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Tulips will beautify any garden when they bloom in Spring. They are relatively easy-going but these bulbs can be a bit needy after they have finished flowering. Here is a guide to ensure that your tulips and other bulbs reflower year-on-year.
The best time to plant out your bulbs is between October and November to ensure that they flower in the spring from March to May.
Planting late is a traditional means of protecting bulbs against disease.
But what should you do after these beautiful blooms have flowered?
In June or at least six weeks after the end of flowering, the tulips in your garden will need your attention.
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To do this carefully dig up your plants, clean the soil off the bulbs and bin any that may be diseased or damaged.
Allow your bulbs to dry off fully before storing.
Put them in trays, paper or net bags in a dry, warm, well-ventilated place, 18 to 20C is the perfect temperature to store them at.
Flowering can uncertain in old bulbs so it is best to use these old ones in less important beds and borders and to treat your garden with some new bulbs in the most visible areas.
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