I also bought the Costco tulips in glass forcing vases (2 yellow and 1 pink)*. After the leaves went brown, I thought I would just toss them, as there was mold on the bulbs. But I decided to see if I could save them. First I took off the roots on all the bulbs by just rubbing my thumb over them, they came right off. Then I peeled off the moldy "skins," along with any flower stems, saving any of the babies that were attached. I had a damp cloth to wipe my fingers to keep them clean, as the mold sticks to your fingers. The bulbs under the moldy skins looked very healthy, ie firm to the touch and shiny. I then put them in a open shallow shoebox on a paper towel leaving space between each one. When they are dry, I plan to put them in paper bags in a dark place and store until about November. Since I live in a warm climate, I will then put the paper bags in the garage fridge for a few weeks. I will plant them in pots in February in new rich well draining soil, so they can be replenished. *Side note: It was cheaper for me to buy the tulips in the glass vase at Costco than to buy separately a bag of tulips at Home Depot or Lowe's and a glass forcing vase. Next year, I can use those vases again to force bulbs...will buy the bulbs in different colors at HD or L or my local nursery.

It's possible. Don't leave out the step of chilling them again in the fall before you put them out again next fall. Don't forget about fertilizer needs, too. If you want this to work really well, you can do extensive research on University Hort sites that feature tulip culture. Cornell is a good place to start. Increased understanding of the life cycle needs of a tulip increases the chance of success. I have given up tulips. I invite you to go to my member page and check my website to see tulips I was able to bring to bloom. I planted all my tulips in the ground. Good luck. Nell Here is a link that might be useful: Tulips in the South

Hi Cups, I'm not sure if you are specifically interested in your vases, but a really fun thing (and of course, cheap) is sweet potatoes. I had some that I intended to cook for Thanksgiving but didn't get to it, so i put them in a jar (Barilla pasta sauce, i think). Now it is rooting & sprouting, and will grow a really nice vine for a few months before it is completely spent. If you use the vases as you described, the sweet potato idea would still work, you would just need to put toothpicks in the sides to keep the potato from falling in the water. Just an idea... Janice

Hiya Norma, These pants have only been grown in water, never had a speck of mix this trio. The larger one seems to have really grown lately, after being away 4 days for Hurricane Sandy, I noticed this is suddenly over a foot tall. I recently had to move it to a large netted pot. Hi Barb, Been too busy, work w/ accountants, tax season just passed. Still catching my breath. 'Til I write little something up here, have you seen the early pix of this plant? It's the first I posted of Sans I grew in plain water, before I ever used Leca stones. Thanks, I IDID see your EM, just been swamped. Was it you I'm swapping the Haw limifolia, right (they're still kinds small, but we'll "talk") .