Thursday, November 12, 2009

Tulip bulbs?

I need to know if someone can tell me in detail how to grow mature tulip bulbs.

Tulip bulbs?
Plant them pointy side up, in a hole about 2x as deep as the bulb is long. They need to be planted in fall, because they need to chill to bloom in spring. I put some hot pepper on them to try to keep squirrels from eating them. You can also "force" them by putting them in the refrigerator for 4-6 weeks -- this trick them into thinking that winter is over, and then they will grow and bloom indoors in the winter. Lots of people add bone meal into the hole, or there are special bulb fertalizers. make sure that the bulbs are several inches apart (if they touch, the might rot).
Reply:PLANT THEM IN GOOD SOIL..PLANT THEM BEFORE THE FIRST FREEZE OF WINTER AND THEY WILL BLOOM INLATE APRIL OR EARLY MAY
Reply:Its not hard. You can plant them now. About 6 or 8 inches deep in nice organicly amended loam soil.





Fertilize them like any plant. Let them bloom and leave the leaves to grow and die back on their own.





Some hybrid tulips do not last for many years. Some do really well.

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