Bush tulips planting and care outdoors in autumn

In early spring, when the queen of flowers is still throwing out timid and uncertain buds, magnificent tulips hatch from the ground, which has just been freed from the snow cover, and begin to pull their juicy and tender sprouts towards the spring sun. With their incredible beauty and purity, and even special unpretentiousness, these flowers have won more than one heart of a true florist. They flaunt everywhere, in city parks and squares, in gardens and flower beds of true flower growers. However, planting and caring for tulips will still require some attention from you, as well as knowledge, so that the flowers grow healthy, strong, fragrant and pleasing to the eye.

Gorgeous tulips: planting and caring at home

Today, tulips are really popular and demanded flowers. They can be found in spring both in private houses and in public flower beds, since caring for tulips is quite simple and affordable, and the results cannot but amaze the imagination, because there are many types of these beautiful spring flowers. It was the Dutch breeders who bred such a variety of tulips, and the natural weather and climatic conditions made it possible to plant flowers in unlimited quantities.

Interesting

The fashion for growing tulips has been traveling the world for a long time, and it originates in Holland, where there are whole fields planted with such bright, but at the same time, seemingly unremarkable flowers. However, the homeland of tulips is located much further south, namely in Persia, from where the flowers came to Turkey much later, and from there to Europe. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with just a few tulip bulbs, one could purchase a manor house with a stable and a barn.

It is remarkable that tulip flowers, planting and caring for which became the topic of our article, are named after the Persian headdress that bears the name "turban", since it was customary to decorate its front part with this flower. Tulips belong to the lily family and are propagated by bulbs. Plants can be varied in height, from very undersized, stretching centimeters to twenty, to half a meter and even more. The inflorescences have a shape resembling a bell, they can have double and simple edges, and they certainly cannot be counted in colors.

Many people want to grow these unpretentious flowers in their gardens and front gardens, but despite their special vitality, tulips still require some attention in order to please their owners with beautiful and strong inflorescences every year.Some gardeners complain that their neighbors have beautiful flowers, but they, on practically the same soil, grow these flowers weak, small and painful. In order for your plants to always be full of strength, you first need to figure out how to care for tulips, how to plant and water them, when to do it, what nuances and subtleties to take into account.

We grow strong and healthy: how to care for tulips, the choice of bulbs

Whatever one may say, but planting and caring for tulips should be started long before you can actually plant them in open ground. And in general, first you need to get the bulbs of plants, which you will definitely purchase before the planting season itself begins. That is, it makes sense to attend to the choice of the most beautiful and suitable colors and shapes in your opinion, not in spring, but long before that, for example, in mid-July, August or September, with a desired landing next year.

There really is a rational grain in this, since it will be difficult to find high-quality material during the planting period, and you, as an inexperienced beginner, can easily slip old culling bulbs at a very decent cost. Moreover, the onions may even be old, such that they simply did not sell last summer and autumn, and this is already a lottery, since no matter what care you provide them, the result will always be in doubt.

• The skins of the bulbs should be quite thin and also have a beautiful, slightly golden brown color.
• There may well be cracks on the surface of the peel, this is not at all scary, they will not affect the quality of the plants.
• Pay attention to the integrity of the bulbs; they should be firm and firm, not dry and wrinkled like dried fruit.
• It is better not to buy dark brown, fairly dense bulbs, as it will be difficult for the roots to germinate from them, and you can lose the plant.
• Also, do not buy tulip bulbs with mechanical damage, spots of rot or mold, this is just money thrown into the wind, and in some cases, one diseased plant can become fatal for your entire flower bed, infecting its “neighbors”.
• As for the size, the largest and smallest onions are better to be set aside, but to be of medium size, so there are more chances to grow healthy flowers.

If you want to grow strong tulips, you need to start caring for them immediately after purchase. We'll have to strictly monitor so as not to damage the planting material in any way, because it is very fragile and vulnerable. The surface of each onion must be sufficiently dense, and also clean, among other things, it should not be completely light, but have an average weight. Also pay attention that there is no rot or sprouted roots on the bottom, that is, in the lower part, they can ruin the whole thing.

Easy cultivation and care: tulips in the open field, planting dates

It should be understood that the result will largely depend on the correct choice of the bulb, that is, how your flower will grow, whether it will delight the look with active flowering, or will simply disappear, barely throwing out a few lettuce leaves. To begin with, you need to choose the right timing for planting flowers, so that you do not regret the lost planting material later. This is very important, otherwise it will not be possible to grow beautiful flowers, which will delight the eye with exuberant flowering for a long time.

In order to understand, you need to understand that in the natural environment these flowers grow in rather arid conditions, on rather rocky soil, bloom in early spring, when the soil is saturated with moisture, then they fade, but the bulbs continue to live, rooting more and more into the soil, and by the fall, start up additional roots for a comfortable winter. Only after winter cold weather, when plants skillfully accumulate in themselves a colossal amount of nutrients and useful substances, tulips can bloom in wildlife, this is the mechanism that experienced flower growers use.

Hardy Dutch tulips: planting and care in the spring

Despite the fact that breeders are constantly working on breeding new varieties of tulips, as well as increasing their endurance and vitality, they are still rather delicate plants that do not really like changes and transplants.Moreover, spring is not the best time to start planting or transplanting these flowers.

It is clear that most likely the plants will not die, however, they can grow weak, painful, prone to pests, and they can bloom much later than their counterparts who have not experienced such stress. However, experienced gardeners know exactly how to trick plants, thus speeding up and thus bringing tulip flowering closer.

• Place the bulbs in the refrigerator before planting, for about seven to eight hours, and ideally just let it sit overnight.
• In the morning, the bulbs will need to be washed with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, after which you can already plant them in open ground.
• The main thing is to do all these manipulations before the end of March, if you did not have time, it is better to postpone the procedure until the fall.

Naturally, if very stable frosts are still observed in your region at the end of March, then it is better to plant the flowers first in special pots or containers, and only when the soil is finally warmed up, transplant them.

Autumn planting and care: spray tulips and more

True connoisseurs of their craft, experienced and competent florists plant such magnificent flowers as tulips exclusively in the autumn period, as this is most beneficially reflected on the plants. The exact time of disembarkation will depend on weather and climatic conditions, however, in the middle lane, it is most often customary to do such things in mid-September, early October. Keep an eye on the ambient temperature and if it stays stable at around seven to ten degrees Celsius, then this means that it's time to plant tulips.

It is not worth planting bulbs before time, as this can lead to disastrous consequences. Firstly, your garden bed can be overgrown with weeds that you cannot remove, so as not to damage the newly planted plants. But this is half the trouble, because, secondly, tulips can lose strength and get sick with fusarium from fairly prolonged rooting.

Also, do not miss the dates, since the bulb may not have time to take root properly, get sick and disappear, and if it blooms in the spring, then the next time such material is no longer suitable for planting. In fact, caring for tulips in the fall consists in observing after planting, you cannot help the flowers with anything else, so it is better not to interfere with natural processes.

Planting, growing and caring for tulips: when to dig

It is important to understand that those tulip bulbs that you have grown yourself will be optimally etched in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, about half a percent, before planting in open ground. As for the planting material that you purchased in a specialized store, it is already completely ready for planting. However, you can consult the seller, which does not hurt at all.

• You can plant tulip bulbs using the square-nesting method, digging holes for each plant with a scoop or hoe, you can make special beds, and in case of large planting areas, it is completely simple to spread the material on the surface, with a distance of about ten centimeters between the bulbs.
• After planting, all bulbs should be evenly covered with a small layer of soil. It is optimal to choose the depth, multiply the height of the planting material by three. That is, small tulips will be close to the surface, and larger ones, somewhat deeper.
• Tulips can be planted in figures in a flower bed, creating whole compositions, for this it is advisable to use different varieties. It makes sense to plant tall flowers closer to the center, and smaller ones to the edges, then all the flowers will be clearly visible.
• Having sprinkled the onions with fertile soil, it will not at all prevent them from mulching with a mixture of humus and peat so that they do not freeze during the winter cold.

At this point, all the autumn work with tulips will be completely completed, and they will definitely not need any more care yet. Until spring, the plants will develop independently, take root, sprout, in spring they can be freed from weeds that will definitely appear, and enjoy the gorgeous flowers, so touching and delicate, but at the same time strong and beautiful. It remains only to find out how to care for tulips after flowering, and you can safely take on this business, especially since, as you can see, there is nothing complicated about this at all.

Important

Ordinary red-scarlet tulips can easily grow in a garden bed for three to seven years, and do not need any transplants. However, varietal flowers will not tolerate this, they require special attention to themselves, therefore, in mid-June, when there are no flowers for a long time, and the leaves have withered and dried up, the bulbs need to be dug out, cleaned of soil and excess husk, and then dried in the shade. You need to store the planting material in a place where there is good ventilation, and the temperature is kept within twenty degrees Celsius. By autumn, the bulbs can be planted back in the ground so that they bloom in the spring at the right time.

Tulips have bloomed in the garden: care after flowering, fertilization

It is worthwhile to understand that if you want to get large, strong and healthy plants and flowers, you will have to tinker, since you definitely cannot do without baits and fertilizers. First, as soon as the sprouts have made their way through the soil, nitrogenous fertilizers will be needed in order to activate the growth of foliage. Then it is worth picking up complex mineral compositions that are abundant on the market, and during the setting of buds, those that contain potassium and phosphorus are suitable. When the flowers begin to bloom, you can add some more mineral complex, it also does not hurt at all.

• Care must be taken to ensure that the plant does not get burned during the bait. To do this, it is better to dilute the compositions with water, and water them in cloudy weather, during, before or after rain.
• These amazing plants fade extremely quickly, but you do not need to stop watering. For two or even three weeks, you need to water the flowers in the same way as during the growing season.
• All pedicels with buds after flowering must be very carefully removed, for example, simply broken off, and then the plant will give all the unused forces to the formation of bulbs.
• Leaves should never be cut or cut if you want to harvest a good harvest of bulbs.

It is clear that it is impossible to dig up tulips until a certain period of time, and therefore you should definitely think about which plants will cover the yellowed leaves of plants at a time when it is better not to touch them. Among other things, many growers grow tulips in the ground in special containers, which they then dig up and leave the bulbs to ripen in some less noticeable place, it makes sense to think about such an option as well.

The blooming of tulips heralds the triumph of spring. If the site is decorated with tulips year after year, planting and caring in the open field is the key to this success. Perennial bulbous plants native to Asia have long been the subject of admiration both in their homeland and in the Old World, where they got in the middle of the 16th century.

Thanks to the universal love for these flowers, a hundred years later, Holland began to be called the land of tulips, and today tens of thousands of varieties of these spectacular, but quite affordable plants are distributed around the world.

Dates of planting tulips in the ground

Tulips of cultivars bloom in spring or in the first half of summer. Therefore, the optimal planting time is autumn. In 3-4 weeks, the bulbs acclimate and form the root system, but do not form the aerial part. This allows the tulips to winter well, and with the arrival of warmth, give strong foliage and open large corollas.

When determining the date of planting tulips, it is important not to be mistaken! If the bulbs enter the soil too early, they can produce foliage. And the coming winter will catch the plants by surprise. The aboveground part will freeze, the underground part will weaken and will not be able to guarantee spring bloom. Late planting threatens that tulips will not have time to take root, severe frosts will kill them or spoil them.

How to choose the optimal time? When to plant tulips in the ground in different regions?

Experienced flower growers advise to pay attention not to the calendar, but to the weather outside the window. The best start for plants is to plant in soil that has cooled to 10–12 ° C.

In the middle lane, such conditions develop by mid-September. To the south, tulips are planted later, to the north, the dates are shifted to the end of August.

If, for some reason, tulips did not hit the flower beds in the fall, you can plant them in the spring. Unfortunately, in this case, the plants have less time to prepare for flowering and accumulate nutrients for the next year. To obtain the desired result and to simplify the care of tulips in the open field, it is better to germinate the bulbs in peat pots filled with a loose nutritious substrate before planting. Before planting, the bulbs are cooled for 24 hours in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.

Tulips are transferred to flower beds when it gets warmer and the soil warms up to +15 ° C. This method can be used in all regions, including areas where tulips outdoors do not survive the winter.

Planting tulips for outdoor cultivation

For bright flowering, garden tulips require:

• sun or transparent partial shade;
• nutritious, necessarily loose soil with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction;
• wind protection;
• moderate watering.

A site suitable for growing tulips is dug up on a full bayonet, loosened, breaking clods, weeds are selected and nitrogen and potash fertilizers are applied, for example, humus and wood ash. Dense, heavy soil is mixed with sand, peat.

Under tulips, as well as under other bulbous crops, you should not add fresh organic matter, which is often a source of bacterial rot and fungal diseases.

The depth of the open field furrows depends on the size of the bulbs. Therefore, they are pre-sorted, along the way separating sick and damaged specimens. And healthy ones are immersed in a dense pink solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour and thoroughly dried.

Under adult large bulbs, furrows are made with a depth of 20 to 30 cm, pouring a 10-cm drainage cushion of coarse sand on the bottom. The children are planted, slightly pressing, into the holes with the same drainage, but half as small, that is, to a depth of 7-10 cm. When the soil is leveled, the plot is mulched.

Caring for tulips after planting in open ground

Tulips will respond only to constant and competent care with massive disclosure of bright flowers. Bulbous crops, as a rule, are unpretentious, but still require attention from the appearance of the first leaves until late autumn. Caring for tulips after planting includes:

• watering, especially plentiful during a set of buds, mass flowering and within 2 weeks after its completion;
• removal of weeds around plantings;
• careful not to damage the root system and bulbs, loosening;
• triple feeding of flowers.

After watering, the soil under the plants should be moist at a depth of 30–40 cm, that is, at least 10–40 liters of water should be consumed per square meter, depending on the type of soil.

Fertilizers in liquid or granular form are part of post-planting tulip care. They are brought in three times:

1. In the phase of the appearance of the first shoots, using a mixture of 2 parts of nitrogen, 2 parts of phosphorus salts, 1 part of potassium compounds;
2. By the time the green buds appear, feeding the plants with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in a ratio of 1: 2: 2;
3. After flowering, using potassium-phosphorus formulations, completely abandoning nitrogen.

Speaking of tulip care, we must not forget about a simple but useful procedure. When the flowers wither, they are cut out along with the peduncles. This will prevent the bulbs from wasting the energy that is precious for the growth of the bulbs.

If boxes with seeds are formed and ripen on the stems, there is no need to wait for large bulbs, and the children will not be able to gain significant mass.

Before growing tulips, you need to know that a culture can be in one place for no more than 4 years. Then the risk of accumulation of dangerous bacteria, fungi and soil pests increases, the bulbs naturally age and require replanting. The bulbs remaining in the soil gradually go deeper, so the next year it is more difficult for the sprouts to break through to the surface. As a result, the flowers become smaller, the peduncles become weaker and shorter.

The tulips are dug up when the leaves completely wither and fall off. It is useful to shed the freed area with a solution of phytosporin, potassium permanganate or any available fungicide. Plants that remain in the soil for the winter are thickly mulched with peat, sawdust or covered with spruce branches to avoid freezing.

Video about the correct planting of tulips

December 6, 2016 Flowers Alienteu

Growing tulips, planting and caring for which in the open field in the fall have their own characteristics, will delight flower growers with many lush bright buds only if all the rules of agricultural technology of this flower culture are observed. During the growing season (March-June), tulips form new bulbs, the quality of which depends on the composition of the soil, prevention of disease damage to flowers, storage conditions of seed, timeliness of planting and digging up.

Site selection and preparation

The place for growing tulips in the country should be flat, well lit by the sun, and not blown by cold winds. It is desirable that there are no depressions on the site that contribute to the stagnation of water, and there is some slope to drain its excess, since in the presence of excess moisture, the bulbs get wet, are affected by rot, and in winter they can freeze out.

With a high level of groundwater (on clay soil - up to 40 cm, sandy loam - up to 100 cm), it is necessary to build a drainage system. Tulips are unpretentious plants that grow on any soil, but in order to obtain more intense flowering, powerful stems and large buds, the soil needs to contain the required amount of nutrients, moisture and good air permeability.

Loam and clayey soil tend to caking into dense lumps that do not allow oxygen to reach the plant roots. To improve their composition and structure, sand, rotted manure, compost, peat are added. Sandy soil is also of little use for planting tulips: moisture passes through it, practically not lingering, nutrients contained in the earth leave along with the water.

Making this type of soil less permeable will allow the introduction of organic fertilizers and clay. Tulips growing on sandy soil need to be watered and fed regularly. The optimum soil pH is 7 ... 8 (from neutral to slightly alkaline reaction). In tulips growing on acidic soil, the number of unopened underdeveloped buds increases.

The addition of slaked lime, chalk, dolomite flour to the soil will help neutralize acidity; the use of wood ash will give a less pronounced effect. When applying peat, it should be borne in mind that it increases the acidity of the earth. It is recommended to neutralize the pH during soil preparation, performed 1 or 2 months before planting the bulbs.

The layer of fertile soil, enriched with nutrients and providing the roots with a sufficient amount of moisture and air, should be 50 cm. The soil should be dug to a depth of 30 cm or more. It is necessary to change the place of planting tulips, returning to the previous site after 4 or more years.Flower beds are not suitable for growing this flower culture, on which bulbous plants previously grew, affected by the same pests and diseases as tulips.

Autumn planting of tulips

Planting material must first be prepared by carefully sorting out the bulbs, removing those affected by the disease and differing in appearance from others. This precaution will help keep the remaining specimens from becoming infected. Before planting, or even better - before storage, it is advisable to sort the bulbs by diameter. This will facilitate the subsequent care of growing tulips, as well as their digging.

An important stage in the preparation of the material for planting is pickling - soaking for 30-60 minutes in 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate. Pickled bulbs should be planted in the ground without hesitation, because due to the absorption of moisture, they release young roots, if they accidentally break off, new ones will not grow. Instead of potassium permanganate, you can use the drug "Maxim".

Many novice florists are interested in the question: when is it better to transplant tulips in the fall? You can determine the best period for transplanting or planting by measuring the temperature of the soil - at a distance of 10 ... 12 cm from the surface of the earth, it should drop to 10 ° C.

When to plant tulips in the fall in the Moscow region: as a rule, this operation is carried out from the last days of September to the end of the first decade of October. The bulbs must be transplanted in time so that they have time to take root before the onset of cold weather. The approximate rooting time of plants is 20-30 days.

Late planting results in poor tulip growth as a result of poor root, stem and bud development. They get sick more often and later begin to bloom. A flower planted too early will quickly take root, germinate and fall under the adverse effects of winter frosts.

Planting rules and benefits of soil mulching

The video explains and shows how to plant tulips correctly. Larger bulbs (varieties "extra" and 1st) should be planted at a distance of 8-10 cm from each other in a row with a row spacing of about 20-25 cm. short time. Their depth, like all bulbous ones, is carried out to a depth equal to the height of three bulbs on light soil and two on heavy ones.

Planting deeper than 20 cm results in fewer babies that are smaller and more difficult to dig out. It is possible to plant tulips with a small size of bulbs more densely, without gaps, since, having a smaller supply of nutrients, they germinate worse (only 60-70% of the total) and are less viable. The rows should be two-line, the size of the intervals dividing the lines should be 5 cm, the rows should be 15 cm.

To facilitate digging, it is possible to plant children in groups of 8-10 pcs. In the winter, after the arrival of persistent frosts, the surface of the earth is mulched with compost, leaves, peat or straw to a height of 5–8 cm. In the spring, after the snowdrifts have melted, the mulch in the form of leaves or straw should be removed from the site.

The use of mulch has a positive effect on wintering plants:

• with a small thickness of the snow cover, it protects the bulbs from the effects of negative temperatures;
• increases productivity, increases the strength of the peduncles and the size of the flowers;
• prevents cracking of the ground, which can damage the roots of tulips;
• increases the rate of soil thawing with the arrival of spring;
• improves moisture retention in the ground;
• impairs germination and development of weeds.

Care rules

Caring for tulips includes the following activities:

• Phytosanitary cleaning of plantings. With the emergence of sprouts in early spring, diseased and non-emerged plants should be identified, dug up and destroyed to prevent infestation of other tulips.In the future, such examinations should be regular, especially during flowering, when the color of the bud can determine the defeat of the flower with a viral disease.
• Varietal cleaners to keep the collection clean. Varietal impurities are removed, and specimens that are in doubt are monitored.
• Top dressing. It is better to use mineral fertilizers dissolved in water for this purpose. When carrying out "dry" feeding, you should avoid getting the drug on the leaves of the plant in order to avoid burning them, and immediately water the tulips abundantly to accelerate the entry of nutrients to the roots. For the entire growing season, it is recommended to carry out 3 dressings, it is enough to feed small baby bulbs 2 times, since their development period has a shorter duration. The composition of fertilizers must necessarily include zinc and boron, which improve the condition of shoots with buds and promote the development of new bulbs.
• Regular watering to maintain optimum soil moisture. The irrigation rate per 1 m2 is 10-40 liters, depending on weather conditions, soil composition, and its moisture level.
• Loosening the soil, removing weeds. Loosening improves the supply of air to the tulip roots and reduces the rate of evaporation of moisture in the soil. Removing weeds allows you to provide plants with a large amount of nutrients, as well as to protect tulips from being attacked by pests that inhabit them and becoming infected with diseases characteristic of these herbs.
• Carrying out decapitation, which is the removal of the flower head. It allows you to get a larger bulb and increase the amount of seed by about 3 times.

Features of feeding tulips

The timing of top dressing is determined by the plant's need for nutrients at certain stages of development. The first is carried out when the snow melts in spring. In what month is it better to do it? Such feeding can be carried out in early March in the southern regions or in the last decade in those located to the north.

It is enough to scatter around the sprouted sprouts a dry mixture of fertilizers containing 2 parts of a nitrogen preparation, 2 parts of phosphorus and 1 part of potassium. The distribution rate per 1 m2 is 40-50 g. The second time it is necessary to feed the plants during the period of bud formation, by preparing the mixture in a ratio of 1 part nitrogen fertilizer to 2 parts phosphorus and potassium.

The third feeding is performed when tulips are blooming or at the end of it. In this phase, the plants no longer need nitrogen, so it is enough to prepare a mixture of equal amounts of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. 30-35 g of the combined preparation is applied to 1 m2 of the plot. For fertile soil, the dose should be reduced, since excess nutrition has a bad effect on the condition of the bulbs, reducing their resistance to diseases.

Diseases and pests

There are many diseases (fungal, viral, non-infectious) and pests that can damage growing tulips, degrade the quality of flowers and significantly reduce the amount of planting material. The photo shows samples of plants affected by the most common diseases.

Gray rot... It spreads most rapidly when dampness and air temperature drop and when landing on heavy ground. It appears as yellow-gray depressed spots on the leaves. Growing rapidly in size, they soon become covered with a bloom of gray. This leads to damage to the stems and buds, deformation of flowers, crushing of the bulbs, the appearance of yellow-brown spots on them.

To prevent infection with gray rot, planting material must be treated with a mixture of preparations: for 2 parts of TMTD, take 1 part of sulfur and the same amount of ether sulfonate. To process 1 kg of bulbs, you will need 8-10 g of the mixture. Growing plants are sprayed three times with 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture or euparen. Good results are obtained by enriching the soil with magnesium and potassium.

Root rot... At first, the disease manifests itself by rotting part of the tulip roots, with a serious lesion - weak stem growth, deterioration of the decorative effect of the flower. The roots become watery, brittle, first acquire transparency, then a brown color. The likelihood of damage increases with an increase in soil moisture and its warming up to 0 ° C and above.

In order to eliminate the damage to tulips by root rot, it is recommended to replace the fertile soil layer. The substrate containing spores of the pathogen should be treated with a fungicide. The soil should be loose, have a porous structure; a drainage device is needed to remove excess moisture.

Tulips can also be affected by botrytosis, soft, white rot, typhulosis, fusarium, rhizoctonia, trichoderma, penicillosis. Among viral diseases, variegation and August disease are found in them. Tulips can also be affected by non-infectious diseases: calcareous disease and bulb gum flow, "blind" buds may appear and peduncles may droop. Their manifestations on the plant are demonstrated by the presented photos.

Fusarium

Pests that can cause significant harm to tulips include:

• root onion mite;
• greenhouse aphid;
• onion hoverfly;
• purple scoop;
• crunchy;
• wireworms;
• bear;
• slugs, snails;
• murine rodents.

Prevention and elimination of damage to plants by diseases and pests includes compliance with all the rules of their agricultural technology, selection and storage of bulbs, disinfection of containers and tools used when working with plants, and the use of fungicides.

Digging and storing bulbs

Florists are often interested in when to dig up tulips and how to store them before planting in the fall. This is due to the existence of disagreements on this matter. It has been experimentally proven that the annual digging of bulbs contributes to the production of more and larger planting material, prevents the damage of tulips with diseases and a decrease in the content of nutrients in the soil. The exception is small bulbs, which can be cultivated by planting in one place for two years.

When and how to dig tulips correctly? Digging should be started when the vegetative mass turns yellow, when, due to moisture loss, the stem becomes flexible and can be easily twisted into a ring. At the same time, early digging of the bulbs should be avoided, in which, due to the insufficient development of the integumentary scales, there is a risk of damage and disease. Too late digging is fraught with the loss of part of the planting material. Most often, this operation is performed in the last days of June or early July.

The excavated material is sorted according to the diameter of the bulbs, removing diseased and damaged ones. Then they are dried in the shade, spread out in a thin layer, cleaned of contamination, separated into nests, etched to protect against disease.

What is the best way to etch? According to experts, the most suitable remedy is 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate or the drug "Maxim".

Before laying the material for storage, it is sorted by diameter. Keeping tulip bulbs until planting will allow compliance with a number of rules. During the first month, they should be kept in the shade, at a temperature of 23-25 ​​° C, the air humidity should not exceed 70%. It is necessary to regularly ventilate the room to prevent damage to the material by fungal diseases.

From the first days of August, it is necessary to reduce the temperature in the room to 20 ° C, by the beginning of September it should be 15-17 ° C. During this period, the frequency of ventilation is also reduced. Maintaining the temperature and humidity regime is necessary for the full formation of all elements of the future plant - children, leaves, flowers, ovaries. During the entire storage period, the condition of the bulbs should be monitored, removing diseased and having an unusual appearance.

Tulips are one of the first flowers to symbolize the arrival of spring. Their dense elastic leaves are pleasing to the eye against the background of the black earth that has just moved away from the cold weather. Proper planting of tulips in autumn is the key to their early and successful flowering. Do not be afraid of difficulties: growing tulips only seems to be a difficult process. In fact, even a novice gardener can handle this mission. Compliance with simple rules and recommendations - and your flower garden will collect the enthusiastic eyes of neighbors from all over the area.

There are 2 ways to plant bulbs: in spring and in winter. There are more benefits to planting tulips in the fall. It is about him that will be discussed further.

Digging and storing bulbs

Tulips are dug up annually. Exceptions are baby bulbs, which remain in the ground for 2 years. What is it for: sick specimens are rejected, the appearance is improved (enlargement of flowers), the ability to give children increases.

There are a number of rules for when and how the digging is done:

1. Do not miss the moment: you need to dig out tulips when the leaf is 2/3 dry. If you get the bulb earlier, then it will not have time to collect the necessary supply for subsequent flowering. Late extraction is fraught with the fact that the mother's part will go deeper into the ground, and the babies will separate from it. There is a high probability of missing or damaging the planting material.
2. Arm yourself with a bayonet shovel: you must stick it deeply and with a "margin" around the edges, so as not to damage the flowers.
3. Change the bed every 3 years.

Cunning

remove the peduncle after it has faded. This will help the tulip gain strength. And the leaves themselves can not be removed in any case - it is due to them that the necessary substances are accumulated.

Read also Tulips have faded, what to do

Now more about how to store tulips before planting in the fall. The resulting nests must be divided, freed from husks, roots, and remnants of leaves. Then they are washed (if necessary), antifungal treatment is carried out and dried. Before laying the planting material in boxes, it is necessary to sort it by grades and by sorting. Remove diseased specimens.

Cunning

the sorting process will facilitate systematic digging. Start with early varieties. The dug out bulbs can be folded on a newspaper or cardboard near the garden, and then the rest of the manipulations can be carried out sequentially.

Successful planting of tulips in the fall in the ground depends on adherence to temperature and humidity. The bulbs are stored in boxes without a lid, placing them in 2-3 layers. They need to be inspected periodically to remove decaying specimens. The storage temperature is gradually reduced: in July it is 23-25 ​​°, in August - 20 °, in September - 17 °. Failure to comply with the temperature limits leads to the appearance of blind shoots on which a flower does not form.

If during the inspection you find rot or mold, then you can try to save the tulips. If mildew is not widespread, remove it with a dry cloth and sprinkle with ash. If the decay has gone deep, cut off the affected part with a knife. Sprinkle the cut with ash or brush with brilliant green.

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do not cover the bulbs with anything other than paper or natural fabric. The lack of fresh air leads to the accumulation of ethylene released from the mother part. This gas is harmful to kids.

Video "How to dig up and store tulips after flowering"

Choosing a place and preparing a bed

The successful location of the garden and the planting of tulips in the fall when and how to plant the choice will be less problematic. These flowers love sunny, sheltered spaces. There should be no puddles in the spring. The soil should be well drained - loamy or sandy loam soil with a significant amount of humus would be the best option.

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asters, watermelons, melons, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes are not the best predecessors for tulips.

It is worth digging the ground to a depth of 25-30 cm, carefully removing the roots of weeds, trees and shrubs.If the soil is heavy and poor, add sand and fertilizers: compost, ash, peat, mineral complexes. You cannot use cow dung - add bird droppings instead. If the PH values ​​are increased towards oxidation, liming is required.

You need to prepare the land a month before the expected date of planting. This is necessary for the soil to “settle down”. In a loose "pillow" there is a high probability of damaging the roots that have appeared. Before direct planting, pour abundantly on the ridges - this will finally distribute the earth.

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sprinkle the formed rows with a thin layer of sand. This will serve as additional drainage and help reduce the chance of rotting.

Usually, this is where the care of tulips after planting ends in autumn. It is not necessary to cover the garden bed - this can lead to the fact that the bulb will grow ahead of time, it will winter worse and will bloom later. Exceptions are sudden cold weather. When the temperature drops sharply, use a specialized covering material. Do not use garden debris, mulch or leaves for this - this can attract rodents.

How to plant

Treat tulip bulbs before planting in the fall to protect them from fungal infections. For this purpose, special preparations are produced that can be replaced with ordinary potassium permanganate. Inspect again: you cannot plant healthy and diseased plants together. Affected bulbs must be disposed of.

Planting depth of tulip bulbs

The standard tulip planting scheme is as follows: rows are made at a distance of 25-30 cm. Their location should organically fit into the perimeter of the flower bed. The distance between the bulbs is 8-10 cm.The planting depth depends on the size:

• Children: 5-10 cm.
• III and II analysis: 12 cm.
• I analysis: 15 cm.

Keep in mind that small bulbs produce small flowers. To prevent them from being shaded by taller flowers, plant them from the edge of the flower bed on the south side. If you like the "uncultivated" species, then there is no need to combine. Increase the distance between flowers and enjoy the natural, natural state of the garden.

If you are fond of landscape design, then plant tulips according to the pattern. When compiling it, take into account the flowering time, the diameter of the inflorescence, the color of the petals. Think over and sketch in advance the scheme according to which you will plant the bulbs. The drawing can be supplemented with other primroses.

Video "Planting tulips in autumn: scheme, depth, planting dates"

Longlines and Sandwiches: Alternative Disembarks

A creative approach will make any business interesting. This also applies to floriculture. Recently, unusual methods of planting tulips are gaining popularity. They save time, decorate the garden and attract attention. In addition, they are quite simple and everyone can master them.

Planting tulips in autumn in containers

Container planting or basket planting makes growing tulips easier. The essence of this method is to use baskets, containers and other containers instead of a flower bed or garden bed. They can either be dug into the ground or freely positioned in any convenient place.

The advantages of this method:

1. You firmly believe that you have completely dug up the planting material. The onions themselves are minimally traumatized and, therefore, better stored.
2. You create optimal conditions for plant growth. Relevant for infertile soils - it is easier to create ideal conditions in a confined space.
3. Reduces the likelihood of damage to the bulbs by rodents. Mice cannot get past the obstacle from below.

Anything can be used as a container: plastic bottles, boxes, baskets, pots and even bags. One condition - you need to make holes for the outflow of excess water. Use a red-hot knitting needle or other similar object for this. The holes should not be large, otherwise mice will make their way through them.

Method of planting tulip bulbs "vines"

The second way to arrange flowers in an unusual way is a tiered planting. The essence of this method is to lay the bulbs at different depths. The very first layer, starting from the bottom, is occupied by large bulbs. The higher the level, the smaller the size. In order not to be mistaken and not to plant one flower on top of another, use long thin sticks. Stick them next to the landing site, and after the flowerpot is completely filled, remove it. This combination method is also called "lasagna" - the structure resembles this dish in its layering.

It is important to take into account the color, size and shape of the petals when drawing up such a composition. Try to play on contrasts: smooth plant with terry, red with yellow. Groups of colors combined by color will look beautiful. For example, variegated with monochromatic: the color of the blotches should correspond to the mono color of the petals of the neighboring variety. A group in which tulips are selected according to the timing of flowering will look spectacular.

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you can combine different flowers. Irises, crocuses, lilies, daffodils, hyacinths and other bulbs can be added to tulips.

Video "Methods of planting tulips"

When to plant

The planting time is influenced by the temperature of the soil. In the fall, a reserve is made for subsequent flowering, so it is important to plant the bulbs in the garden in time. In order for all processes to start, the soil must be no colder than 10 ° (the lower value of the border is 8 °). You can check the data using a depth thermometer.

In different regions, the timing of planting in open ground is different. So, the planting of tulips in the fall in the Moscow region takes place from mid-September and throughout October. The hotter the region, the closer to winter the dates are shifted. If, during the pre-planting inspection, you notice that the bulb is ready to actively start growing, it makes sense to leave it for distillation (i.e., plant it in a pot and keep it at home).

In other regions, which are characterized by more severe climatic conditions, the landing period falls on the end of September to mid-October. If the autumn is hot, then they are planted until the beginning of November. For example, the optimal planting of tulips in autumn in Siberia falls on October 10-20.

Video "Planting tulips in the fall"

Tulips are the most beautiful flowers, a real decoration of the spring garden. Planting tulip bulbs in autumn is the best solution for early flowering. They do not require complex care and special skills, so everyone can try to master an unknown flower.