Too late to plant tulips??

Foxy · « **on:** November 24, 2008, 15:20 »

I have found a cache of bulbs in the garage - wondered if its too late to plant them??? :?

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2008, 16:37 »

Nope - still in t'shops.

FRUITFULL · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2008, 18:31 »

i agree with DD

Am i coming across as a copy cat DD?or just creeping?

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2008, 19:00 »

Carry on - you're doing well!

Foxy · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2008, 20:05 »

thanks guys!

gonna pop them in the new flowerbed....

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** November 24, 2008, 20:07 »

(Told you some folk would believe anything, Fruitfull!)

Foxy · « **Reply #6 on:** November 24, 2008, 22:52 »

Quote from: "DD."

(Told you some folk would believe anything, Fruitfull!)

:shock: :shock:

Trillium · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2008, 17:42 »

DD must be getting bored again

Yes Foxy, it's the best time to plant tulips now. They need the cool winter to set their roots.

Foxy · « **Reply #8 on:** November 25, 2008, 19:28 »

Quote from: "Trillium"

DD must be getting bored again Yes Foxy, it's the best time to plant tulips now. They need the cool winter to set their roots.

Thanks Trillium....you see it took a lot of courage to enter into the gardening forum, all a bit strange in here

(and I think DDs a bit sore about a comment I made about his tomatoes

)

DD. · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2008, 19:30 »

Quote from: "Foxy"

(and I think DDs a bit sore about a comment I made about his tomatoes )

D'you know, I'd forgotten about that until you brought it up!

Foxy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 25, 2008, 20:11 »

Quote from: "DD."

Quote from: "Foxy"

(and I think DDs a bit sore about a comment I made about his tomatoes )

D'you know, I'd forgotten about that until you brought it up!

Really?

hmmmmm....

DANNY · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2008, 09:33 »

Foxy
You can still plant tulips in the open ground but here is an idea you may like to think obout,
How about planting the bulbs in plant pots and then plant the pots in the garden?

Doing your planting this way lets you remove the bulbs when they have been at there best and put the pots out of sight "but the bulbs can carryon doing their natural food storage and you now have a space thats been vacated to plant your next display.
And the bulbs in the plant pot,s "they,re now ready for a replanting later in the season.

Foxy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2008, 09:54 »

Danny, thats a brilliant idea! I have loads of pots so will do that later this week. thanks!

tallulah · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2008, 13:57 »

I bought a vast number of tulips and other bulbs for cutting, and was banking on being able to plant out before end of November, which is when the last recommended date is on the packs. However, sometimes I leave it really, really late, and have in the past planted in late December and January, with mixed results, but most nearly always come up. Daffodils are not so good planted that late I have found to my cost.

Trillium · « **Reply #14 on:** November 28, 2008, 01:31 »

You're right tallulah. Daffs need to go in earliest, like September for those big roots they set.

I've done bulbs in pots too but I find once they're done that I just don't have time to get them into the ground before next fall. Extra work that I must add to the fall cleanup list :x

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