Hello! My name is Bethany and I grow things in my rooftop container garden in Chicago, zone 6a. I’ve been container gardening for four years and am by no means an expert, just someone who enjoys sharing their garden journey.
In this video, I’m digging up my tulips which are done blooming for the Spring and transplanting them down into the parkway in hopes that they’ll bloom again next year.
Tulip Cutting Collection: https://www.springhillnursery.com/product/tulip-cutting-collection
Long-Stemmed Perennial Tulip Super Bag: https://www.springhillnursery.com/product/Mixed-Long-Stemmed-Perennial-Tulip-Super-Bag
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I’ve always wondered what to do after the bulbs are spent.
Another great video! If you’re ever back in Indiana I’d love to give you a tour of the large estate that I manage, it’s been featured in Architectural Digest. The property is in Michigan near the IN border, their main house is in Lincoln Park. The gardens here are so incredible!!!!
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Great job! Nice to see your channel growing!!! Well deserved!! You rock it in the rooftop garden zone!! I think being in Chicago those tulips should be fine in ground! I love that you have petunias already planted! Im working on a shade garden on one side of my house I planted some heuchera and a Japanese maple and some hostas. Wish me luck!! ~Genevieve
A lot of people treat their tulips like annuals, because they're much less likely to re-bloom the following years. Your bulbs look very healthy, with tons of roots & the bulbs seem large & some have developed bulbils, so you must've fed them well. They might just re-bloom.
in my Z5B, where it goes down to -17 or so for a few days every winter, so I must plant them 3x the size of the bulb, so at least 6" deep.
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Is there any recommended way to cut them out after blooming so they can be ready to be moved ? Also how many days you waited after the bloom was gone to transplant them? Thanks