Home
>
Garden Lovers Forum
>
Topic
Foodlovers Foodtalk Forum
Tulips and Daffodils
Posted by Chris
Tulips and Daffodils October 31, 2018 07:31AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 2,411 |
I know that the foliage of tulips and daffodils should die down before digg ing up the bulbs. I g to a lovely show from the ones I planted in half barrels but now I would like to plant up those barrels with summer annuals. Would it work if I dug up the bulbs with their leaves left on and dried them off in something like banana cartons or do they actually have to remain in the soil?
Re: Tulips and Daffodils December 02, 2018 10:02PM |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 7,920 |
Re: Tulips and Daffodils December 20, 2018 03:50AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 2,411 |
Re: Tulips and Daffodils December 20, 2018 04:40AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,660 |
One of the reasons for box hedging is to hide unsightly messes in the garden, which I never truly appreciated until I had established box hedging myself. Box hedging is kind of like a skirt to hide behind - you see only the lovely tops of plants...
Some people fold the bulb leaves' length in half and put a tie around the bunch (or they tie the leaves in a knot). I've occasionally done the tie thing if the leaves are just too long and straggly.
The best thing if you must take the bulbs out of the containers (wine barrels) is dig a hole in your garden and plonk them in there. But if you've waited for the leaves to turn yellow then they should have received sufficient food for next season and it would be okay to dry them off..
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/2018 04:43AM by J1.
Some people fold the bulb leaves' length in half and put a tie around the bunch (or they tie the leaves in a knot). I've occasionally done the tie thing if the leaves are just too long and straggly.
The best thing if you must take the bulbs out of the containers (wine barrels) is dig a hole in your garden and plonk them in there. But if you've waited for the leaves to turn yellow then they should have received sufficient food for next season and it would be okay to dry them off..
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/2018 04:43AM by J1.
Re: Tulips and Daffodils December 20, 2018 11:11PM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 2,411 |
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.