They are tulips and they are dying!!!
2007-08-05 06:01:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Tulips Die! Go to the local store and get yourself some
Sphagnum Moss and the new Zip-Lock Bags that have the air holes in them. Tie the remaining upright green growth together with either ribbon, string, or at worst string. Let them die to the ground.
When the upright turns brown to about two or so inches from the ground cut the green all the way to the ground. Carefully use a trowel, spoon, or other instrument and remove the bulbs from the ground. Do not dig into the tulip bulb, rather, gently dig from as far away and as deep as you can. Wear gloves while doing this. Gently remove the dirt around the bulb(s) and rinse them in straight tap water.
Put the bulbs in a bright and well ventilated area for at least two or three days to dry. Again, wearing gloves. place the Spagnum Moss into the vented "Baggie". Place each bulb into the mixture and insure that it is surrounded (top to bottom) with the Moss. Allow the bag to sit for one day in the sunny place.
Take the bags and put them in a cool and dark place, such as a basement. Make sure it is both cool and dark!
Around Halloween determine where you want the bulbs to be replanted and mix the site with Bone Meal and a 10-10-10 with minerals granular fert. Water the site and let it dry out. Take the bags from storage and plant them. Put the remaining Moss or a mulch over top for winter protection.
Come next Easter your Tulips will not only pop-up but may be in bloom. Hope it helps
2007-08-05 06:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by jerry g 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I water twice a day in a heat spell, and once a day in normal summer weather. Tulips have a short life span so them dying is part of their cycle. They are so beautiful, but last a very short time. It is nothing you are not doing and watering does not help when they have expelled their beauty and are dying. Let them fade out and do not cut down foliage until it is all brown and dry. Then next you will get many more tulips than you started with due to the multiplying of the tulip bulbs under the earth.
2007-08-06 00:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by cardgirl2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Tulips are done for the season. What ever you do though, do not cut off the foliage because they need soak up as much sun as possible so they can bloom again next spring. This is normal for the Tulip so don't worry. Just let them die back naturally.
2007-08-05 13:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tulips should have died back by this time. Never pull the leaves off while they are green. Let the leaves turn brown and gently pull the leaves off. When the leaves are ready to be pulled off they will come off easy, otherwise you may pull the bulb out.
2007-08-05 19:57:36 · answer #4 · answered by Sebastian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tulips do well in a very moist environment, which is why they grow so well in europe! I would keep their feet wet at all times (keep water in a tray below the pot). That way the plant can get water whenever it wants!
2007-08-05 13:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by Lesleann 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
this is normal for them to die back. Cut off all foliage to the ground. they will come back next spring and enjoy your tulip garden.
2007-08-05 13:10:28 · answer #6 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
u need to water them once in the morning before the noon time sun hits and once after dark or after dinner to keep them fresh and vibrant. once they come back to life move the watering to once a day preferably after dinner but if they wilt go with 2 times a day watering.
2007-08-05 16:10:35 · answer #7 · answered by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep the soil moist, but not wet. If you are watering them more than once a day, you're probably watering them too much.
2007-08-05 13:25:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋