How To Remove And Replant Tulips?

To transplant tulips from pots to the ground, follow these steps: Digging Up and Curing Tulip Bulbs.

Be careful when digging up your bulbs, using a hand trowel to dig a trench about 8 inches deep around your plant. Make the trench several inches (5 to 10 cm) deep. Replant tulips in a sunny area with well-draining soil, water them regularly, and fertilize them. Start by digging up bulbs once the foliage has died down, usually 8-12 weeks after peak spring bloom. Gently loosen the soil and lift bulbs with roots intact.

To transplant tulips like a pro, have tools ready, including a small hand shovel, a watering can, a garden fork, and optionally, a low-nitrogen fertilizer. Pamper your tulips with lifting, curing, and storing to avoid the pitfalls of off-season time underground, and enjoy their iconic blooms every spring.

Choose a spot in the garden for replanting tulip bulbs, dig a hole between 5 and 8 inches deep, and squeeze to gently loosen the soil. The golden rule for horticultural tulips is to dig up the bulbs once the foliage has turned yellow to keep them dry until they are planted again in the fall.

Draw up your bulbs carefully, using a hand trowel to dig a trench about 8 inches deep around your plant. Use a fork spade to dig deep into the soil and gently rock it to loosen up the bulbs and soil. Replant the bulbs at a depth equal to three times their height before the first frost to make it as hard for squirrels to eat them. Store the bulbs in paper sacks to keep them dry, then plant them in your new place in September.