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Should I fertilize my tuberose plants? And when?

Tuberoses will benefit from fertilizer incorporated into the soil at planting time, or applied as a side dressing when they have emerged. If you have done a soil test, you...

Should I fertilize my tuberose plants? And when?

Tuberoses will benefit from fertilizer incorporated into the soil at planting time, or applied as a side dressing when they have emerged. If you have done a soil test, you...

What kind of tuberose pests might I have to deal with?

What kind of tuberose pests might I have to dea...

Tuberoses have generally been one of the most pest-free flowering plants we have grown over the years. The main insect pests of tuberoses that we have experienced are thrips.  They...

What kind of tuberose pests might I have to dea...

Tuberoses have generally been one of the most pest-free flowering plants we have grown over the years. The main insect pests of tuberoses that we have experienced are thrips.  They...

Tuberose flowering and flower harvest

You should start seeing flower spikes forming on your tuberoses around 70-80 days after planting.  The spikes grow rapidly, and 2-3 weeks later, you’ll have the first flower buds opening....

Tuberose flowering and flower harvest

You should start seeing flower spikes forming on your tuberoses around 70-80 days after planting.  The spikes grow rapidly, and 2-3 weeks later, you’ll have the first flower buds opening....

To dig or leave your tuberoses in the ground......

Tuberoses multiply rapidly from bulblets, which grow out from the base of a larger one. You need to plan on digging them at least every third year to divide them...

To dig or leave your tuberoses in the ground......

Tuberoses multiply rapidly from bulblets, which grow out from the base of a larger one. You need to plan on digging them at least every third year to divide them...

Everything about digging tuberoses

You  can dig your tuberose bulbs in the fall starting a couple of weeks before your first frost date. We begin digging the first week in October in zone 7a....

Everything about digging tuberoses

You  can dig your tuberose bulbs in the fall starting a couple of weeks before your first frost date. We begin digging the first week in October in zone 7a....

Dividing and drying your tuberose bulbs

You should divide your bulbs every time that you dig them. To divide them, simply pull them apart. You may have to snap off the side bulbs from the main...

Dividing and drying your tuberose bulbs

You should divide your bulbs every time that you dig them. To divide them, simply pull them apart. You may have to snap off the side bulbs from the main...