After tulips have bloomed, you want to deadhead the flower blooms, but keep the leaves/foliage and let it die back naturally before removing it. This process can take several weeks. That is how the bulbs gather and store energy for next year’s growing season. You can leave the bulbs in the ground for next season. The only time you need to dig them up is when bulbs are not producing flowers, at which time they can be replaced with new bulbs during the fall planting time.
Hi Betty,
Sounds like you had quite the tulip display!
After tulips have bloomed, you want to deadhead the flower blooms, but keep the leaves/foliage and let it die back naturally before removing it. This process can take several weeks. That is how the bulbs gather and store energy for next year’s growing season. You can leave the bulbs in the ground for next season. The only time you need to dig them up is when bulbs are not producing flowers, at which time they can be replaced with new bulbs during the fall planting time.