On 18/9/04 20:25, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough.." wrote:

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"laura" wrote in message
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I've always heard that it doesn't matter as the bulbs pull or push
themselves to the correct depth

Why then do half of my Kaufmannia tulips always lie on top of the soil
this time of the year?

They're trying to escape from your garden? Or squirrels.

Janet


I hate to add to a possible myth but I do remember an old gardener telling
me this about tulip bulbs - that they somehow 'work' themselves to the
surface. And a few months back I read a book written by a woman making a
garden in France who recommended planting tulip bulbs at least 9" deep to
get the best results.
Van Tubergen are now selling tulip trays. You fill these circular trays
with soil and bulbs, plant them and then, when the tulips are finished, take
them up, still filled with soil and put them somewhere out of sight to let
the tulip foliage finish.
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