When do you plant tulips?

If you’re planning to raise perennial tulips, feed them a balanced fertilizer when you plant them in the fall. Bulbs are their own complete storage system and contain all of the nutrients they need for one year. Use organic material, compost, or a balanced time-release bulb food. read more

Tulips grow in most soils, and there's not much you need to do to get it ready for planting. However, if the soil where you live is very dry or hard, you can wait to plant the tulips until a day after it has rained. Remove any weeds or stones and use a trowel or garden fork to loosen and aerate the soil. read more

Plant your tulip bulbs in the fall from September to December, or they send their leaves up in time to get frozen by winter. Don’t plant too early. The tulip bulbs will rot in wet soil. Be sure to plant the bulbs in areas that have good drainage. Pick a sunny site because tulips won’t grow well in shade. Protect your plants from pests as well. read more

The tulip bulbs will rot in wet soil. Be sure to plant the bulbs in areas that have good drainage. Pick a sunny site because tulips won’t grow well in shade. Protect your plants from pests as well. You should plant the bulb in groups of ten if you’re putting it in your perennial border, and space them a couple of inches apart. read more