Tulips Replanting from City

by Jayne
(Vinton,Virginia, )

I live in Roanoke, Virginia and our city dug up all the tulips and gave them to the citizens. The tops are still green..I heard comments like spread them on newspapers and let them dry..then, plant in fall normal time late October or early November...before freeze.

Another person said to plant them now and let them die back and yellow the normal way...

I am a bit confused and really do not know which would be the better.

Our city gives these and other plants away after each growing season...what a savings..the bulbs are really large and the leaves are real green.

I would appreciate your suggestions and thank you very much for addressing this for me. I love my flowers and getting such nice tulips FREE is amazing.


Doug says - replant right away and let leaves go yellow naturally.