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So, you guys already know I can't cook. Well, now you know that I also seem to have a knack for killing plants...hehe. I got these beautiful potted tulips when I had the baby. So, what do I do with them? I know, I know how silly this sounds, but my plants always die! Do I replant them? leave them and just water them? I have no idea what to do and I really don't want them to die.

I don't have a clue, but if someone is out there with a green thumb (I'm sure that there is) pass on the tips! I kill plants too.

I will check with my hubby's grandpa...he used to be an agriculture professor at UF....he cross breeds flowers and plants....it's pretty cool actually. I, too, am a great plant killer...haha. Our realtor gave us this beautiful plant when we closed on our house and I had said to her that I hoped I didn't kill it. She said, oh it's impossible to kill these! Ummmmmm.....I can say from experience that it is not impossible!

Depending on the weather - tulips are long lasters once bloomed - or quick to go. With the heat of being indoors - probably won't last to long. Let them go (just keep watering them a little here and there - not like a "normal" plant) until the green leaves and stems have turned brown. Put the pot in a window though to get sun. What happens now is that bulb is soaking up all the energy it can to store for the next spring. The leaves and stems soak up all the sun they can right now. The plant will look nasty for a while but you'll be glad next spring. Then in the fall (and you can probably do it this summer - once they've turned brown), take them outdoors and put the whole thing - dirt and all in the ground where you would like them. Tulips come from bulbs so you could just take the bulb out of the dirt and transplant that. Here in Michigan - we plant them in the fall - they freeze over the winter and then generally - mid May - they are blooming big and bright (which works great for the Holland Tulip Festival only 30 minutes from Grand Rapids - they have bazillions of tulips all blooming at the same time).

I love tulips too - good luck!!!! They're a great spring flower and don't take to much work once you plant the initial bulb - they come up for years!!! At least my grandma's have been coming up for as long as I can remember!

Well, someone has a green thumb, hoodmama! Ummm...I'm embarrassed to say this, but I am going to put them by some sunlight now...they surely would have been next on my hit list if it weren't for your very practical advice