Bulbs are put to bed...

So, I had a bustling weekend. There was lots to do in real life and tons to do in the garden. My tulips had finished blooming a few weeks ago and their remaining foliage was finally turning yellow. If you recall, that was the key indicator I was waiting for. So how did it go?? It went.

I'd read a few different account of people pulling their bulbs simply by grabbing the stalks and yanking them up out of the soil. I tried that with one individual plant...and failed. The thing is, because I waited as long as I did to uproot the bulbs, they had time to multiply and build on themselves. This is great because it will increase the number of blooms next year, but this is tough because I ended up tilling most of the beds. I was really careful to not disturb the summer bulbs that were in the same bed, but well...yeah, they got disturbed a bit. I got the soil all back in place and added some nice new mix into it to liven it back up. Hopefully, my summer bulbs will be happy with me.

As for all of the many tulips I pulled, they are being safely stored on my patio, out of sunlight, but where rain can fall on them. All of research that I did mentioned either soil or sawdust to put them in, but I am trying something different. I wove some stalks and foliage together to form a nice nest for the bulbs. I sprinkled soil in with them too for good luck. I think this is going to be a success.

Now that this is done, it's time to focus on the summer. It sure isn't sunny and warm in Seattle right now, so it's tough to find inspiration, but I'm going to make something great!