Daffs and tulips

louise_1981

When is the best time to take out Daffs and tulips?

Moved into a house and they are starting to pop their leaves up. They have obviously multiplied since they have been put in as the are coming up under the the edging, they are/were in a raised bed.

When is the best time to move them as I want to pave this area. And put the daffs in tubs. And how do I know they are different

Thanks

tight_jock

I have moved them at any time . Many will say do it when bulbs are dormant but they are pretty tough. Make sure you get right underneath the roots when you lift them

Daffs have long thin leaves and tulips leaves tend to be shorter and broader.
:beer:

Busybody

When are you paving? Why don't you leave them a few weeks and enjoy them and then transfer them after they have flowered. As the moving process might affect their flowering. Best plants of the year!! Means spring is almost here.:T

crossleydd42

If you can, let them bloom, then cut the leaves down to about 6" and, when they start to go yellow, pull them up.

tight_jock

crossleydd42 wrote:

If you can, let them bloom, then cut the leaves down to about 6" and, when they start to go yellow, pull them up.

You must not cut down the leaves as they are needed to build up the bulb for next year. If you cut the tops off, the plant will not be as strong next year and may not flower.

Lord_Gardener

If you take plenty of earth with them they will be fine to move into containers at any time and they should still flower!

crossleydd42

tight_jock wrote:

You must not cut down the leaves as they are needed to build up the bulb for next year. If you cut the tops off, the plant will not be as strong next year and may not flower.

But needs must when the Devil drives! He wants to take them out to pave the area.
So the ideal does not apply. I've done what I suggest in the passt and it's not harmed them so's you'd notice.

tight_jock

crossleydd42 wrote:

But needs must when the Devil drives! He wants to take them out to pave the area.
So the ideal does not apply. I've done what I suggest in the passt and it's not harmed them so's you'd notice.

But he does not need to cut them down to lift them

louise_1981

I am a SHE!!! is my first point.

Second is that I am not planning on lifting them just yet, I just do not want them dying off and not being able to find them again. The house needs so much work that the paving is going to be happening in september. My main concern was that I 'loose' them before then.

tight_jock

louise_1981 wrote:

I am a SHE!!! is my first point.

Second is that I am not planning on lifting them just yet, I just do not want them dying off and not being able to find them again. The house needs so much work that the paving is going to be happening in september. My main concern was that I 'loose' them before then.

SORRY:o

I suggest you dig them up as they start to yelow and replant with a bit of fertilisr in their new place and all should be hunky dory:D