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Emergence
- 02/23/10
Holliston, Massachucetts
Our tulips have sprouted! Second grade students saw red tipped
leaves sticking up out of the soil. Most were about 2 centimeters
tall. These have emerged sooner this year than in the last four
years we have participated.
Tracking
Temperatures/Hypotheses
- 02/18/10
Edmonds, Washington
Tulips emerged. Tracking ground temperature weekly to support
hypothesis that emergence and ground temp may be connected...we've
had relatively warm and sunny days consecutively for a week (lows
in 30s but highs near 60 F!). In sharp contrast to the freeze
in Decemenber (ground was then 23 degrees F at the surface--couldn't
get the probe in the ground!)
Emerging
and Cold Temperatures
- 02/17/10
Richmond, Virginia
With the bitterly cold temperatures and heavy snow, we were very
surprised to find some of our bulbs already starting to emerge.
The tips now appear very rough and dry--not at all like our previous
years' garden. We don't know if something is starting to nibble
or just what is happening. We'll have to wait and see how many
actually bloom.
In
Their Own Words
- 02/18/10
Hood River, Oregon
The temperature today was 52 degress.When we went outside it was
sunny and i didn't have to dig for my bulb because it was already
sticking out. My tulip was fat and short. It looks like a small
poky thing like a thorn. It was really soft and green with a red
tip. My tulip looks like a bird's beak. I had to push away the
bark to find my tulip. I had to dig a little to find my tulip.
My tulips stem was red and it wasn't very big yet. Submitted
by Jesus, Makena, Cody, Morgan, Nicholas, and Hunter.
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