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Moving Daffodil and Tulip Bulbs in February: Easy as Pie

Dig bulbs in large clumps, keep soil intact, place in cardboard boxes lined with garbage bags (poke drainage holes). Store outdoors, water occasionally, and replant at new home when ready. They’ll never know they moved.

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