Tulips, Tulips, Tulips

[Lulu]

Bought a nice mixture of tulip bulbs @ Costco; 90 bulbs, for $23.97, probably in mid September. Forgot about them for quite a while, then, found them just on time, (October 31) to plant in one of my raised beds. Put them in 9 pots of 10 bulbs each, and burried pot and all. Since I have three raised beds, took a chance and went back to Costco,,and,,got the last two bags, now reduced to $4.97! Whew Hew! The flower Gods were with me. So,,planted the other two raised beds in the same manner. Fingers crossed till spring, now! Ought to be a nice show with 270 tulips!

[lindamct2010]

Nice find! Would love to see your raised beds pics next Spring!

[Lulu]

Can't wait! I love tulips! I used to have lots and lots of tulips,,but the squirrels/chippies/moles/voles, or something has eaten them all, except for a few red ones that I can see out of my kitchen window. Hopefully, because they are in the pots, the rodents will leave them alone this time!

[lindamct2010]

Hey Lulu! Moles and Voles...been there! I just use Chicken Wire now for my wee new landscape to protect only my Jazzberry Jam Tulips and mass planting of Crocus.

[Scrapinthehat]

Oh Lulu...I'm green with envy. Tulips are such a welcome site in spring (well anything green in spring is welcome, but especially with Tulips) and I meant to plant several....just didn't order any this fall. Well, there is always next fall and hopefully you will share your Tulip pics with us to enjoy next spring.

[Lulu]

Thanks, Scrap,,,for sure will post pics in the spring; hoping they're all "early tulips", but, as usual,,didn't keep the package! In any case, they'll get moved to a holding bed, when it's time for the brugs to go into the raised beds, after May 24 weekend. More work, but, the best of both worlds!

[orchidguy]

Can't wait to see pics of them Linda. Word of warning though, the chipmunks still got to some of my bulbs through the chicken wire and they only stopped when I put a layer (about 2") of a coarse gravel on top of the soil above the bulbs.

[Lulu]

Wow,,determined little beggars, aren't they!

Well, gravel is out of the question for my raised beds,,maybe when I move them to the holding bed, it may be a necessity,,,if there's any left!

For now,,will keep a close eye on the raised beds for little footprints!