Okay, so I am hoping that you will be gentle with me....Life got busy in the fall and I wasn't able to get my many tulip bulbs in the ground. I know a big gardening "no no". To be honest, my mother fell ill, work got crazy and I just couldn't find the time ...in time. I then totally forgot about them. Now here it is March , they have been in my cellar for the winter at about 55 degrees. They are not moldy or rotten.
THEY are actually are SPROUTING.
I am wondering if I can still plant them? I know they didn't have their stratification time but if they are showing growth...does it mean they stayed cold enough ?
Can I salvage my bulbs?
Can I pot them and get them to grow?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!!
thank you
Yes, plant them. If you are still short on time you can just temporarily plant them into any old mound of dirt or unused corner of your garden. Then in the fall you can put them in their forever home.
Name: Ken Isaac Bountiful, Utah, USA (Zone 7a) Grow stuff!
Lucy68 said: Plant them.
kniphofia said: pot them up.
Henderman said: Yes, plant them.
benaturalhom said:I am hoping that you will be gentle
We've all been there...
Done that...
benaturalhom said:I know they didn't have their stratification time
They may be 'off' this spring-
Maybe a small bloom or no bloom but leaves, or some may stay dormant in the ground. Give them a year to adjust before judging them! But plant them!
Lol, I was going to post exactly the way Ken Isaac did: I agree I agree, etc etc. I still have a box of bulbs in my refrigerator! SWORE I wouldn't do that again this year! 😆
OP, I'd definitely plant them. If you only have limited room, you might want to replace them, but otherwise give them a try.
If I buy some prechilled tulips that are sold to Southerners, will they bloom this spring up North and then keep coming back? Some of my tulips on the south side of my house are already up, but ones without southern exposure aren't up yet.
