Journey North International Tulip Study Important Dates for Warmer Regions (Zones 8-11) Note These 3 Important Dates There are 3 critical dates for you to keep in mind. These dates are all provided in the instructions, but we want to highlight them here: November 21, 2000 December 1, 2000 January 2, 2001 November 21, 2000 This is the latest date you can begin to force dormancy. As explained in the special planting instructions, your bulbs must be refrigerated for at least 6 weeks. In order to plant the week of January 2nd, November 21, 2000 is the latest date you can start this process. December 1, 2000 Report by December 1st, and use January 2, 2001 as your planting date. Before this date you must REPORT to Journey North and confirm that you PLAN to plant an official garden. Here's why: On December 8, we will post a list of all official Journey North gardens, so schools will be able to contact partners to exchange predictions and data. In cold regions, people will have already planted their gardens by early December. However, because you won't plant your garden until January--and because we want to include your school on the list--you must report back BEFORE your garden is planted. The REPORT form will ask the date your tulips were planted. USE JANUARY 2, 2001 as your planting date. January 2, 2001 Plant your tulips any time during the week of January 2, 2001. Copyright 2000 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form