How To Plant Tulips
Plant tulips in pots in the same way as if you were planting bulbs directly into the ground.
How to plant tulips. First be sure the pointed end of the bulb is facing up towards the sky. After the blossoms have peaked remove the flower heads and allow the green foliage to. Plant bulbs fairly deep6 to 8 inches deep or about three times the height of the bulb.
The old saying is to plant your spring flowering bulbs twice as deep as the bulb is high. After you have properly prepared the site for the tulips you can easily dig the individual planting holes. Dig a hole deeper than that in order to loosen the soil and allow for drainage.
In frost-free areas delay planting until late April or May. For the best display plant tulips en masse. Remember -- the larger the bulb the deeper the hole.
The morning sun is especially important for your tulip plant. There should be twice as much soil over the tip of the bulb as height of the bulb so if your tulip bulb measures 2 ½ inches 5 cm tall dig your hole 8 inches 20 cm deep so youll have 5 inches 13 cm of soil above the bulb. First dig a hole about six to eight inches deep from the base of the bulb.
Just as the tulip display ends its time for the annuals to be planted. Water well and leave the pot in a cool protected spot. Lack of sunlight will weaken your plant.
In clay soils plant 3 to 6 inches deep instead. Dig holes that are 6-10 inches deep 15-25 cm. Water well once and wait for spring.