I have a feeling it is too late to plant these in NC – isn the ground frozen solid down there?
I have a feeling it is too late to plant these in NC – isn’t the ground frozen solid down there? Best thing to do is to find some nice pots and put them in the pots asap with special treatment to winter them over. The pots should be deep with lots of sand at the bottom layer and a half sand/half potting soil mixture in the rest. Submerge the bulbs 4-6 inches below the surface. Find a space in the garage or basement that will stay cold without freezing – below 60 degrees is absolutely necessary, or if you don’t have these, water and put them outside covered with mounds of leaves and see if you can get them to root without rotting that way. Tulips are hard to grow as perennials. Some are easier than others but they are not as reliable as you would think. But you must plant them this year. You cannot wait through summer and then next autumn expect them to be viable any longer. A few handfuls of Bone Meal would help your Tulips a lot. In the spring – late March, early April – put them outs
