tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post4127481504502823192..comments2023-10-06T04:48:26.249-05:00Comments on The Obsessive Gardener: Tulip LongevitySylvanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-57027855649345226742008-05-27T23:02:00.000-05:002008-05-27T23:02:00.000-05:00Zoey, I don't even do anything special with my Pri...<B>Zoey</B>, I don't even do anything special with my Princess Irenes. They are in a corner garden near the road, and I forget about them out there. <BR/><BR/>I wish I could remember what kind the red ones are. I need some more red tulips to draw the eye around.<BR/><BR/><B>Tam</B>, I use bone meal in the spring or the fall; usually one or the other, but sometimes both. I generally use it when I think they might need a boost. I don't even use it every year. I only started using it on these red ones last fall, just for the heck of it, and I have yet to use it on my Princess Irenes.<BR/><BR/>One other thing that I do with bulbs is that I plant them deeper than recommended. I started doing that to keep the squirrels from getting them, but I just found out that it is a technique to make tulips live longer. So maybe that helps too.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-73702259849951743402008-05-26T11:50:00.000-05:002008-05-26T11:50:00.000-05:00The Gavotas are divine. I have limited luck with t...The Gavotas are divine. <BR/><BR/>I have limited luck with tulips. None of mine ever last 9 years. I may pick up some bone meal, maybe that will do the trick. <BR/><BR/>When do you apply? In the spring?Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111603742877378974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13309574.post-87660334430551171772008-05-25T18:32:00.000-05:002008-05-25T18:32:00.000-05:00This must be the year of the tulips for us cold-we...This must be the year of the tulips for us cold-weather gardeners. Mine are putting on a good show right now.<BR/><BR/>My Princess Irene are not as nice as they were three years ago. I'd say they a are about 1/2 the height and the bloom is much smaller, too. But at least they came back, so I am happy.<BR/><BR/>Those red tulips are unbelieveable for 9 years old!Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.com