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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Thomas Rutter

When and how to fertilize tulips – professionals reveal the best methods to encourage future flowering

Pink tulips in a meadow.

Tulips are one of the most popular flowering spring bulbs, marking the return of spring and illuminating backyard borders with their brilliant, vibrant blooms. 

Different gardeners will have different approaches to tulip care. Some will treat bulbs as annuals and dispose of them. Diligent gardeners might lift and store bulbs for the summer months. And some might leave tulip bulbs in the ground or pots and hope for the best. I confess I find myself in the last group, leaving much to chance or fate in the garden.   

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