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It is really interesting being in both the cut flower farming world and the gardening world and reading comments online. I am skilled in both. We plant similar plants but can do things very differently. In flower farming, it is common practice to plant tulip bulbs “as close as eggs in a carton” (but never IN an egg carton. That’s a recipe for bulb rot.) In the gardening world, you typically space tulips farther apart because they are being enjoyed in the garden and the hope is they will multiply