Splitting apart tulips
 

I realize that I have to wait until fall time, but how is the best way to
divide tulips? How often do you have to do it. I have some that are 3
years old and are getting pretty crowded, so I assume they can be divided.

Dwayne

"Dwayne" wrote:

I realize that I have to wait until fall time, but how is the best way to
divide tulips? How often do you have to do it.

You can divide any time after the tops die down, then re-plant in the fall.
How often depends on how happy the tulips are, as evidenced by
multiplication.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Thanks Gary. What will happen if I don't dig them up and divide them?

I live on a corner lot and have planted about 6 dwarf fruit trees along the
street. I put scalloped cement edging blocks around each tree, forming a 2
foot square, 4 inch high wall around each tree. Then I planted tulips
inside each of them. That was 3 years ago, and the tulip display is really
impressive, but there is getting to be a lot of them. If I leave them
alone, will I get in trouble?

Thanks again, Dwayne


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"Dwayne" wrote:

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

In article ,
(Dwayne) wrote:

Thanks Gary. What will happen if I don't dig them up and divide
them?

I have some that were neglected totally for over 25 years and are
flowering beautifully right now.

However, I notice you talk about "fall" which is not a season we have in
the United Kingdom itself although some of our colonies have it :-) If
your climate is not NW European, the best way of growing tulips may be
different and you should find a more local newsgroup.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/