With the arrival of a gray, dull autumn, and after it a cold winter, you want a warm sun, spring and bright colors of flowers. It will not work to bring all this closer with a wave of a magic wand, but you can brighten up boring gray days by growing flowers on your windowsill, which are a symbol of spring, the holiday of March 8 - tulips. Knowing the simple technology of forcing tulip bulbs at home, you can please yourself and your loved ones by creating a holiday island in a single flower pot.
Tulips at home: what is needed
So, in order to plant and grow tulips at home you will need:
- tulip bulbs,
- container for planting a plant,
- pebbles / soil for filling containers.
There are two options for growing tulips: in soil and without. To grow tulips without soil, you will need pebbles, decorative stones or other similar container filling.
As for the container, there are also options here: you can plant tulips in a pot or container; Recently, the growing of tulips in a vase or glass containers has been gaining popularity - it turns out very beautifully.
Post-flowering care
An important step in preserving the bulbs for the next season is proper tulip care after flowering.
- Most often the flowers are cut, but if there are stalks, leaves or shoots, remove them from the plant.
- Remove the bulbs from the ground, carefully remove the dirt. Rinse if necessary.
- Examine the roots of the tulip bulbs. If you see no signs of illness, shorten the longest ones. Dry the bulbs.
- Disinfect the bulbs by soaking in a solution of potassium permanganate for several hours. Dry the bulbs completely.
- Store the bulbs. A nylon stocking suspended from the ceiling of the cellar, or a wooden box in an apartment in a cool place (for example, under the bed) will do.
Growing tulips at home is a simple process. In order for the flowers to grow by the spring holiday or a specific date, remember that, subject to agricultural technology, flowers need 3-4 months to grow, and 2 weeks to bloom.
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Growing tulips at home: when to plant
In theory, you can plant tulips at home whenever you want, but the best time to plant bulbs is from mid-September to mid-December (depending on the variety). Most tulips are planted in October and November.
About bulbs
When buying tulip bulbs, remember that the larger the bulbs, the larger the flowers will be. The bulbs must be firm and free from blemishes.
Once you've purchased your bulbs, don't rush to plant them. First, you need to prepare them. The bulbs should lie for 12-15 weeks in a cool place at a temperature of 2 to 7 ° C (for example, in a refrigerator, basement, garage, on a balcony). Chilling the bulbs for less time will result in zero results.
Tulip bulbs exposed to low temperatures prior to winter can form flowering plants before their natural flowering time. This method is called distillation.
By the way, if you decide to cool future tulips in the refrigerator, keep them away from fruits: some of them emit ethylene gas, which can spoil the bulbs.
Pre-chilled bulbs can be purchased from the flower shop if desired. These can be planted immediately.
Planting tulips
After chilling tulip bulbs for 12-15 weeks or purchasing chilled tulip bulbs, plant them.
Growing tulips in water (no land)
It is more convenient to grow tulips without soil in a transparent container, since it is necessary to control the water level. Take a vase, for example.
Fill a vase with pebbles or decorative stones and immerse the onion, pointed side up, about one third of it in a stable position.
Add water to the vase. The water should not touch the bulb, but it should be close enough for the roots to grow. If there is too much water, the bulb will start to rot. When the roots grow, they should be in the water.
It is convenient to use a vase that tapers towards the top and then expands again (as in the photo above). In this case, you do not need any filling, only water.
Place the vase in a cool, dark place (10-15 ° C) for 4-6 weeks - this is the dormant period for root growth. After the roots have grown, the vase can be moved to a warm, bright room.
Growing tulips in the ground
The soil for tulips should be loose, fertile, neutral (or slightly alkaline). Sour soils are not suitable for tulips.
Submerge the onion three-quarters into the soil with the pointed side up. When planting and in the future, the soil should be well moistened.
The planted bulbs must be kept cool (10-15 ° C) until leaves begin to form. This will help form a denser stem that is less likely to fall. As soon as the leaves appear, the plant must be transferred to a bright room with room temperature.
Tulips at home: general
After transferring the plant from a cool room to a warm one (regardless of the method of growing: in the ground or without it), it is necessary to provide it with a sufficient amount of light. Tulips prefer bright, diffused light (not direct sunlight!) For 10-12 hours a day.
Flowers appear approximately 2-3 weeks after the plant is brought into the light.
After distillation, tulips should be watered like a normal houseplant: as the topsoil dries out.
Tulips need to be protected from drafts. It is also not recommended to place plants near heating devices.
Once the tulip has bloomed, it can be cut or left in a vase / pot. However, the bulbs are too weak to bloom again, so they will have to be thrown away afterwards.
By the way, not only tulips can be grown in this way, but also daffodils or hyacinths, for example.
Protection from mice and pests
There are several ways to protect tulips from rodents such as mice and moles during winter:
- Surround the planting of tulips with bulbs, which scare away rodents with poisonous substances. They will serve as a kind of protection for tulips. For this purpose, you can plant hazel grouses or daffodils.
- Plant blackroot or cynoglossum in flower beds, which will serve as an additional decoration and protect the planting of tulips.
- A few minutes before planting tulip bulbs, carefully pollinate all planting material with kerosene. It will create a thin film with a strong odor that will scare away rodents.
- Before planting, treat tulip bulbs with Vishnevsky Ointment, which is quite effective at scaring off mice.
- Spray the flower beds and flower beds with valerian root tincture and sprinkle the plantings with red pepper.
As a rule, folk methods are ineffective in the fight against rodents. Growers are increasingly purchasing and using universal baits designed for field mice, rats and moles.
How to grow tulips at home in water?
No woman remains indifferent at the sight of such delicate and beautiful flowers as tulips. Today, you can easily find different types and varieties of these bulbous plants. Tulips can be planted in your front garden, or you can grow them at home on a windowsill. Growing a flower without soil is one of the methods that is becoming more and more popular day by day.
Bulb selection
Growing tulips at home is an easy task that even a novice florist can handle. The main thing is to know some of the rules for growing this type of bulbous plant without land and follow the instructions exactly. To grow a flower in water, you need to choose the right bulbs.
The best time to plant is from early September to mid-December. Typically, most varieties of these bulbous plants are planted in September or October. But all these recommendations apply to planting tulips outdoors, and at home you can start planting at any time of the year.
To grow a flower in water, it is important to choose the right bulb for this. The bulb itself should be whole and flawless. In addition, the bulb must be firm. If it is a little soft, then this indicates that it is spoiled, and it is unlikely that it will be possible to grow a flower from it. Remember that the larger the bulb, the larger the resulting flowers.
You can choose any variety of this type of bulbous plants. After the purchase, do not rush to start planting, because first you need to prepare them for this process. The purchased bulbs should be kept in a cool place for two weeks. A basement, an unheated balcony or a refrigerator is suitable for this. The temperature should be between +2 and +7 degrees Celsius. In the event that you reduce or completely abandon the cooling process, then you should not hope for a positive result. If you follow this simple rule, you can easily achieve fast flowering.
In the event that the house does not have a basement or a suitable balcony, then the bulbs will have to be stored on the shelf of the most ordinary refrigerator. It is important to remember that they should not be placed next to fruits, especially apples or bananas. This can negatively affect the bulbs and spoil them.
How to plant a flower correctly
Before planting, the onions must be cleaned of the brown shell covering them., due to which its suitability for planting is determined (no damage and disease), as well as a larger amount of nutrients and moisture enters the peeled bulb, the roots penetrate into the soil faster.
Then it is necessary to decontaminate the heads... They are placed for 30 minutes in a strong solution of potassium permanganate, or etched in preparations Maxim, Fundazol.
For planting tulips, pots or containers filled with 2/3 light nutritious soil with the addition of sand and humus are used.
Bulbs are placed at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other, slightly pressing them into the pre-moistened soil (to disinfect the soil, it can be spilled with a pink solution of manganese), sprinkle on top with a layer of sand and earth.
At a distance of 2-3 cm from each other, the bulbs are placed, slightly pressing them into the pre-moistened soil, sprinkled on top with a layer of sand and earth
Bulbs must be completely undergroundif after watering they become bare, they are again covered with earth.
Unlike open ground, forcing onions are not deepened to a height of up to 3 bulb diameters.
Planting containers with bulbs to maintain moisture placed in plastic bags and sent for cooling in a cool place, basement or refrigerator.
We select the capacity
After cooling, you can start planting a flower.Tulips can be easily grown without soil just in water. To do this, you need to select a suitable container. Someone grows a flower just in an ordinary glass, and someone in a vase. In any case, you can choose any container. The main thing is that it is transparent, as this will allow you to control the water level. To make blooming tulips a decoration of your interior, we recommend planting in a beautiful transparent vase.
Growing recommendations
After you prepare the container, you can proceed with the planting itself. Place the onion in a vase or glass so that the sprouts are directed upwards. The main thing is to put it on stones so that you can fix the bulb in one position. For greater stability, it can be slightly fixed with stones. Remember that bulbs should be placed on stones in such a way that the water does not touch them, but at the same time they are very close... That is, the bulbs should not be immersed in water, otherwise it will provoke a decay process. After, when the roots appear, they should be in the water.
The container for planting future tulips should be placed in a cool place, for about a month and a half. The temperature in the room where the vase will be located should be on average +10.15 degrees Celsius. In addition, it is important that the room is not exposed to strong sunlight. Better to choose a darkened place. During this time, the bulb will take root, and as soon as they grow a little, the container can be rearranged to a warmer and brighter room.
As soon as the container is in a bright and warm room, stems will soon begin to appear. And after a few more weeks, the tulips themselves will appear and bloom. They will bloom for several weeks, delighting you with their beauty, aroma and creating a spring atmosphere in the house.
For information on how to grow tulips at home in water, see the next video.
Planting and leaving
The planting procedure is not specific and does not differ from the planting of most crops. Caring for tulips at home is represented by a number of traditional procedures.
- Pour soil 2/3 of the height into a wide pot. In 3 cm increments, place shallow holes in which to plant the tulip bulbs, slightly deepening them. Sprinkle the soil on top with a layer of soil 10-12 cm, lightly tamp and pour water at room temperature.
- Place the container with the bulbs in a cool and humid place. At the first stage, it is enough to lower the temperature to 10 degrees and increase the humidity to 75%. After the first shoots appear, lower the air temperature even more, the comfortable temperature for the second stage of growth is about 3 degrees. It is possible to return flowers to a cool room (15-16 degrees) only 21 days before the expected date of tulip blooming.
- Water tulips as the soil dries. With the correct humidity and temperature conditions, the frequency of watering does not exceed 1-2 times a week.
- Apply mineral fertilizers to the soil every 2 weeks. You can find a suitable dressing for tulips in any flower shop; it is convenient to use a liquid form by adding it to water for irrigation.
- 21 days before flowering, it is necessary to smoothly prepare the flowers for bright light. Increase the daylight hours of tulips gradually, and reach the optimal time in 4 days. Flowers should receive full lighting for at least 6 hours a day, in the absence of such an amount, install a phytolamp to compensate for the lack of light.
- Watch the plants, remove yellow leaves in a timely manner. The conditions for growing tulips at home are also important: place the plants away from heating radiators, they negatively affect the flowers, reduce resistance, and dry out the leaves. Protect plants from drafts and direct sunlight. If there are animals in the house, make sure that they do not taste the leaves.
How to grow bulbous flowers at home
Growing flower bulbs is very easy and fun, you can do this with your children. Traditional tulip and daffodil bulbs cost pennies and can be purchased in garden stores all year round.
Materials:
- Bulbs of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, gladioli, amaryllis.
- Any decorative containers: vases, cups, bowls, jugs, salad bowls and even crystal from Soviet times.
- Decorative stones, glass, pebbles, colored sand, plastic beads, buttons, decorative "seaweed", moss.
Pebbles and stones for decoration and drainage of bulbs in a vase
Instructions:
- Soak the bulbs upside down in warm water with epin (if there is any growth regulator, it will help the flowers wake up, but this is not necessary). Enough 2 hours.
- Spread a layer of pebbles over the bottom of the container.
- Place the bulbs upside down and reinforce them with another layer of decor.
- The tails of the bulbs should be free of pebbles.
- Pour water into the container so that it barely touches the place of future roots. Do not pour the entire bulb at once, as it may start to rot before germinating.
- Place the container away from a light-colored windowsill.
- When the white roots stretch downward, more water can be added.
- Keep an eye on the liquid level in the vase - bulbous flowers grow quickly and drink a lot.
- Green leaves should appear within a few days. The vase can now be moved towards light and warmth.
- How to prevent the stem from falling off? Add 20% al alcohol to the water. = 3 parts water to 1 part alcohol 25% al. = 4 1 30% al. = 5 1 35% al. = 6 1 40% al. = 7 1
- If the water stagnates, the container can be placed under running water in the tub and rinsed.
Bulbs of dwarf daffodils, and not only, can be planted on sand or small pebbles in an eggshell. The decoration of such a "pot" will be moss or ornamental grass, even yarn twisted in a creative mess, imitating a nest. Such lovely spring compositions can be presented for Easter.
It's a shame that the bulbs bloom mostly once, but growing tulips and daffodils in a vase as a long-lasting living bouquet will be a pleasant experience.
How to grow tulips
You will need:
• large tulip bulbs, suitable for forcing • beautiful transparent containers for planting • beads, glass beads, pebbles • water
The process of growing tulips in water:
1. Start by purchasing large tulip bulbs suitable for planting and forcing at home. Pink Impression, Monte Carlo, Ad Rem, Princess Victoria - there are many varieties, choose any color you like.
2. Place purchased bulbs in the refrigerator for 13-17 weeks. Important! In no case should apples be stored next to the bulbs, otherwise the plant may not bloom.
3. Pour stones and beads into a vase, fill it with water almost completely.
General information
Many gardeners plant and grow tulips at home during the winter. In this way, it is possible to get a fragrant bouquet for the spring or any other holidays. Of course, tulips can now be purchased almost all year round. However, being able to forcing flowers yourself in winter can be a lot of fun. Such a process makes it possible to independently make the choice of a variety, as well as to observe all stages of plant development during cultivation.
Having a relatively low light requirement allows tulips to grow without natural sunlight. Growing can be carried out under artificial lighting conditions. The parameters of flowering decorativeness during forcing, including the height and size of the flower of the plant, completely depend on the varietal qualities, as well as the indicators of the weight of the planted bulbs and the observance of temperature.
The process of growing tulips in water
Start by purchasing large tulip bulbs that are suitable for planting and forcing at home.Pink Impression, Monte Carlo, Ad Rem, Princess Victoria - there are many varieties, choose any color you like.
Tulips are flowers of amazing beauty that you want to admire all year round. Especially their bright and fragrant buds are lacking in winter. To compensate for this, many grow tulips at home in regular pots during the cold season. Tulips belong to the lily family. Such plants are perennial. They amaze with their beauty and special aroma. At the same time, it is not necessary to wait for spring to start admiring tulips, you can grow them right at home in winter. This process can be started immediately with the onset of cold weather.
Place purchased bulbs in the refrigerator for 13-17 weeks. Important! Under no circumstances should apples be stored near the bulbs, otherwise the plant may not bloom. Pour stones and beads into a vase, fill almost completely with water.
Place the tulip bulbs on top of the pebbles, sprouts up. The sprouts of the bulbs must reach the water by themselves; the bulb must not be dipped in water, otherwise it may simply rot. Place the vases of bulbs in a cool, dark place for about 6 weeks.
Finally, transfer the vases with the cherished tulips to the sunny windowsill! After 3 weeks, they will delight you with unprecedented beauty with flowering.
Of course, the planted bulbs will bloom for several weeks, not all year round. But if you plant the prepared bulbs at different times, there will be an eternal flower garden on the windowsill!
Here's an idea: now I know how to grow tulips by March 8! Watch a video on how the bulb is planted in water.
We wish you a spring mood in your soul, regardless of the weather outside the window!
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Just imagine: dullness outside the window, eternal bad weather, slush, cold. And on the windowsill there are delicate tulips, juicy and beautiful, grown by our own hands!
I do not like plucked flowers, bouquets wither, die before our eyes. Here are living plants, also blooming all year round - a completely different matter! Now you will find out how to grow tulips at home... Imagine, even land is not needed! Only an elegant vase and water ...
Planting rules before winter
When planting planting material in the form of bulbs in the spring, tulips can begin to bloom much later than those planted before winter. In order to enjoy the abundant flowering of early and beautiful tulips in the spring, it is extremely important to take care of the preparation of the planting material, as well as to plant it in the fall. The rules for planting tulips in the autumn are quite simple, but they require some attention:
- The “golden rule” for planting flowering bulbous crops is to observe the planting depth, which is most often equal to three diameters of the planted bulb on light soils and two diameters when planting on heavy soils;
- bulbous flowers planted in too warm soil often have time to germinate even before winter arrives, as a result, these plants will not bloom in spring;
- planting too late does not make it possible for bulbous flowering crops to develop a root system before frost appears, this negatively affects plant health;
- the autumn planting of tulips necessarily involves the protection of the planted bulbs from rodents, which can completely destroy all plants during the winter;
- pre-fertilization of the planting soil can significantly improve the flowering of tulips;
- if a significant drop in temperature is expected in winter, then it is advisable to cover the soil in flower beds and flower beds with chips.
How to grow tulips
YOU WILL NEED
- large tulip bulbs suitable for forcing
- beautiful transparent containers for planting
- beads, glass beads, stones
- water
THE PROCESS OF GROWING TULIPS IN WATER
one.Start by purchasing large tulip bulbs suitable for planting and forcing at home. Pink Impression, Monte Carlo, Ad Rem, Princess Victoria - there are many varieties, choose any color you like.
2. Place purchased bulbs in the refrigerator for 13-17 weeks. Important! Not near the bulbs in any way
apples cannot be storedotherwise the plant may not bloom.
3. Pour stones and beads into a vase, fill it with water almost completely.
4. Place the tulip bulbs on top of the pebbles, sprouts up. The sprouts of the bulbs must reach the water by themselves; the bulb must not be dipped in water, otherwise it may simply rot.
5. Place the vases of bulbs in a cool, dark place for about 6 weeks. Finally, transfer the vases with the cherished tulips to the sunny windowsill! After 3 weeks, they will delight you with unprecedented beauty with flowering.
Of course, the planted bulbs will bloom for several weeks, not all year round. But if you plant the prepared bulbs at different times, there will be an eternal flower garden on the windowsill!
This is the idea: now I know how to grow tulips by March 8! Watch the video on how the bulb is planted in water.
The tulip is a symbol of ideal love and at the same time short-term, passing beauty. We present you with another wonderful trick that will reduce the time spent on the appearance of a magic garden in your house! Purchase tulip bulbs in the ground that have not yet bloomed from the store, take them out of the ground and rinse them gently.
Trim the roots of the bulbs and place in a glass vase in the same way as described above. Soon they will bloom and delight the eye!
Forcing tulips without land at home, the process is not complicated and fun. It is similar to growing plants using hydroponics and allows you to grow beautiful flowers at any desired date, for example, by March 8th.
Tulips in water
You can grow tulip bulbs at home, on a windowsill. And if you germinate the bulbs, planting them at intervals of 2 - 3 weeks, then fresh flowers can delight you all winter.
Tulip bulbs for distillation can be purchased in garden centers, or you can dig up some of them in the fall at their summer cottage. You can store them in the refrigerator for 12 - 15 weeks, only necessarily separately from the apples, otherwise they will not bloom.
For this method, large bulbs should be chosen, the size of the bud of the future flower also depends on them. You should also give preference to undersized varieties with short dense stems.
Preparing for landing
Before planting, remove the bulbs from the refrigerator and keep them for about a week, in a warm room at a temperature of 23 - 25 degrees, so that the sprouts awaken.
Select suitable glassware for forcing the bulbs. You can take a pretty vase or tall glass glasses. At the bottom of the dishes, beautiful stones are laid out in one layer.
Next, an onion is placed on a layer of stones with a sprout upward and lined with the same colored pebbles or other decorative elements. It is important that the bulb is well fixed so that the stems with buds do not fall in the future.
Pour water into the vase up to the level of the upper stone of the lower layer. The bulb should not be completely submerged in the water, otherwise decay may begin. Only the roots should be in the water, as when forcing green onions.
Growing and care
Place the vase with the bulbs in a shaded place (away from the windowsill) for 5 - 6 weeks. Monitor the water level in the container carefully, as the sprouts consume a lot of water.
Once the stems and leaves have formed, you can place the vase on the windowsill to stimulate bud formation and start flowering. This process will take about 3 weeks.
Thus, the period for forcing tulips is 8 - 9 weeks.You should be guided by them if you want to grow flowers by a certain date, for example, by March 8.
After the tulips have faded. the bulbs can simply be thrown away or planted in the ground at their summer cottage. It should also be borne in mind that such bulbs in natural conditions will bloom only after 3 years.
Forcing tulips by March 8
After storage in September, you need to proceed to the next stage - cooling the bulbs. They are placed for 1 month in a room with a temperature of +5 ° C and an air humidity of 85-90%. For this purpose, you can use your home refrigerator by placing seed on the bottom shelf in early September.
Exactly one month after storage in the refrigerator, they must be planted in the ground... Ordinary plastic boxes are suitable for this. They need to fill in a layer of a mixture of river sand and peat with a layer of 3 cm. The distance between the bulbs should be about 10-20 mm. They are slightly buried in prepared containers for planting. After that, the seed is watered and again covered with river sand, so that only the tops are visible.
Magic flower bed on the windowsill: how to plant and grow tulips at home
Green stems and delicate tulip flowers look very impressive against the background of icy window panes. Friends will surely be surprised when, in the middle of a snowy winter, they see a multi-colored lawn on the windowsill in your apartment. These amazing flowers will bring you a lot of joy and brighten up the long wait for the spring sun.
Growing tulips at home is not too difficult, and the bulbs can also be used next season. You should not strive for rare, exotic varieties from the very beginning. Much less whimsical undersized tulips are best suited for a tiny flower bed. They are quite durable and do not require too painstaking care.
Even novice gardeners can handle this challenge. Moreover, if you follow our step-by-step instructions. So let's start: 1. How to choose the right bulbs for planting. The main thing is that they are intact and not have external damage. The old and tough husk must be removed and the bulbs must be held for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You can also use special antimicrobial drugs. They are now sold in assortment in gardening stores.
2. How to prepare the soil. The quality of the soil is of great importance. You can buy specially prepared land or use homemade land from your own plot. But at the same time, the soil should certainly be loosened. You need to add about 5 grams (teaspoon) of nitrogen fertilizer per kilogram of soil. At the bottom of a bowl or pot, always with a hole to remove excess moisture, you must put a drain. Then pour the prepared soil into the pot almost to the top.
3. How to plant bulbs. Just spread them out on top of the soil. Place them upside down and tight enough. Cover the top with a layer of soil and water liberally. Now you can take the tulip container to a dark, damp and cool place. Please note that the temperature should not exceed 12 degrees Celsius.
4. How to achieve flowering. Watering the future flower garden should be at least once a week. When sprouts appear, move the pot to a warmer room. It is desirable, of course, that the temperature rises gradually until it reaches the optimum - 16 degrees. Very soon, timid sprouts will turn into strong stems, and then, after ten days, buds are already formed. And after another week, beautiful flowers will finally bloom. In this case, you should not use additional sources of heat, because the flower will quickly lose the petals. We recommend that you immediately move the tulips closer to the cold window glass, then they will retain their pristine freshness longer.
As you can already see, growing these spring flowers at home is not too tedious and troublesome. It does not require additional equipment, a special cellar or greenhouse. A glazed balcony is fine. And for planting, you can use containers of any size. A tiny pot is suitable for a couple of bulbs, and a wide box is for a full flower bed.
You can also plant different types of bulbs in one pot at different depths. Then they will sprout and bloom at different times. And you will always have bright and fresh flowers on your windowsill. Try not only tulip bulbs, but other spring flowers as well. For example, you can arrange the so-called "flower lasagna", that is, plant crocuses, daffodils and hyacinths in one container.
A couple more important tips. If you absolutely need tulips to bloom by March 8th, then they should be planted in late November or early December. This already largely depends on the variety. But on average, it takes about four months from the moment of planting to the beginning of flowering. Note that for small bulbs, it is better to use low containers. You need to choose ceramic pots, they allow air to pass through and protect the roots of plants. Plastic containers heat up easily and block oxygen access.
As you can see, it is not at all difficult to create a flower bed of colorful tulips on your own windowsill. And if you don't have enough time to do forcing, don't be upset. You can always get houseplants that bloom all year round. You will only need to water them and enjoy the fragile and delicate beauty.
HOW TO ACHIEVE FLOWERING AND EXTEND IT
After a few weeks, you will notice that the potted bulbs are sprouting. As soon as the seedlings reach a height of 6-7 cm, it's time to transfer them to the room and gradually accustom them to daylight, at first covering them with a paper cap. It is desirable that the temperature also rise gradually, within two to three days, up to +18 ° C. At higher temperatures, tulips will form weak, thin peduncles, possibly even fusarium infestation.
With the appearance of colored buds, it is recommended to rearrange the pot closer to the cold glass of the window, since at a lower temperature, the flowering period will stretch, and you will be able to admire the delightful flowering longer.
To extend the flowering period, it is also advisable to take out the pots with plants to the balcony at night, and during the day to spray the leaves with warm water (without getting on the flowers). The required air humidity level for tulips is about 80%. The soil should also be constantly slightly moistened.
Important subtleties:
- the bright sun should not shine on the flowers;
- protect plants from drafts;
- keep pots as far away from central heating radiators as possible;
- for irrigation, it is recommended to use settled water at room temperature;
- cut domestic tulips at the very surface of the earth, in the early morning before watering.
After home cultivation, the bulb is greatly depleted and it is no longer possible to reuse it for the same purpose, but you can plant it on the garden bed - the bulbs will recover in the open field, and the next year they will bloom again (but already in the flowerbed). Therefore, with the end of flowering, the buds break off and gradually reduce watering until the leaves turn yellow, then the bulbs are dug up, dried and stored at a temperature of +14 degrees in a dry basement.
The video attached to the article will allow you to better understand how to plant tulips at home. Following the recommendations, you will definitely be able to achieve excellent results and admire the exquisite buds on long winter evenings in anticipation of spring.
