Each year when I plant my tulips in our warm temperate garden, I question the need to refrigerate the bulbs some weeks before planting. So last year I thought I'd do my own trials to prove (or disprove) the theory. Paul Roberts-Thomson, the owner of Van Diemens Quality Bulbs, a very mean grower of tulips, encouraged me. I suspect he secretly believed refrigeration wasn't necessary either. When spring arrived and the tulips 'did their thing', the interesting results made it quite clear about the ...
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