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Podcast: Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
Episode: Ruud Kleinpaste: Timing and tricks for planting bulbs and corms
Description: Seeing as it’s getting towards autumn, a number of bulbs need planting in the garden - I’ll pick on a few of them. Tulip Fabulous early spring colour – remember the historical stuff with the Dutch making heaps of money out of often virus-ridden “varieties” (early 1600-s AD) – around Fl 3000.00 per bulb while the average yearly wage of a skilled craftsman was around Fl 300.00. The bubble burst in 1637 AD. These days they are a bit cheaper and more reliable. They grow well in the South Island with very cool winters – up north they nee...