My friend visited Holland and bought me a bag of bulbs.Most of them already sprouted but also rotting. Will these still grow ?.I'm using hydroponic method These are the only ones that look and feel right out of 50++ bulbs Appreciate all the help.
Those bulbs look fine to me. What do you plan to do with the rotting ones? Do you have a place where you can throw them outside under some soil (ie, plant them)? You have nothing to lose and maybe some of them will surprise you.
I was planning to throw them away since most website say I will be wasting my time to grow them.It's raining season now in Malaysia, so I can't throw them outside in any soil for now. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Erica--I question the wisdom of growing them with the hydroponic method as tulips here do not like sitting with their feet in the water. I place sand in the bottom of the hole that I plant mine in so there can be really good drainage. Most folks here dig them up each year and give them a resting period in a dry and cool place before planting them out once again in the fall. I am under the impression that tulips will need special attention there. Are there any tulip specialists near you to advise you on the the best way to grow them in your climatic zone? I hope that you have good luck with the remainder of the rest of your bulbs.
I had success growing gladiolus and hyacinth bulbs using hydroponic method previously, that's why I tried again for tulip bulbs. There aren't any tulip specialist here since most people just think tulips won't grow here. Thanks for the advice.
Excuse me for hijacking your thread with a question, should I cut the flower stalks after the flowering is finished?
Hiya Erica-- Growing tulips hydroponically really is a new idea for me. If you continue doing it, please let me know how it turns out.---Good luck, meid. Odif--I would cut the whole stem off, although not everyone here does that. My reasoning is that that one stem will remain green if you deadhead the tulip flower and therefore the plant will continue sending energy to the stalk as well as the leaves. The purpose of leaves is to feed the bulb for the following season, so I suspect that at least some cells in the stem may do that as well. The important thing is to remove the dying flower as soon as you can let it go....that is why the tulip bulb farmers chop the flower off after only a couple of days. I have removed only the flower head some years and other years the whole stem. I am not entirely sure if it makes all that much difference, but you have seen my preference above. Good luck with your tulips.
