Re: Tulip question
For what it is worth, I've done it before, and still had some of the bulbs
flower. The ones that flowered didn't appear to flower any different than
if they hadn't been disturbed, but a lot of them didn't flower. I'm afraid
it has been several years, and I can't make a good guess at what percentage
failed to flower. I suppose it would depend a lot on how carefully the
plants were handled. And yes, those shoots do snap quite easily.
Thanks for flying,
Glider
At 07:31 PM 12/21/2000, you wrote:
>I believe that tulips are sensitive to root disturbance while they are
>actively growing. I was told never to disturb them until the foliage began
>to yellow because it could cause premature dormancy (This is after
>flowering) I've never tried to dig one up beforehand - those long slender
>shoots are easily broken.
>Margaret
>
>At 05:22 AM 12/21/00 -0800, you wrote:
>>Received this email... comments please.
>>
>>Hi!
>>I have a question about lifting tulips (for a novel
>>I'm writing- set in
>>Amsterdam during the great tulip craze) and wondered
>>if I could ask
>>that
>>question of you?
>>
>>If so, here it is: If a tulip is lifted prematurely,
>>before it blooms,
>>(say
>>two weeks before it should have bloomed), will damage
>>result? Can the
>>lifted bulb, if kept out of the soil for a week, then
>>be planted, and
>>could
>>it then be expected to bloom as usual?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>
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