Lifting tulip bulbs

[tagh]

Just extracted a load of tulip bulbs from pots; most seem health enough but some do not seem to have flowered, having been in a lower layer in the pot. If planted will they come again next Spring?
I dont usually bother to keep them but I thought this year I would try.
What is the best way to prepare tulip and daff. bulbs to be put away and stored, svp?

[niemeyjt]

too late for this year

1. dead head as soon as flowering over

2. a feed with growmore at same time

3. wait until leaves are brown before lifting - and when you do look at bulbs - you may find babies you can bring on.

Mrs N did ours 2 weeks ago. And these were from last year which did reflower this year.

[exile]

As @niemeyjt has said. In principle every single bulb can flower again next year. The small ones on the side of big bulbs may need a second year before they flower. Worth a try though.

[Polarengineer]

Stick them in the fridge a week before you replant.

[tagh]

Thank you folks.