Harvesting and Storing Tulip Bulbs

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Ali Whitton from the Wellington Botanic Garden gives some tips on how to harvest and store your Tulip bulbs ready for next year. Ask a Gardener: http://wellington.govt.nz/recreation/gardens/botanic-garden/ask-a-gardener To keep up to date with what is happening in your city subscribe to our social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WgtnCC Facebook: https://facebook.com/wellingtoncitycouncil

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Does parent bulb grow back? I know bulblets(small side bulbs) do grow back what about a big parent bulb?
do you reccomend digging up your bulbs in October in auckland as well and then just store them in cool dry place?
Dear friend, I am Brazilian! Sorry my English is not very good!
I would like, first of all, congratulate your video. Very good quality! I learned many things! I am a lover of tulips!
I wonder how many times I can use the same bulb to make flowers every spring. I have to throw out and discard or my bulbs every year? I bought 200 bulbs this year but wanted to use them for the next five years maybe. Did you? The tulip bulb has a very high cost in my country so I throw them in the trash every year.
I must remove the earth bulb so that the flower wither? I let the leaves dry off the floor as you did? I can let the leaves dry with the bulb in the ground, the earth, and add NPK fertilizer at this time to help the bulb to save energy?
My country h very hot summer, about 35 to 40 degrees Celsius. So after I put the bulb in the refrigerator at a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius for 6 months. This is correct? I can repeat this process every year with the same bulb? Please if you can help me, I would be very grateful. It is very difficult to get information about tulips, why people usually play the bulbs in llixo and buy new bulbs every year.
thanx for the tips. I bought tulip bulbs in bags and wanna plant them next fall. the climate in my country is pretty warm. as it could reach 40 degree in summer time. what shill I do?
Thanks! I needed this video.
Why can't you leave it in the ground?
Really helpful! Thanks
Thank you for a simple and clear instructional video.