Daffodil, iris and tulip question?

I need to move some daffodil, iris and tulip plants the daffodils have bloomed but I dont have a place to put them after I move them for now.can I trim them above the bulb and put them into a storm shelter until next year or just put the whole plant in there I dont want to throw them away but I just dont have the time right now to replant them and they need to come out

Daffodil, iris and tulip question?
If you MUST move the daffodils NOW, I would carefully dig them up with as much dirt a round the roots as possible. You could put them in the storm shelter, but here is another idea. In an out-of-the -way part of your yard (that gets sun), dig a trench a little deeper than the bulbs+dirt. Put the bulbs+dirt in the trench, cover with mulch and water well. Let the daffodils continue to grow until the leaves die down (so the bulbs have lots of food for next years flowers). When the leaves are brown, you can cut them off. Carefully mark the trench (with some twigs or a plant stake) so that you can FIND the bulbs in the fall. When you are ready (in the fall) to put the daffodils in a new place, carefully dig them up, separate and re-plant!





You can do the same with the iris and tulips. I would wait until after the tulips have bloomed to move them. Iris are pretty tough. They would probably bloom even after being moved!
Reply:I would cut them off maybe 5 Cm's from the bulb. They are such pretty flowers it is a shame. They should be right to be replanted for the next flower.
Reply:You can dig them up and put them in a cool, dark place like a basement. The storm shelter would probably be perfect. Air needs to be able to circulate around them to prevent rotting, so put them in a net bag like the kind that onions come in.
Reply:no! don't cut them they need the leaves to turn brown or yellow. the bulbs have to store up nutrients.
Reply:yeah they will be fine
Reply:If you can, leave the daffodils in the ground, with the tops on, until the tops turn brown. Then cut them off. You can then dig the bulbs and maybe by then you can decide where to put them.
Reply:they should all b fine in the storm shelter but the tulips shoul b planted in the fall as they need freeze to bloom in the spring


if u can leave them in the pot and treat them as regular plants until it is time to plant theywill b ok