Tulipa humilis 'Albocaerulea Oculata'
Peter Taggart (Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:03:22 PDT)

I think there is a supplier called ?Marcus Harvey

To aerate soil with grit or coarse sand requires about 1/3 volume of grit
particles which would be equivalent to adding 3 inches of coarse sand or
grit to the ground and digging it in to a depth of eight or nine inches.
Most Tulips dwindle without lime or an alkaline soil and yes bone meal
works for me, and I grow lots of tulips in pots. Tulips in pots require
food.
Peter (UK)

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Ceridwen Lloyd
<ceridwen@internode.on.net>wrote:

Does anyone know of a source for these bulbs in The Antipodes?

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On 30/09/2012, at 7:07 AM, "Gene Mirro" <mirrog@yahoo.com> wrote:

I had very heavy clay loam soil, which I amended with coarse sand. Till

the soil, pile 1.5" of sand on top, sprinkle dolomite lime and bone meal
generously, and till it in. Organic matter is also helpful. I always form
my soil into raised beds. You can get improved soil nearly a foot deep
that way. The range of plants that will grow in sandy loam soil is amazing.

Tulips do best in full sun. No water in Summer. A light sprinkling of

5-10-10 fertilizer or bone meal is very helpful in early Spring. People
say bone meal isn't good, but my bulbs love it. Apply more lime every year.