Tulip bulbs

[my-thyme]

Originally Posted by Fubar

I have 3 LARGE bags of bulbs, it would cost a fortune to buy pots-what to do.

Plant them now, the moles probably won't bother them until warm weather, then treat them like annuals - don't count on them coming back NEXT year.

Or, you can dig them as soon as the foliage dies back (July), store them in the fridge, and plant again late next winter - if the moles don't get them before you dig.

As for the clay/rocks, buy a couple bags of peat moss and work in before you plant. They can be planted close, 4-6 inches.

I have an aunt who digs the soil out 8", lays rat wire in the bottom and up the sides, then refills with soil, slows the moles down for a couple years till the wire rots.


Make sure you plant them pointy up....