help! I can't remember which direction to plant a tulip bulb in?

Question

I have a 100 bulbs and I know everything about planting them but I can't remember which direction they go in the soil and I'm having trouble finding a website that tells me.

Answer 1

The pointy tip goes up.

Answer 2

Points up.

For best results pick a spot that gets at least six hours of direct sunshine a day and has well drained soil. For 100 bulbs planted at the recommended five per square foot, you’ll need an area of about 20 square feet. Dragging up your old math skills, you may remember that the area of a square or rectangle is length times width. So, for 100 bulbs you’ll need to mark out an area of say four feet by five feet or maybe two feet by ten feet.

As a general rule the planting depth (measured from top of bulb to soil level) should be two to three times the greatest diameter of the bulb. If your soil is very sandy, plant a bit deeper, in heavy clay somewhat less deep. Keep in mind that given planting depths are measured to the top of the bulb; thus plan to excavate the area one to two inches deeper. The depth of planting will help to protect the bulbs against frost, animals, and physical damage due to hoeing and light cultivating. For 100 tulips the planting depth will be seven inches to the base of the bulb.

Answer 3

Pointy side up... those are young leaves inside that spot. The flat part is where the roots will emerge.

I'll let you in on a little secret, though... if you can't figure which side is up on a bulb (and some species are difficult), plant them sideways and they'll come up just fine. Most species will even come up if you plant them upside down.

Answer 4

Plant them with the pointy side up with the "stringy" end down. The strings indicate where roots will form.

Answer 5

The big end goes down and the pointed end goes up.

Answer 6

The pointy end goes UP- & the flattend end goes DOWN. Happy gardening! :)

Answer 7

Pointy side up

Answer 8

root side down

Answer 9

the pointier tip goes upward...