How I Use Ceramic Floor Tiles As A Timesaver When Planting Tulip Bulbs

by Time With Thea
(IC: blogger)
We retiled several floors in our house several years ago and ended up with several leftover boxes. I didn't want to get rid of them thinking that they might come in handy one day. I am glad I did because who knew that some extra ceramic floor tiles stored under the stairs in the garage could be the perfect solution to planting a large quantity of tulip bulbs?
I like to plant about 100 new tulip bulbs every year. It is quite remarkable how you can plant these bulbs every year with a bit of care and 8 - 10 months later you have gorgeous tulip flowers growing in the garden. They are really quite low maintenance flowers to look after once the bulbs have been planted. But they can be a lot of work and take a lot of time planting especially when you are planting a large quantity of bulbs.
But using ceramic floor tiles made the job a lot easier and they ended up being an excellent timesaver! This how I used them!
The ceramic floor tiles helped with my planning and deciding where to plant the tulips. I placed ten tiles throughout the garden. When I started digging I knew exactly where the tulip bulbs were going to be planted.
I plant my tulip bulbs in clusters rather than in a large mass. Before I started digging I placed nine tulips on each tile to make sure there was enough space for the tulip bulbs.
The ceramic tile was also handy to pre-plan what pattern was going to be used when planting the tulip bulbs. This is one of the few designs I used.
Once the bulbs were planted and covered with soil and mulch I placed the ceramic tile on top of the newly planted area. But this time I turned the tile over so I new right away that this cluster was completed. Once the entire tulip planting job was done I gathered all of the tiles and returned them to their box and placed them under the stairs where I will bring them out again next fall to help me plant another batch of tulip bulbs.
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Published October 9th, 2015 3:50 PM
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I didn’t know tulips needed dug up. I have 6 tulips that are along a fence on the property that I bought and they come up every single year. Why is everyone talking about digging them up and storing the bulbs? Any info is appreciated. I do not have a green thumb but I do enjoy gardening.