Lifting Tulips

[midagetrolop]

Should I lift my tulips in my tubs now that they have flowered and died down a bit, as I want to use the tubs for summer bedding - and if so will they flower next year?

[Buenchico]

See under 'Encouraging re-flowering' on this page from the website of the Royal Horticultural Society:
http://apps.rhs.org.u.../Profile.aspx?pid=684

Chris

[Prudie]

I think once the leaves have died down a bit it's fine to lift and save the healthy ones. Rules are great to follow but I leave some of mine in beds permanently and they flowere every year.

[woofgang]

Yup, I plant over the top of the bulbs once they have died down.

[hammerman]

We usually allow a minimum of 6-8 weeks after flowering before either digging up or mowing off bulbs. I'd also say that if the tops have died down, you can dig them up.