Monday, January 30, 2012

Daffodils and Tulips...?

I planted daffodil and tulip bulbs in my yard this march after danger of frost. They seemed to be coming up just fine but I noticed my tulips are not showing much in the way of stems yet, only leaves... my daffodils were flowering wonderfully but then the blooms quickly started dying off one by one. The stems still seem really healthy. All my other plants and flowers seem fine. What do you think happened? Or what do you think should be done?

Daffodils and Tulips...?
Additionally, daffodils don't tend to last long although they're wonderful while they're blooming. Tulips -- there might be a few late ones still although yours may not bloom this year as mentioned by the other answerers. When fall comes, plant some more bulbs if you wish -- that's the normal time to plant spring-blooming bulbs.



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Reply:Bulbs should be planted in the Fall in order to come up in the Spring. Daffodils sometimes do flower after being planted in the Spring but they don't last for more then a few weeks regardless.
Reply:When tulips come up, all you see is the leave, the stems appear as the tulips grow. Tulips need the freeze to come up so since you planted in March, you may not have any flowers this year. Leave them in the ground and see what happens next year.



Leave your daffodils in the ground too, you planted them late this year. The bulbs multiply by themselves so you should have a healthy and abundant crop next spring.
Reply:they won't bloom this year, it's too late in the season for these plants! although make sure u leave the growth on em now alone cuz it'll make for better blooms next year!
Reply:Being this close to June you should have been done with these bulbs weeks ago. If they seem lackluster, one common problem is that people often fail to dig a hole any larger than the bulb--forcing the bulb to burrow through the sometimes hard soil to get nutrition. It's always better to make a larger hole with softer dirt. The soil might also be unusually poor. You can fertilize with Miracle-Gro, and wait until next year, or dig them up again and plant when recommended in your area.


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