Don't Miss Anything!
Don't forget to stop at your garden for a quick look now and then. You may discover some of your tulips have broken dormancy already this year. If you see tulips beginning to emerge in your garden, report to Journey North that your garden has EMERGED, and then be sure to note this event in your Tulip Garden Journal.

The map is filling up with gardens. Where will the first tulips emerge? Make your predictions and then keep an eye on the map!

map/sightings (North America)	map/sightings (Eurasia)	For Your Journal: This Week's Map Questions

By now all tulip bulbs are planted in their beds 7 inches below ground. How much protection from the cold is there 7 inches down? Try a simple soil temperature experiment this winter to find out!

Tender growing tissues can be damaged with freezing temperatures. Water in the plant's tissues can burst. This permanently cuts off the water and nutrient flow to the bloom or leaves, causing them to die. This could mean fewer tulips blooming this spring.

If you have tulips emerging early when there is still a chance of extended freezing temperatures, apply a layer (4-6”) of mulch over the garden area. This will protect delicate tissues from freezing temperatures.

• Experiment: What's Happening Underground: Taking the Soil's Temperature

• Global Gardening Partners: How do we Compare?

• Map: Using Journey North maps

• Journal: Journey North Tulip Garden Journal (Click and Print)

• Teachers: Tips on Reading Weather Maps

• Explore: Winter Lessons and Activities

This is the Final FALL Update. Mark your Calendars for the First Tulip Garden Update of the Spring 2010 Season — February 4, 2010.

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