Bulbs: Cibarius' Container Bulbs, 0 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:
Hi, Cibarius,

I've enjoyed looking at the pics of your bulbs planted in containers...and am impressed at your success with growing combinations! That's not easy to do I know!

I tried a similar approach with 'Princes Irene' tulips this year~~planted them in containers in late October, watered them down, bagged each of them in black plastic garbage bags ( loosely closed to permit some air) to keep the critters from burrowing in the pots, then buried them deep in chopped leaves out in the yard. Left them out all winter but unwrapped and brought them in a week apart in early march. and placed them on a very sunny window sill in the garage, watering occasionally . They seemed to like it there so I have brought them in to the house and also placed them on the front steps as they come into bloom. I did eight of these containers...

I expected to re-plant them into my various decorative cement urns and planters outside, but haven't gotten to that...and I've become rather attached to them and am afraid the deer will devour them immediately upon transplant...

Here's pic taken two weeks ago of a planter full of immature tuliips just brought into the house...(today they are very bright and busty!). 'Princes Irene' tulips from Van Engelens:

Pls. keep the pics coming...I'm always interested in techniques to grow bulbs... t.


This message was edited Apr 4, 2011 4:00 PM