Watering and tulips in containers

Morning all!!

Now that all the daffs and tulips i had in containers are gone over, though still with green leaves, should i still be watering them? Or do i just leave them now to die back? I’ve also heard you should give them a feed to feed the bulbs, do i do that now? Would i use blood fish and bone? And if i do, i assume i would definitely need to keep watering them.
The plan is to leave them in the containers for a show again next year

 

The chances are you will only have a few flowers from your tulip bulbs next year. You can try giving them a couple of feeds of Growmor or similar while the leaves die down, keep them watered but not flooded.
I have given up recycling tulips and treat them as annuals, I put the bulbs on the compost heap when they have finished flowering, seems a waste, and plant new each year for guaranteed success. If you have enough room in the garden you can plant them out now, where it doesn't matter if they do not flower next year.
You could get away with a second year from the daffodils, again, give them a feed now and let them die down naturally, do not cut down the leaves.

 

I think tomato feed is probably the best for building the bulbs back up.
Some tulip bulbs seem to split into lots of tiny ones, others are better and will flower again.
I've always thought it has a lot to do with how close they are to the species, the really fancy ones being less likely.

 

Thank you @pete and @Goldenlily26

i will put the tulips into the ground and see what happens, and will give the daffodils a feed. I’ve got tomato feed and a seaweed feed but will give the tomato a go.

 

Once the foliage dies down, tidy the pots and place out of the way where they can dry out and they get the sun. They benefit from a hot dry summer and it helps flower bud formation. Come autumn you can plant them out or refresh the compost in the pots.

 

When I had tulip bulbs to dispose of last year, it occurred to me that squirrels like to eat them - I always have to protect my pots with wire mesh - so I left them out in the garden. Sure enough they disappeared. I shall do the same this year; I'm not going to bother keeping any of my container tulips bulbs. For planting in the ground, I have chosen ones that are supposed to naturalise well.

 

Thanks @NigelJ I’ll remember to do that!

@Escarpment I’m tempted to give them one year to see if they come back, otherwise it’ll be squirrel food from now on!

 

I did everything Monty said, mixed compost with a load of horticultural grit and this year my tulips looked dreadful, I wonder if it was because it was so dry this year?

 

My tulips were all up before the weather turned dry. I was more worried they would rot in their pots, with the enormous quantity of rain we had over the winter.

I had very good performance from all my newly bought bulbs. The bulbs I'd saved from last year produced small, papery flowers or were completely blind.