Storing Tulip And Daffodil Bulbs

The bulbs need a cold period but you don t want to freeze the bulbs thompson said.

Storing tulip and daffodil bulbs.

Lift the bulbs and shake off excess soil. Place tulip bulbs into a basket or paper bag. Instead pack your bulbs in a cardboard box for storing bulbs for the winter. Plant firm healthy bulbs outdoors as soon as the ground is workable.

If bulbs are stored in the sun or in moist conditions the bulb will retain the moisture and develop rot. While many bulbs can stand being left in the ground over winter a few need to be dug up and stored. An opaque bag will help keep light out from the bulbs and prevent them from sprouting too early. Storing daffodils 1 place the bulbs in a labeled paper bag.

Storing tulip bulbs through the summer until fall planting helps keep the bulbs in optimum health. Storing the tray inside your garage or a shaded area outside will work the best. Extreme cold can damage bulbs overwintered in this manner. If the bulbs begin to grow in the garage before severe weather has passed you can move them indoors to enjoy.

Place the bulbs in an opaque plastic bag that is open at the top and put the bag in the crisper drawer. Keep the bulbs in a dry place out of the sun for 2 days. Storing bulbs for the winter. Once the foliage has died the tulip bulbs are to be dug out and stored in a cool area.

Sprinkle peat moss dry sand or vermiculite around the bulbs. Then they are to be replanted in the fall. Dry the bulbs on a tray in a cool dry place for 2 days. Store bulbs in a cool dark place such as a cellar.

In each layer of bulbs the bulbs should not be touching one another. Place them in a cool sunny window. Do this as soon as the flowers fade. Put them in your refrigerator not your freezer.

Leave the foliage intact and lay the tulips on their. Among these are calla lilies freesia cannas and elephant ears. When preparing bulbs for winter layer the bulbs in the box with newspaper in between each layer. After you dig the bulbs up in the fall be sure to wipe all dirt and debris away.