LUMINOUS BULBS

Published date20 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
You might think this is a fine time to talk about planting dormant bulbs, when they are just coming into bloom, but as with everything nowadays, you can have tulips when you want them. They are sold in pots, rather like point-of-lay pullets, while in fat bud, which means that you can take them home and plant them either directly into the ground or into a large patio pot, tub or trough so that they will flower within a couple of weeks

Unlike daffodils, tulips are generally dug up after their flowers fade, and the bulbs laid out on a sheet of newspaper and dried off in a shed or garage to be stored for planting the following autumn. Each single bulb will have given rise to a cluster, the largest of which should flower next year, while the others will need to be grown on for a year or two until they reach flowering size.

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