How to Plant Tulips That Are Already Flowers

Instead of roses, your child bought you a container of blooming tulips for Mother's Day. Like their outdoor brethren, the potted tulips offer a brilliant mix of bright yellow, red and white blooms. Near the end of their run, you wonder how to plant your blooming tulips into an outside garden. It's an easy task, but you can't do it while the potted tulips are still flowering. In a few simple steps, you can plant tulips that have flowered and, within two years, enjoy new blooms.

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Instructions

- 1
  Wait for the leaves of your potted tulip to turn yellow and become flat. Provide limited water during the ripening process.
- 2
  Remove the tulip bulbs, foliage and soil from the container after its leaves have ripened. Trim away the stem and foliage from the bulbs.
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  Select a full-sun, well-drained location outside in which to plant your tulips. Dig a hole roughly three times as deep as the height of your tulip bulb. Place the bulb in the hole and refill with dirt. Water until the ground is moist.
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  Apply 10-10-10 fertilizer during the next spring after the bulbs sprout through the dirt.

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