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Aug
Planting Tulips In Spring. Some types are good for forcing into bloom indoors and most are excellent for cut flowers too. So can you plant tulips in spring. This is because they need a good 14 weeks of chilling at between 35 and 50 degrees in order to produce their beautiful flowers which isnt helpful if you are eyeing the tulip bulbs that your garden center has on display in the spring. Bulbs should be planted in fall six weeks before frost but they can survive if given time to root.
Half fill the container with compost and plant the bulbs at three times their depth with a few centimetres between each one. Bulbs arent like seeds. By planting varieties with different bloom times you can have tulips blooming from early to late spring. Planting and maintaining your own beautiful display of tulips couldnt be easier. Water well once and wait for spring. Plant tulips 20cm deep or at about three times the depth of the bulbs height with about 5cm between each one.
Sometimes though circumstances delay planting and the ground freezes in the winter.
After the tulips have bloomed dont cut off the foliage. Keep in mind that the more tulips you plant the more impressive your garden will be when they bloom in the spring. Whether used in formal or informal beds and borders tulips make ideal bedding plants combined with annual or biennial planting. Its worth a shot to try anyway and not waste your money. The best time to plant tulips is in October so they will be ready to blossom the next spring. Tulips prefer neutral to alkaline soil.