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| Topic Started: Sep 10 2014, 04:54 PM (147 Views) | |
| Kahu | Sep 10 2014, 04:54 PM Post #1 |
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Growing tulips is a bit tricky here, because the winter doesn't get cold enough. This year I thought I'd give it a go once again and buy a selection of different coloured bulbs and put them in the garage/beer fridge for 6 wks to simulate a cold winter. Well I duly did so, ... and promptly forgot where they were. It wasn't until we'd flown across the Pacific to Victoria and I saw the tulips in flower at the Butchart Gardens that I remembered ... and by that time the winter was 15 wks long! ... 'Store in the fridge for up to 6 weeks and plant before the end of May'.NZ tulip planting guide So, after we returned home I decided I'd better plant them, but by that time it was now very near the end of June into July. Now into September and they're just starting to bloom. By the way, while we were at Butchart Gardens I bought some hanging basket and container flower seeds ... nothing special. Varieties I could quite as easily buy here ... but our biosecurity screeners wouldn't let them pass at the border. There was no problem in getting them through the US border checks in Montreal for New York, but because the seeds were not clearly named on the packets they were incinerated. The only one I got through was the Blue Poppy (meconopsis baileyi). I emailed the gardens on our return to advise them of the requirements for NZ (and probably Australia) and got a very polite reply telling me that there was a small notice on the desk about Australia/NZ customs which often got overlooked and that they would give their staff a gentle reminder! In the meantime, they would quite happily mail me replacement seeds! :clapping:
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| agate | Sep 11 2014, 03:57 AM Post #2 |
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They are going to look lovely once they open Kahu. I tried growing Blue Poppy (meconopsis baileyi). I never had any luck with them |
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| erka | Sep 11 2014, 04:15 AM Post #3 |
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Tulips are a sure sign of spring. They are lovely. Will you dig them up and replant in your autumn? I never had much luck leaving them in the ground. Shirley: Blue poppies are one of the hardest seeds to germinate. I gave up on these. |
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| Kahu | Sep 11 2014, 11:08 AM Post #4 |
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Well that's what I was going to do ... if I remember to do it!!! I haven't opened the Blue Poppy seeds yet ... but the instructions on the back are ... This seed must be started in a cool green house. It requires extra special care, particularly during it's long germination period. Detailed growing instructions inside. Recommended for experienced gardeners only. So I guess I'll just have to wait, until I open the packet up ... |
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