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On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:45:10 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
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On 18/9/04 20:25, in article
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"Janet Baraclough.."
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I've always heard that it doesn't matter as the bulbs pull
or
push
themselves to the correct depth

Why then do half of my Kaufmannia tulips always lie on top
of
the
soil
this time of the year?

They're trying to escape from your garden? Or squirrels.

Janet


I hate to add to a possible myth but I do remember an old
gardener
telling
me this about tulip bulbs - that they somehow 'work'
themselves
to
the
surface. And a few months back I read a book written by a
woman
making a
garden in France who recommended planting tulip bulbs at least
9"
deep to
get the best results.
Van Tubergen are now selling tulip trays. You fill these
circular
trays
with soil and bulbs, plant them and then, when the tulips are
finished, take
them up, still filled with soil and put them somewhere out of
sight
to let
the tulip foliage finish.

How about just planting them in ordinary plastic pots and sink
them
into the soil?

The bowl has a bottom like a sieve to allow the roots to grow
through
see picture
http://www.vantubergen.nl/media/9753.jpg


We've used them. My wife thinks the diameter 30cm is a bit small.

Three for Euro4.90 incl VAT p&p

Hey, they sound like the cat's whiskers.
What is the approximate depth?

About 10 cm.


I am considering using them for a production line wormery. When
the
worms have done one bowlful in, start another one on top. When you
have a stack of three, harvest the bottom one and keep it in
readiness
for the next top unit.

Van Tubergen only seem to sell them in threes

That's the number I would need.

Isn't the bottom a bit too open to retain worms?

You tell me. I haven't seen them yet.

You could probably do the same on a larger scale with a pvc laundry
basket.

I am thinking only of disposing of the vegetable kitchen waste this
way. Since there are only 2 of us in this menage, I doubt if we would
need bigger units. (Assuming that the worms are as voracious as they
say)

Franz