Bulbs: Lessons Learned, 1 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
For this bed I planted by hand (yeah, 1000 tulips, one scoop at a time). Optimally, I'd take out the dirt to the desired depth, lay the bulbs in and top off with soil and mulch - with this large a bed, it's too much work for me to take out all the dirt, find a place to put it, etc.

Planting one at a time, I don't think I plant that deep - more like 5"-6"; of course, I top it off with a couple inches of mulch, so maybe it equals out. Planting 8" deep, do you find they come up later in the season?