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Hi again. Breck's wholesale is having a sale on some bulbs. We're buried in snow! Can they be stored in a cold basement until early spring when I can dig? (I'm SOOOO disappointed that I couldn't plant in the fall)
Should they be planted in spring? No.
If planted in the spring they won't flower that year.
Brecks is junk anyway. That's why they're so cheap. They will send a loose bag of teeny little bulbs that may not bloom for 5 years, if ever. Total waste of money and time.
If you want tulips, buy BIG fat bulbs in fall. Plant them at that time. The next spring you will probably get one flower per bulb (if the squirrels don't eat them or dig them up and re-bury them blocks away). After a few years you will get a better stand of flowers from the original bulb planting.
But it is my experience that tulips are short term producing bulbs that need to be replanted frequently for flowers. They just tend to peter out and go pffft. Just pffft.
Daffodils are a much better investment. They are hardier and multiply more reliably and will spread and flower for decades, if not longer.
Can Tulip Bulbs Be Planted in Late Winter or Early Spring?
Yes, tulip bulbs can be planted in late winter or early spring in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10. If you expect the tulips to bloom, the bulbs must go through a chilling process. That chilling process is provided naturally in cold winter climates by planting the bulbs in early fall. The bulbs must be artificially chilled in mild climates.
Should they be planted in spring? No.
If planted in the spring they won't flower that year.
Brecks is junk anyway. That's why they're so cheap. They will send a loose bag of teeny little bulbs that may not bloom for 5 years, if ever. Total waste of money and time.
If you want tulips, buy BIG fat bulbs in fall. Plant them at that time. The next spring you will probably get one flower per bulb (if the squirrels don't eat them or dig them up and re-bury them blocks away). After a few years you will get a better stand of flowers from the original bulb planting.
But it is my experience that tulips are short term producing bulbs that need to be replanted frequently for flowers. They just tend to peter out and go pffft. Just pffft.
Daffodils are a much better investment. They are hardier and multiply more reliably and will spread and flower for decades, if not longer.
Yes, and the fancy varieties of double flowering ones and narcissus are beautiful too. Squirrels eat almost all my bulbs except daffys and hyacinth. I'd plant more hyacinth but they're very expensive.
Thanks folks. I'll be patient and plant them in the fall, from other providers I have bookmarked.
Found some nice spring plantings though!
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