from the weight of the blooms. Ours get only the winter rain, we never have to water them in winter/spring but if it's dry more than about 2 weeks you do need to water them. You can fertilize at planting but then not again until spring when they have sprouted.
ok great thank you.. I will take them out of the basement then. thank you so much.
My wife had tulips outside the house at our farm in Minnesota ( temps down to -40 )
She did nothing with them and each spring they were beautiful
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