No. A heated greenhouse or tunnel is not necessary, but you will need a climate controlled space of some sort to force your tulips. We are creative in offering solutions to help you work within your existing infrastructure to find a good space for growing. Linda grows the majority of her bulbs in her basement. In the space of a 6ft folding table she forces over 1,000 tulips at a time and that space can be turned over about 4 times a season. Click here: Have a look at this video of her space last January.

No. You do not need pre-cooled bulbs, but the earliest flowers come from pre-cooled bulbs. Typically, untreated/unprepared bulbs can be made to bloom mid February and later, depending on the varieties and how you work with them.

Yes. A large bulb supplier was a student of our course last winter and this company is prepared to work with our students. It still has an ample supply of wholesale bulbs as of this note. We are also working on our own import of pre-cooled bulbs under The Tulip Workshop label. We plan to offer these bulbs exclusively to workshop students this season.

Absolutely. We find that we are able to sell flowers faster and for a larger profit during the colder, darker months of the year than during the summer. There is less competition in the marketplace and we receive a higher value for our flowers during the traditional “off season.” Our customers crave color during the long grey winters.

Yes! The lessons you gain during this course and the parameters you come to understand can help you force tulips anywhere. The key is understanding proper variety selection, planting, timing, and storage specifications.

This course is an in-depth survey of the methods we use on our established farms to bring a couple hundred thousand tulips to bloom over a very long harvest period (5-6 months). Material is presented in an easy to digest manner and we are available to students for more advice following the end of the course.