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life span  What is the average life span of: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocus?

Doug says it depends. If you grow them properly, tulips will go 3-5 years....

How to make lilies rebloom  I was wondering if pruning or cutting down lilies, will encourage re-blooming? I have a planter full of different lilies but I would like to encourage ...

ornithogalum umbellatum as weed  Is there any way known to man to get rid of this pest? The more I dig them out, the more I get.

Doug says vigilance - total and constant vigilance. :-) Let ...

Moving Bulbs in early spring - house moving   I read that it's best to move them after the leaves yellow but that you can move them right after they bloom. The bulbs are mainly daffodils with a few ...

Brown spent foliage came out of ground  When I was cutting off the brown dead foliage from my tulip plants, many of the plants came out of the ground easily or they had already fallen out on ...

wierd fruit growing on iris  I have iris's I think, Ive had them for years, but after they died one of them dtarted to grow what looks like a bell pepper frpm where the flower used ...

what to do with crocus seeds  Our crocuses have finished blooming for the year and pods with red seeds in them have begun to sprout from them. What do we do with them?

Doug says ...

delay already sprouting bulbs.  I recieved a lovely gift of a bulb garden. The bulbs are sprouting. I will be gone for a month, is there any way to delay further growth? or should ...

Bending leaves over  Can you bend the leaves over and secure with a rubber band, as we do for tulips, on daffodils without interfering in the transfer of nutrients to the bulb?...

Fall Lilies  What type of lily bloomes in the fall? My mother in law is wanting to get some, but we don't know what they are called.

Doug says here are the fall ...

lily suckers  I have some star gazer lilys, in pots which are well established i have notice over the last few days are what i think are suckers stems they are very ...

Did I plant my Iris to deep?  I planted my Iris bulbs in 2009 fall season. I only see the leaf coming up this year, no blooms. I read somewhere not to plant them no more then a inch ...

transplanting daffodils  I just dug up hundreds of daffodil bulbs (Apr 26 2010)from a property out of town. How long can I store these before replanting them? They are tied up ...

will tulips and daffodils start blooming again   hello,

i read your answers to this question and your article about common reasons for bulbs not reblooming year after year. I cut my leaves back (I ...

i have daffodils i want to plant in desert landscaping. will they survive?  its mid april in arizona and i want to plant my spring daffodils i have them planted in a container right now. my yard is rock/dirt and its very dry. can ...

Tulip bulbs bought too early.  If I bought tulip bulbs too early, How long can I store them before they go bad?

Doug says it depends on how you store them - but generally I'd say ...

Daffodils bloomed once  Planted daffodill bulbs fall of 2008-in spring 2009 they bloomed beautifully-this spring out of 60 bulbs only one bloomed-why?

Doug says that at the ...

starting summer bulbs indoors  i have purchased, gladiolus, iris,peony,bloodroot(sanguinera),ixia,sparaxis...bulbs...it's march 30 th..calgary...how do i keep/start?....these bulbs indoors ...

Should I water allium bulbs that are coming up?  I am a bulb neophyte and planted several types of allium last autumn. Chicago has had a warm spell and shoots are popping up. Should I water them? And ...

daffodil flowers do not open  The plant is very green, the buds are full and many but dry up and do not open. These bulbs are about 6 years old and have been in the soil all the time....

weed control harm daffodils  will lawn fertilizer with weed control harm my daffodils in the yard?


Doug says that daffodils are not going to like being hit with 2-4-d. And the ...

trimming indoor tulips for more blooms  I have a pot of tulips that i bought from the store. the blooms have withered, and ive been told to trim them to the bulb and they will grow more blooms....

Elephant Ear bulb rot  My elephant ears have all rotted quite a bit on the bulbs. It is too early to plant them outside. How do I save what is left of the bulbs?


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spring bulb planting  I have 2000 bulbs that were not able to get into the ground last fall. I NEED to get blooms on them for spring, they have been in a cool place. If I ...

where to store bulbs if living in South Florida  I don't have a cool place to store my bulbs in Florida
The garage is way too hot and I don't have a cellar.
What is your suggestion?

Doug says the ...

Feeding Spring daffodils, hyacinths and crocus  I have naturalized daffodils and iris and want to give them a spring feeding. I am planning to spread some bonemeal with my yard spreader as the daffodils ...

Forcing Bulbs - The bottom of my bulb touches water  Hi,

I recently bought a hyacinth bulb with a vase. i filled the vase with water under the bulb and placed it in my garage. The problem here is currently ...