As it started last weekend, I welcomed March
with a jolly feeling. My tulips started to flower and thought that this might be a good omen for a wonderful Spring.
Well, Spring flowers would be nice in reality if one has done the pre planting many months before . It was an experiment to plant the tulip bulbs in a container too close to each other last Fall. Put it outside the yard covered with dried leaves for protection against frost.
My purpose was, if the bulbs start growing, the stalks would grow tightly next to each other and they would resemble cluster of tulips gathered in a vase like freshly cut ones.
Of course, I fertilize once in awhile until
the bulbs started popping-up !!!...and the leaves became thicker.
A cracker container was used so that each of the bulbs can be transferred easily to another pot in case something goes wrong with their growing.
I must say that the bulbs seemed comfortable in the container.
So I let them be there where they are. The leaves
have grown thicker each day.
The first bud opened and popped-out right on time, exactly
on the 1st of March.
Flowers are inspiring! Just by looking at them, they take
away the stress after a hard day´s work. More flowers
opened yesterday and I expect to have more this
coming weekend.
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog.
Hope you enjoyed these tulips, too!!!
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