On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:53:31 -0600, pm wrote:

Hello folks,

I just noticed that 3 of my Darwin Hybrid Tulips are about to bloom, and
rest of the bunch also look like will be blooming soon. Is it too early
for New Orleans south shore near the lake? I am almost to the point of
giving up that I must have done something wrong that the bulbs are coming
up too early and will not really bloom. BTW, these were from Brent and
Becky's. Dimensionwise, I would say they are about 6"-8" tall, and the
flower spike is just as tall as the opening leaves, almost hidden within
the large leaves.

Something similar with my Sam's Club purchase daffodils as well. Almost
similar heightwise as the tulips, and a bunch of them have flower stalks
already out. In fact, the most eager one's flower head is already kind of
drooping, may be because the stalk has not matured yet fully and the
flower is too heavy for it? I am talking in entirely unscientific terms,
so please forgive my ignorance.

Any idea what's going on? Am I rightly alarmed or is this normal? I put
the bulbs in refrigerator beginning of 10/03, and planted them in the
ground beginning of 12/03. Of course that we are going to get near
freezing temps is worrying me too.

Thanks.

Priyo.


Welcome to the reality of global warming. The climates are changing.
It's a cyclic thing exasperated by this land's poor enviornmental policies.

Wait in anticipation and then enjoy. Plants have been around much longer
than us and they have a better feel for what's going on than we.