Plant a mix of tulip bulbs in fall
If you’ve been frustrated by your tulips’ short bloom time, here’s a method for planting to make sure you can enjoy a longer blooming period every year. It all starts in fall. The secret is to buy several varieties that bloom at different times.
Look for early mid- and late-blooming varieties and buy a bag of each. Mix them all together in your wheelbarrow and then plant them all together. We planted a mix of 300 tulip bulbs in two garden beds at our test garden that are 2 ½× 5 and by 2 ½× 7 ft.
Create your own tulip bulb blend to extend bloom time
- Red Cubed tulip mix (a mix of early, mid- and late-blooming red tulips)
- Big Ups (a colorful mix of midseason tulips)
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Enjoy the spring tulip show
The next spring, you’ll have different tulip varieties blooming at different times in the same garden bed. As the flowers start to fade, either cut off those stems or simply pull out the bulbs, leaving the later ones to show off.
