Pacific Northwest Gardening: How to be successful with tulips?, 0 by Katye

Katye wrote:
Katy - I had purchased mine at Van Engelen. they sell large quantities (50, 100, 250 etc..) at substantial discounts. They do have a retail company (johnscheepers.com) which sells in smaller lots, but I did not see 'Q of S' listed for this year.
When I googled it, Tulips.com does have them. (10 for 6.95). I have never ordered from them but they have only positive reviews from DG members. I am going to order from them this year - they have some very pretty ones & the shipping charges ought to be much less since they are a local compny up in northern Washington.

No polymers needed in the soil for tulips - they don't need any extra moisture, at least in western Washington. I stop any watering after they have bloomed & do nothing until fall.
I have used potting soil & mixed in sand or grit or even Cedar Grove compost (bagged) - it's pretty sandy! Rich soil with excellent drainage seems to work the best for the tulips. Bulbs tend to have different preferences depending on the country of origin.
Hope this helps!

Here is an yet to open Rembrandt - the colours don't come true with my camera - very intense & bright in person though.