tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post2145451092082034644..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: Til Death Do Us Part: The Tulip TragediesCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-9756386233219149002016-05-22T10:35:05.454-04:002016-05-22T10:35:05.454-04:00I like your approach to problem solving. I spent o...I like your approach to problem solving. I spent other people's money to plant 1200 Blue Parrot tulips at work, only to have 20 of them bloom. It was just way too wet this winter. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-23859637590178440002016-05-06T18:02:47.115-04:002016-05-06T18:02:47.115-04:00It is hard to not want tulips...deer and cold keep...It is hard to not want tulips...deer and cold keep mine from growing but I am trying again too with a cutting bed that will be protected. Good luck!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-45639535971442819852016-05-04T22:18:28.142-04:002016-05-04T22:18:28.142-04:00I will admit to have cussed at my plants before bu...I will admit to have cussed at my plants before but refuse to give up on a problem. I love the challenge of solving them!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-895798210740566312016-05-04T22:17:35.256-04:002016-05-04T22:17:35.256-04:00The squirrels in my garden tend to leave them alon...The squirrels in my garden tend to leave them alone, lucky me!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-39256392916024224582016-05-04T22:17:06.859-04:002016-05-04T22:17:06.859-04:00I treat them like annuals. :o) I think using a lig...I treat them like annuals. :o) I think using a light porous material called Permatill might work better then the rocks. I'll just try again this fall....Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-43165203740482629652016-05-04T22:15:48.867-04:002016-05-04T22:15:48.867-04:00I love the expectation of waiting for tulips to bl...I love the expectation of waiting for tulips to bloom. They give me that jolt of early color I love. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-45277843561997961602016-05-04T22:15:11.232-04:002016-05-04T22:15:11.232-04:00Fortunately, I don't have to worry about deer....Fortunately, I don't have to worry about deer. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-14868415710689442102016-05-03T16:36:23.889-04:002016-05-03T16:36:23.889-04:00It's funny how we all have problems with diffe...It's funny how we all have problems with different plants isn't it, just love how you solve your problems though, I throw the trowel and a hissy fit! I hope you've sorted them this time, a gal can never have too many tulips!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-48524689905184564322016-05-03T09:23:01.638-04:002016-05-03T09:23:01.638-04:00Tulips...they're so beautiful in the Spring, s...Tulips...they're so beautiful in the Spring, such a happy hello but oy! so much trouble sometimes. I have to fight off hordes of bloom-snipping squirrels and sometimes wonder why I bother. But, like your last photo, one look at their beauty keeps me coming back to try again.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-48964463189095115452016-05-03T08:28:32.526-04:002016-05-03T08:28:32.526-04:00Tammy, you could lift the tulip bulbs and let them...Tammy, you could lift the tulip bulbs and let them die back, in a place your dogs cant get at them - the bulbs are poisonous to dogs, then replant in November. Or be frivolous and treat them like annuals or have daffodils instead which will tolerate wetter potting medium. Good luck with your liners they may well do the job and you could copyright your solution! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-8359672399580805212016-05-02T20:13:02.654-04:002016-05-02T20:13:02.654-04:00What a great problem solver you are! I really hop...What a great problem solver you are! I really hope your adjustments work for next spring. I would so love to have spring bulbs but it is way too warm here...I have to put them in the fridge to force them. There is something lovely about working outside in autumn and planting bulbs -I miss that.<br />- Kate xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080194896492043939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-75933365503856492082016-05-02T20:04:19.974-04:002016-05-02T20:04:19.974-04:00Best of luck in growing your tulips in pots next y...Best of luck in growing your tulips in pots next year. My problem with tulips is deers love tulips!!KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-68901679905102886682016-05-02T18:49:11.551-04:002016-05-02T18:49:11.551-04:00I am dying to figure out how you kill all your cle...I am dying to figure out how you kill all your clematis! Maybe when I visit instead of helping you dig a rain garden I'll rescue your clem-a-tis and bring them home with me as cle-mat-is. Maybe yours just need an American accent! ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-23036063696250449432016-05-02T18:46:57.513-04:002016-05-02T18:46:57.513-04:00Excellent idea but I treat mine as annuals and com...Excellent idea but I treat mine as annuals and compost them after they bloom. I was born in 1969 and was never cool enough to have a black light.... Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-76452691144812363902016-05-02T18:41:35.883-04:002016-05-02T18:41:35.883-04:00I love that quote, too. :o) I have loads of pots a...I love that quote, too. :o) I have loads of pots and don't mind the watering. I am determined to figure out the tulip problem!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-6419103051314599532016-05-02T18:39:56.941-04:002016-05-02T18:39:56.941-04:00Jason does have amazing tulips! Gardeners are the ...Jason does have amazing tulips! Gardeners are the most hopeful people I've ever known. We're always trying again, just one more time...Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-66825166493344713662016-05-02T18:37:54.296-04:002016-05-02T18:37:54.296-04:00Gotta love the red one! We can't all be the sa...Gotta love the red one! We can't all be the same... Sometimes you have just to be red instead of pink. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-54186171919299411412016-05-02T18:37:14.973-04:002016-05-02T18:37:14.973-04:00Thanks! The bulbs in my garden have been chugging ...Thanks! The bulbs in my garden have been chugging along for years. It's the ones in pots that are so variable. But they're the ones right by the back door that give me the burst of color I need in the morning.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-39131098345170434602016-05-02T18:20:15.110-04:002016-05-02T18:20:15.110-04:00The container is ceramic. I might use Permatill in...The container is ceramic. I might use Permatill instead of rocks and just add another layer of screening to make it easy to remove so I can reuse it. Must keep trying.....Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-3691088624733538542016-05-02T18:11:44.446-04:002016-05-02T18:11:44.446-04:00I recently had a clematis collapse on me due to wi...I recently had a clematis collapse on me due to wilt but they do seem to be more reliable than these damn tulips!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-9474399396108701382016-05-02T18:10:30.742-04:002016-05-02T18:10:30.742-04:00What I find ironic is that tulips thrive in soggy ...What I find ironic is that tulips thrive in soggy Holland but are from Turkey. So odd... I think planting early blooming bulbs and using more rocks but less soil to improve the drainage might work. I treat my tulips as annuals, too which is why I used the cheapest ones I could. But in retrospect, I should have just splurged on better bulbs.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-16958918359766221672016-05-02T14:18:01.415-04:002016-05-02T14:18:01.415-04:00Hello Tammy, I can write a similar post about clem...Hello Tammy, I can write a similar post about clematis, which I routinely kill. I'm hoping that by having so many, there should be at least one that survives! The picture of C "Fair Rosamund" looks like C "Miss Bateman". Alas, we had two of those, only one survives.Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-3927591343165347202016-05-02T02:00:38.355-04:002016-05-02T02:00:38.355-04:00Do you have an out of the way spot in your garden ...Do you have an out of the way spot in your garden where you can stash pots for a time? Since tulips like to be dry in the summer, you could plant them in a large plastic pot that would fit inside of your larger pot. When they're done blooming, lift the pot and stash it in your special place and then bring in a new plastic pot to fill with soil and annuals. You could also just lift the bulbs before planting your annuals, store them dry in the summer and replant them in the fall when you pull the annuals out. On the other hand, if you just want a burst of color in the morning before work, you could hang a cool fluorescent poster inside your door and dig out that black light you still have kicking around from the groovy 70's.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57014401305957911232016-05-01T18:41:54.209-04:002016-05-01T18:41:54.209-04:00The pot is right outside my kitchen door and I wan...The pot is right outside my kitchen door and I wanted a big burst of color to brighten up the mornings before work.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-5589138325901124742016-05-01T16:40:21.066-04:002016-05-01T16:40:21.066-04:00I love that Martian quote! I tried to grow tulips...I love that Martian quote! I tried to grow tulips in a pot once, and ended up with very strange looking (probably grotesquely diseased) flowers. I don't grow a lot of things in pots as I know they will be neglected, so I now try to keep my pot plants to very hardy and drought-tolerant ones! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.com