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Hi, this is Yolanda Vanveen on behalf of Expert Village. Tulips make a great cut flower and
we enjoy them at the grocery store but there?s no reason you can?t enjoy them out of your
garden as well. So the trick is plant them in groups of twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six
so if you cut some out of your garden you'll still have them outside but you have them
inside as well and you can enjoy them in both places. And when you cut them make sure to
cut them when they're really tight don't want them to be wide open. Cut them when they just
got color on them and they're just about to bloom that way they'll last a lot longer in
your house. Another trick I've found is if you're going to bed and its cold outside but
not freezing hard and you're not going to be looking at your flowers for 8, 9, 10 hours
anyway, throw them out on your patio. Put them on the back porch. That way they will
perk right up and they'll get the moisture from outside and they'll last three times
longer in the house. The same thing, if you're going off to work and you're not going to
enjoy them in the house, throw them outside somewhere where it?s safe noone?s going to
take them, if you have a backyard you have a shop a pumphouse anywhere where you can
leave them. Don't put them in the direct sun, a shady spot would be best. Make sure it?s
not freezing outside 'cause you're going to lose them 'cause they'll freeze but just by
putting them outside they'll last like three, four days longer than if you left them in
the house the whole time and you can enjoy them for much longer. Tulips make an excellent
cut flower and a great garden flower. In the next segment we'll conclude on our subject
of tulips.