Should You Deadhead Bulbs

Deadheading. Cut off spent flowers at the base of the flower stalk. With true bulbs and corms, this won’t stimulate further flowers, but it will prevent the plant wasting energy on making seeds. Instead it will put its energy back into the bulb, for next year’s display.

What do you do with flowered bulbs after flowering?

To ensure a good show of color every spring, it’s best to plant fresh bulbs each fall. If you are treating your spring bulbs as annuals, you should dig them up after they finish blooming. Use a garden fork to gently lift the bulbs out of the ground and then put them in your compost pile.

Can bulbs be reused after flowering?

You may keep the bulbs in pots after flowering, but it is a good idea to introduce some new soil with all its nutrients and fertilize again. You may also remove the bulbs, let them air dry and put them in a paper bag in a location with the proper chilling requirements until you are ready to force them again.