On 18/9/04 23:08, in article , "Franz
Heymann" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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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.

How about just planting them in ordinary plastic pots and sink them
into the soil?

You could certainly do that but I think these planters would make for a more
interesting arrangement of the bulbs. From what I remember it's a hollow
ring, so the bulbs would be more spread out and something to come on later
could go directly into the earth in the middle. Then when you lift the ring
out of the ground, you won't be left with nothing there at all, as you would
be with a pot.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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