Topic: over wintering tulips

[tartonterro]

Looking for a bit of help, have tulips in a pot for the girlfriend, I took the seed pods off as was told by friend, the leaves etc are starting to turn brown now - is there anything i should do with them to keep them over the winter?

[Palustris]

Where are you? Here we are just thinking of planting out tulips for next spring. They over winter in the soil!

[tartonterro]

Edinburgh in scotland

[tartonterro]

should i move the pot inside hut or greenhouse to overwinter and cut back the plants?

[springs]

   Just leave in the pot, put them in the corner of the garden and forget them. They will look after after the self's and flower when ready

 

[Lauren S]

The squirrels ate all mine. I have noticed the little devils are back in the garden again after being absent for two weeks. I was hoping the neighbours cats might have got them.  >:(

[tartonterro]

The squirrels ate all mine. I have noticed the little devils are back in the garden again after being absent for two weeks. I was hoping the neighbours cats might have got them.  >:(

i covered the top of my pot with gravel - they have left them well alone

[tartonterro]

   Just leave in the pot, put them in the corner of the garden and forget them. They will look after after the self's and flower when ready

 

so dont even bother cutting off the dying stems?

[Palustris]

Yes, cut off the dead foliage, it looks neater. They seem to have died down very late though. Otherwise, leave them alone. Though you could take them out of the pot and replant in fresh compost, they might do better that way.

[sunloving]

Hi
Tulips tend to make roots really quite late (ie jan/feb ) so i find that it helps to have pot feet or pebbles under the pot to stop the soil in it being cold and wet whilst the bulbs arent growing. this stops them rotting away becuase the all the rain water can drain away.

x sunloving

[tartonterro]

thanks for that - been thinking about doing that with a lot of my tubs - will get it done this weekend