It's Almost a Tulip

[Bethers]

And Shirl is excited:

[Cudedog]

And Shirl is excited:

Wow, looks good Shirl! I'm impressed!

Anne

[Shirlv]

Thanks Anne. Thought about getting excited over a tulip plant. Remembered my oldest daughters 21st birthday. The house was quiet and she was in bed and of course younger sister crawled in too. I heard the 21 yr old said “I’m over the hill”. Younger one said “if you are over the hill where is mom”. 21 yr old said “she’s starting on the next hill”. I need to tell her I have lived my life climbing hills not counting years. Lol. My hills have gotten smaller like the challenge of 25 tulip bulbs in a pot. But then I’m not as skillful climbing hills as I use to be. The secret is to keep climbing those hills. Damn, that’s a pretty tulip bud.

[snowball]

it is a pretty tulip... the pot of tulips that I bought did nada nothing zip didn't even break the surface... wonder if there was even anything in it...
sheila

[MandysMom]

Going to be so pretty. I'd love to play bulbs, but it's so dry here anymore it's like digging concrete. You sure have a green thumb.
Velda

[Irmi]

Shirl, your plant has lots of bulbs on it! That will be so pretty when they're all in bloom!

[Liz]

That’s going to be a gorgeous display! Keep climbing those hills.

[Bethers]

Wow, Shirl's tulips are gorgeous.


And here is the solar lamp.

[chalet05]

I'm jealous of the tulips, Shirl! Beautiful. I like your solar lamp, too. I told my daughter about some of the solar ideas and should send her the YouTube link.

[Shirlv]

Thanks for posting Beth. Growing the tulips in a pot has been so much fun and I am surprised every time I look at them. I planted 25 bulbs and 15 have grown so far, just amazing. Will do it again next fall but not as many. I need to find a place to plant them after they bloom. Living in a apartment I am limited with what I can do to walls so trying to think of a way to use other solar lights. Will have other pots of plants and thought it the balcony would look nice lit with greenery. . Can’t nail poles to floor of the balcony. Only think I could think of was to attach lights to Dollar Tree toilet plungers. Lol It’s fun plotting and planning. Going to regrow green onions, never tried that.

[snowball]

they are so pretty Shirl
I will admit to being jealous
truly beautiful... although when I go past my old house I still see tulips that I
planted that is one thing I have missed although I could have planted at my daughter's house but did more planters...
sheila

[MandysMom]

Your tulips are so pretty.
Velda

[Pooker]

Gorgeous tulips! Such a pretty color. I never would have thought of putting so many bulbs in one pot! Couldn't the bulbs be removed and stored in a carton after all the foliage has withered? Then replanted for next spring. You could use the pot for another short season bloomer - even summer annuals. Anyway, love your gardening thumb!

Evie

[Shirlv]

Edie, I think the bulbs could be stored but I will be the tulip fairy. My daughters already have in their yards, Aunt Dots hosta, Grandmom Goodies peonies so will have my tulips too. #2 daughter took those plants from old house to her new. Guess it’s a family thing. Don’t know that I have a green thumb but now have the time, interest and YouTube. Lol Finally an interest that my mind and aging body can agree on. Keeps me off the streets and a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

[snowball]

Shirl I think you will get a chuckle out of this story.... was talking with my friend today and she said this year was going to be the year of Onions!!!! she got many onion starts like over 200 that she is going to try and grow has been going on you tube to find out why she could never grow an onion to a bulb... so now she is going to grow onions the inspiration of You Tube
Sheila