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Lifting naturalised Tulips while in flower
Hi there,
I have about 24 Tulips ("Queen of the night" I think) that are flowering away nicely at the moment. They have been naturalising in the garden for about 10 years or so. Anyway, for reasons beyond my control I need to lift them in the next few days. I am very worried about this as they have quite brittle leaves and are about 8-10 inches down i.e. will need a good bit of digging to get out. Ideally I'd just wait til they have finished flowering and the leaves have died back but this isn't possible. So, any advice for digging them up and moving them while they are in flower? Cheers Lord0 |
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Lifting naturalised Tulips while in flower
"Lawrence Tierney" wrote in message
... Hi there, I have about 24 Tulips ("Queen of the night" I think) that are flowering away nicely at the moment. They have been naturalising in the garden for about 10 years or so. Anyway, for reasons beyond my control I need to lift them in the next few days. I am very worried about this as they have quite brittle leaves and are about 8-10 inches down i.e. will need a good bit of digging to get out. Ideally I'd just wait til they have finished flowering and the leaves have died back but this isn't possible. So, any advice for digging them up and moving them while they are in flower? At the worst they will not flower next year if you dig them up, but you won't kill them. It just depends on how much damage you do to the leaves as to whether or not the bulbs get enough food reserves to form and sustain a flowering bud. -- Jeff |
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Lifting naturalised Tulips while in flower
On May 18, 5:02*pm, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
"Lawrence Tierney" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have about 24 Tulips ("Queen of the night" I think) that are flowering away nicely at the moment. They have been naturalising in the garden for about 10 years or so. Anyway, for reasons beyond my control I need to lift them in the next few days. I am very worried about this as they have quite brittle leaves and are about 8-10 inches down i.e. will need a good bit of digging to get out. Ideally I'd just wait til they have finished flowering and the leaves have died back but this isn't possible. So, any advice for digging them up and moving them while they are in flower? At the worst they will not flower next year if you dig them up, but you won't kill them. It just depends on how much damage you do to the leaves as to whether or not the bulbs get enough food reserves to form and sustain a flowering bud. -- Jeff Cool - thanks. That's was I was hoping for. You reckon I should replant them immediately or clean them up and wait til later in the year? |
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Lifting naturalised Tulips while in flower
"Lord0" wrote in message
... On May 18, 5:02 pm, "Jeff Layman" wrote: "Lawrence Tierney" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have about 24 Tulips ("Queen of the night" I think) that are flowering away nicely at the moment. They have been naturalising in the garden for about 10 years or so. Anyway, for reasons beyond my control I need to lift them in the next few days. I am very worried about this as they have quite brittle leaves and are about 8-10 inches down i.e. will need a good bit of digging to get out. Ideally I'd just wait til they have finished flowering and the leaves have died back but this isn't possible. So, any advice for digging them up and moving them while they are in flower? At the worst they will not flower next year if you dig them up, but you won't kill them. It just depends on how much damage you do to the leaves as to whether or not the bulbs get enough food reserves to form and sustain a flowering bud. -- Jeff Cool - thanks. That's was I was hoping for. You reckon I should replant them immediately or clean them up and wait til later in the year? I would replant them immediately, if not in the garden soil then in a deep pot. You never know, you might get a few flowers if some of the leaves and roots survive and remain active. If you don't replant them, you can guarantee that the roots won't survive! ;-) -- Jeff |
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Lifting naturalised Tulips while in flower
Jeff Layman wrote:
At the worst they will not flower next year if you dig them up, but you won't kill them. Unless you do my normal trick, which is to accidentally slice them in two with a gardening fork. :-( |
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