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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Tulips

Janet, plant crocus in a cage.  I'm serious.  Use fine gauge chicken wire,
cut into rectangles, rolled into a tube.  Put crocus inside, fold in ends,
plant in trench & bury.  Works like a charm. (Works for any bulb, too, just
adjust the size of the wire/tube you use.)  Good luck!  Joann
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> From: EJSchulz <EJSchulz@AOL.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Tulips
> Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 7:58 AM
>
> Not knowing truly why you can't grow tulips in the south I suspected
because
> the soil stays too warm was confirmed by another member of the robin.
>  It was suggested that you plant them in the shade.
>  My suggestion is to dig a deep hole (aprox. the depth of your digging
spade -
> 9-11in. and in the bottom of the hole sprinkle a handful of Bulb Booster
and
> stir in some fresh soil.
> Into the bottom of the hole place 6 tulip bulbs - 2 pointed side up -2 on
> their sides and 2 upside down. Cover these tulip bulbs with just enough
soil
> to cover the top of the bulbs and in the same hole place 3 daffodills -
cover
> the daffodills with soil and now place a handfull of minor bulbs such as
> crocus,or snow drops on top  and cover. Now the hole is entirely filled
with3
> layers of bulbs.
> Instead of having dying foilage all over the garden (as the foilage must
stay
> till it dies naturally) you will have a bouquet of blooming plants for a
> period of weeks in one spot.
>  The tulips you planted will come up and bloom over a period of days. The
ones
> right side up will bloom 2 days earlier than those on their side and the
ones
> upside down 2 days after that so you will have a longer duration of bloom
> just from  the tulips alone. The reason most tulips fail to bloom is
because
> if the soil is too warm, the bulb produces babies not flowers, so by
planting
> at the bottom of the hole they are shaded by the bulbs on top and as a
result
> are cooler during the warmer months.
> Another plus for this method is squirrels will not dig the tulips because
of
> their being under the daffodills which they don't touch.
> Now if any one can tell me how to keep chipmonks from eating my crocus
flowers
> my garden will really be prettier this time of year. I need another
answer
> than a cat if possible.
> Happy Gardening     Janet   Zone 6 aprox. 20 miles west of NYC in Wyckoff
NJ
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