Yesterday 50 tulip bulbs arrived in a box. I ordered and paid for them months ago and had nearly forgotten doing it. I’d intended to spend the second half of the summer clearing out the front flowerbed so that when fall came I could dig the whole thing up and completely re-plant it. It never happened. So now I have 50 bulbs to plant and a 20 foot long flowerbed choked over with grass and bindweed.
Today I began at the corner of the bed and started digging. No careful pulling of weeds from around existing plants, the only plants left are weeds, so I took a shovel and pulled out everything. Unfortunately I also have to get “everything’s” roots as well which requires sifting through the soil. While sifting I found dormant bulbs that had somehow managed to survive multiple years of neglect. I’ve got 6 feet of the bed done and now I’ve got 100 bulbs of various sizes to plant.
It seems like 4 hours of work should get me closer to finishing, not further away.
After hours of dirt, it sure wouldn’t hurt
To have the end in sight
And the doubling trick means you’re taking your pick
Of the best to make ’em right
But the spacing in rows so life evenly grows
With dimensions carefully clocked
Will get the result, and soon you’ll exult
As your garden’s tulip-locked. ];-)
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