Ciscoe's Spring Bulbs 101   by New Day Producers  Posted on
April 8, 2013 at 11:30 AM  Updated Monday, Apr 8 at 12:22 PM
Why is it that we plant tulips and other spring blooming bulbs
in fall, and they come up beautifully the first spring, but by
the second spring all you get is foliage and practically no
blooms?  Here are a few tips that will help help make sure that
your bulbs, even tulips tend to come back for several years in a
row.  Firstly: plant tulips and other bulbs deeper in the soil. 
This only works if you have well drained soil.  Plant Empress
hybrid or Darwin hybrid tulips 12 inches deep.  This keeps the
bulbs from dividing. If you have great drainage, these tulips
planted this deep will come back every spring for as many as 10
years or more.  This can be done with many other kinds of spring
blooming bulbs as well.  Fertilize spring blooming bulbs with 
synthetic bulb food as soon as foliage appears above ground in
late winter.  Organic bulb food won't work well for this first
feeding, so use a