Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy toward more blooms, more fruit ...

Most bulbs should be planted mid-September through the first part of October to grow roots before the ground freezes. Tulips ...

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Q: I saw tulip and daffodil bulbs for sale at the store. I remember my mom having tulips, but she also had problems growing them, as I recall. I would like to plant some, but I don’t want problems.

Tulip bulbs multiply slowly by producing small offshoots that take up to three years to bloom. Wild tulips thrive in cold winters and dry summers, but only certain varieties naturalize well in warmer ...

This demonstrates how a tulip bulb was chilled in a pot and grown to flowering. Tulip bulbs required to be chilled for at least 12 weeks to germinate properly. For simulating it, we buried the bulb ...

All spring-blooming bulbs, such as hyacinths and crocus, grow well in containers. Photo provided by OSU. (Gertrude K./Flickr) Paperwhite narcissus bulbs, because of their fragrance, are popular to ...

This undated photo shows an Angelique tulip in New Paltz, N.Y. Angelique is a variety of tulip that not only bears beautiful blossoms but also will repeat the show year after year with a minimum of ...

Q: Where do tulip bulbs come from? Do they grow from seed? — Tobi G., email A: Yes, originally they came from seed. To make a superior blossom, growers transfer pollen from flower to flower and wait ...

You’re not alone if you’ve ever eagerly planted a bag full of tulip bulbs in fall, only to end up with a meager few blooms in spring. Or none. Tulips are the queen of bulbs when all goes well, but ...