Waiting, Watching and Recording...

• April 21: Pella, Iowa
  "Our Tulip Test garden survived the torrential rains and heavy winds our area," reported homeschoolers.

• April 18: Alpine, Utah
  Almost all of the flowers have bloomed. They are about 13 inches tall. Despite the cold weather, they continue to grow. They are beautiful.

• April 22: Holliston, Massachusetts
  We returned from spring vacation to find our tulips had shot up to 30 to 33 cm tall and were in full bloom! All 200-plus second graders planted a bulb in the garden last fall.

• April 22: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  "Returning back from spring break we found our tulips in bloom - they are truly beautiful and spring has finally arrived after a very long winter!"

• April 18: Burr Ridge, Illinois
  It rained a lot- in 3 days ulips were up 5"!

• April 15: Evanston, Wyoming
  We seem to be moving pretty slow this year. We have had a cold spring so far. Our tulips are just emerging - and deer have once again munched on them.
  
  
• April 21: Pella, Iowa
  To celebrate a warm spring day when the tulips were blooming we brought supplies outside and made paintings of our tulips!

Read all this week's Test Garden reports.

Photo: Melissa Anisel
Pella, Iowa

Photo: Kristen Foster
Holliston, Massachusetts

Photo: Lorie Hammerstrom
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Photo: Melissa Anisel
Pella, Iowa Paintings