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They continued to grow for several mw weeks in famously axil Dutch weather. ("Holland is further north than Newfoundland, which is over 300 milt's north of the tip of Maine," Schtpper noted ) After going dormant in early summer, the bulbs were dug and stored in a climate-controlled warehouse to mimic a long, hot. bone-dry summer in the mountains of Central Asia, which is where most tulips are native
"All of this TLC yields a high percentage of flowering-size bulbs, including many top-si/e bulbs, the cream of the crop, which measure 12 centimeters m circumference and sometimes larger." >chipper said. "A top-size bulb can t got bigger, but it will get smaller, typically by splitting into two or mom smaller bulbs "
So does one start with big, plump tulip bulbs and plant them in the garden? l>i you have sand tor sou? LXi vou monitor your soil s fertility and apply just what’s needl'd when it’s needed? Do vou have long cool springs in
Smr climate the way they do in oUarid? Do you cut the flowers off right after they open7 The answer hi most of these questions is most likely no.
"Under less- than - perfect garden conditions, when the bulbs
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