Replanting spring bulbs? - Ontario?

Question

We moved into a new subdivision house and last fall I had a raised/walled bed made at the front foundation. I planted tulips, crocuses and daffodils. In the meantime the new earth settled much more than expected and the bulbs have been very slow in coming up (but are doing fairly well). I would like to lift them out and put more soil into this raised/walled garden. Can I lift them after the leaves die back and just replant them, or must the bulbs, once lifted, be dried and stored for replanting in the fall?

Answer 1

just replant them after they flower in the fall they will do fine

Answer 2

Bulbs in good health & growing conditions can be moved 'in the green', before the foliage dies back. If any are still in flower this will cause them to loose the flower so remove any stems still present and any seed capsules so all energy goes to the bulb. (Under ideal circumstances bulbs get 6 weeks for foliage to turn brown.)
1. Dig out a clump of bulbs gently with a curved nosed spade . Be sure to include a good amount of soil.
2. Dig new hole, enrich with compost, bone meal and an 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 (NPK), fast-release soluble fertilizer (only one tablespoon per square foot).
3. Set bulbs in new hole at the same depth as before.
Tamp down earth with flat side of spade, water well. The leaves will yellow earlier than the leaves of untouched bulbs.
4. If you used bone meal and a fast-release fertilizer, you will want to apply a nitrogen-rich fast-release NPK fertilizer in the spring just as the shoots first emerge from the soil (which would be about 6 weeks prior to bloom).

Narcissus can be lifted and divided or thinned with ease when in flower.
If they put up only a leaf next year just let them mature to yellowing. They need to get back to a larger size and store more carbohydrates before they can flower.
Of all the bulbs, tulips are "heavy feeders" and require fertilization as foliage emerges and again after flowering. Fertilize other bulbs after flowering to support foliage and increase bulb size.

Most bulbous plants, thrive in slightly acid soils (pH 6.0 -6.5)