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I planted daffadoils and tulips last fall and they are looking lovely! My question is after they are done blooming can I move them from the flower bed to make room for new flowers? If so how do you do it. And if not can a flower bed substain more flowers put in-I don't know if I am making myself clear. If the bed if full of the spring flowers and there isn't awhole lot of room inbetween can I put or in this case-cram more flowers in? Plants: 190 | From: southern maryland | Registered: Feb 2004
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Hi Moondance, Yes, you can plant in between the bulbs or even over the bulbs, being careful not to pierce the bulbs. Most daffs are planted 10" deep and tulips are usually planted 6" to 8" deep. Do be sure and let the foilage turn yellow before you remove it as the foilage will be making food for next years blooms. Many people plant annuals around the bulbs to cover the yellowing foilage. I have perennials planted in the same bed as my bulbs.
It isn't recommended to move bulbs until the fall, but I have found that moving them while in bloom lets me know exactly where the bulbs are and what the finished transplanting will look like. They are much more difficult to find in the fall with no foilage showing.
Hope this answered your question, Newt
* * * * When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Plants: 271 | From: Maryland zone 7 | Registered: Sep 2002
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