With temperatures in the low 50's the past few days my tulip bulbs are starting to poke through the ground. It looks like the rest of the month will have temps in the high 30's to low 50's. It sure seems early.
After about 30 minutes of searching online about tulips coming up too early I couldn't find much but did find this:
"Fill several empty garbage pails with Straw (or you can use dry leaves) and mound over early sprouting Bulbs. If it snows, you can toss some snow over them to keep them from blowing away. If you can get the shovel into the ground and it is not frozen solid, sprinkle the tops with dirt - or get some sand or other mulching material from Home Depot and cover the leaves just enough to keep them in place over your Bulbs. Say 3 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father, then go inside and wait." -AllExperts.com
Unfortunately, we have a wedding coming up in two weeks. So I'm thinking the bulbs are on their own. For those of you with some early risers, and some time, this sounds worth a try...maybe I'll try the hail mary part :)
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