Bulbs: OK, who has Tulips?, 1 by SteveIndy

SteveIndy wrote:
Why thanks for noticing, Kim :-)

You know, at my old house I sold in fall of 2006, the soil was this horrible thick gooey clay I think they call "gumbo" that didn't drain and was hard as rock in summer. I raised all of my beds as much as possible and bought 24 cubic yards of loam that cost me $$$$ in order to be able to grow bulbs successully and to get them to return. My problem wasn't our climate; it was our horrible soil. Lots of nutrients in it but it just suffocated bulbs.

We bought a new house 15 miles to the west/northwest in fall of 2006, and totally different soil consistency here. Kinda of sandy base and little to no clay. Drains well and absolutely everything I planted in 2006 has returned strongly other than a little weaker performance from tulips due to our southern temperatures. I am seeing lots of multiplication among the Asiatics as well as the main stalks starting to come up. I am so excited! Here is this area last year - I wonder what they'll look like this year~! I need to more some stuff because as usual I plant things too close together wanting a dense look - then they all "grow up" and it's overdone!