When do i cut back bulbs

Beautiful combinations of red, orange, pink and yellow make this a must have for a sunny garden. Planted in large quantities creates Graduated pink and tangerine blooms top a stately inch stem in 'Apricot Impression' Darwin Tulip, creating a glowing effect in beds and borders.

These large, softly radiant blooms Heralding the start of spring with joyous yellow blooms, Yellow Emperor Tulips are an instant mood lifter. Large blooms will easily fill flowerpots or garden beds and bring a bit of Treasured for its dual-toned blooms and a tendency to return year after year, 'Peppermint Stick' Tulip is a low-growing species tulip with plenty of punch in a petite frame. In mid-s Long-lasting blooms stand atop strong stems, making them excellent for cu Unsupported Browser.

This website will offer limited functionality in this browser. To place an order or shop, please use one of the following browsers: Chrome , Firefox , Safari , and Edge. By Heather. Cutting Back Fall-Planted Bulbs Fall bulbs include flowers such as daffodils , tulips and grape hyacinth. Braided Daffodil Leaves Some people braid the leaves of daffodils. If you are treating your spring bulbs as annuals, you should dig them up after they finish blooming.

Use a garden fork to gently lift the bulbs out of the ground and then put them in your compost pile. Removing the bulbs as well as the foliage will help minimize problems with fusarium, a common fungal disease that can affect flower bulbs.

Growing spring-blooming bulbs as annuals does have some advantages. It guarantees you will always have a wonderful display of flowers. You also get the fun of putting together new color and texture combination each year.

Spring Bulbs as Perennials. Early-blooming bulbs such as snowdrops , crocus , chionodoxa , scilla and daffodils will flower year after year and multiply over time.

These bulbs are reliably perennial and incredibly carefree. Hyacinths will usually bloom for several years, though the size of the flowers tends to gradually decline. Muscari and alliums will also return to bloom again if the soil is well-drained and stays relatively dry during summer and winter.

Tulips may bloom for several years if the soil conditions are ideal. Like muscari and alliums, they require loose, well-drained soil that gets hot and dry in the summer and stays cold and relatively dry in the winter. When tulips are planted in heavy soil that holds too much moisture, the bulbs have a tendency to split.

If you have ever dug up a tulip bulb after it has bloomed, you may have seen this yourself. Once a tulip bulb has split into two or more sections, it no longer has enough energy to produce a full-size blossom.

Some types of tulips are less prone to splitting and more likely to rebloom. It takes more time to remove a single large weed later. My favorite time to weed is early in the morning before work or other daily activities. It is cool and quiet and I can observe the growth and development of my flowers and vegetables. I can weed my whole yard in five or six minute sessions. That is much more enjoyable than one three-hour session on a hot Saturday afternoon.

If I need to weed in the afternoon, I pick shady areas under trees or on the north and east sides of the house or fence. I try to do the hotter south and west sides in the morning. Thursday, November 11, Plant flowers between bulbs I have planted annual flowers such as marigolds, verbena, petunia and alyssum between my bulbs for years. Keep ahead of weeds We hardly get our flowers and vegetables planted until weeds start to pop up everywhere.

I apply another 1- to 2-inch layer of bark dust as soon as possible after June weeding. This shades the ground. Since most weed seeds need light to germinate, the bark dust prevents about 90 percent of new weed growth. Receive latest stories and local news in your email:.