Re: Bunching and Bowing Bulb Foliage
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bunching and Bowing Bulb Foliage
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 08:25:24 EDT
In a message dated 7/19/98 3:43:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
maridube@teleport.com writes:
<< The commercial Tulip growers of the Skagit Valley in Washington State
cut the foliage in the Tulip fields 3 weeks after the end of blooming in
preparation for the harvesting of the bulbs from the fields. I know this
sounds like heresy, but I tried it and it works for me. >>
This leads me to believe that the timing probably varies for different kinds
of bulbs. Tulip foliage doesn't seem to persist as long as daffodil foliage
anyway. The minor bulbs may have different requirements too.
Bill Lee
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