How to Harvest Tulip Bulbs

By PattyOh

Harvest your bulbs and bring your tulips with you. Harvest your bulbs and bring your tulips with you.

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Tulips are beautiful flowers. Did you know that you could harvest the bulbs every year? This lets you replant them and keep them safe throughout the winter, or bring them with you if you move. Find out how to harvest your tulip bulbs here.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Step1
The best time to harvest your tulip bulbs is after they're done growing. Let them flower and let the green leaves and stem wither before you harvest the bulbs.
Step2
Carefully dig up the ground where your tulip bulbs are planted. Expect to dig holes that are at least 8 inches deep.
Step3
When you find the tulip bulbs, carefully loosen all of the dirt that surrounds them.
Step4
Dig your hole at least 2 inches deeper than the bottom of the bulb. Begin to gently pull up your tulip bulb. As you're pulling, try to loosen the dirt that's underneath the bulb, too. The roots grow down, so be careful as you extract this portion of the bulb.
Step5
After removing your bulbs, wrap them loosely in burlap. Keep them in a cool, dry place until it's time to plant them again in the fall.

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TGoode

TGoode said

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on 7/22/2008 Very good information - and timely I need to dig some out today!

amylaine

amylaine said

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on 5/26/2008 Great info.

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