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Is it too late to plant daffodil and tulip bulbs?

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  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Oh and tulip scarlet baby - ones moldy, others look ok! How have I ended up with so many haha! 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Like many people - you haven't been able to resist buying stuff!
    Get the healthy ones planted. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    Thanks so much @Fairygirl - might be a daft question but if they’ve sprouted should the sprouts go upright above the soil?

    Thanks so much @JennyJ for your help too 😊 going to have a go this afternoon 😊
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Plant them so that the base is at the correct depth - ie around 3 times the height of the bulb.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fizzylizfizzyliz Posts: 398
    @Fairygirl thank you ☺️
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No probs  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • andrewyang7102andrewyang7102 Posts: 3
    Fall is ideal for planting tulips. Yet, early spring bulbs thrive if potted, refrigerated at 35-45℉ for 10-12 weeks.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I don't know how big your fridge is, but in UK we plant bulbs in pots or the soil and leave them outside. I would need a fridge bigger than my  kitchen .
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    I have been staggered at how early some bulbs left in the ground come into growth. When I have accidently dug up bulbs which I have left in the ground they have had new roots growing in August.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Daffodils particularly seem to start growing , this year probably earlier than usual due to wet weather.
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