Tulip Time! – Reddit Post

Zone 7A (Long Island). And to think a few weeks ago I was convinced this was going to be an ‘off year’ for my tulips—how wrong I was! Tips: dig up old tulips every few years (after all green foliage is gone) and plant in the fall with new bulbs, a garden auger of multiple sizes (helps with big bulbs and alliums), supplemental bone meal in every hole seems to help.

Solution for squirrels and other pests: don’t bother dumping red pepper flakes anywhere, that didn’t help. Just plant enough to compensate & feed the birds as a distraction (blue jays and squirrels now seem to have a war going on)