05/29/2026
Sometimes the pretty pictures have a very different reality behind them….
This spring has been particularly interesting and challenging tulip growing for us. The slow spring was exactly what they love. Cool temperatures, moisture, Sunshine, but not hot …..
Then……a late dump of snow was too much moisture for those late varieties, rodent activity in the winter having a buffet of parrot tulip bulbs underground, and the high temperatures the last week set them into survival mode.
Don’t worry, we will have tulips, but they might not be as glorious as some years.
That’s the reality of field farming and Mother Nature …. Sometimes you win… sometimes you go and set a mole trap or six… and
“There’s always next year “
What challenges are you facing so far this season?
