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    Ask John Negus

    May 12, 2020 5 minutes

    John has been answering reader queries for 50 years

    Can I relocate my tulips now?

    Q I have some tulips that I need to move in order to sow something else. Can I move them now, or should I wait till the foliage has died down? Could I heel them in somewhere until I can place them? Also, can I cut off the foliage of aconites if they have died?

    Audrey Morson, via email

    A Ideally, it is best to leave bulbs to finish the growing season in situ, but they do take up a lot of space for a long time and this can delay all the summer planting.

    The next best thing is to lift them and heel them in somewhere to wait for the foliage to die down naturally. With tulips this is better than replanting immediately into their new home because they actually do better if the

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