Help? Gardening question

[estepheia]

This may sound stupid, but I've heard so many conflicting infos that I no longer know what to believe.
What do I do with tulips and other bulb-plants onces their bloom is gone? When do I cut them off? I heard you have to leave the plants alone so they can "withdraw" energy into the bulb. But that's kinda vague. When do I cut where? Meep?

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[saifai.livejournal.com]

One of my neighbors had the most beautiful tulips. I can only tell you what she used to do, and what she instructed us to do when we took on a house that had a mass amount of various tulips.

Wait until their blooms are gone. Usually, I wait until they're starting to brown at the tips of the leaves. Pull them out, put them in a brown paper bag, and set them in a relatively cool place until it's time to re-plant them.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip. But I don't think that I want to dig them up. My cellar is already crammed full.

Cheers.