How to grow tulips for the New Year

In the early days of spring, the city turns into a huge flower shop. At each stop there are grandmothers with colorful arms and offer to carry a bright piece of heat to still sleeping apartments.





I am very sorry to see the last breath of cut flowers. After giving up their beauty, they are sure to be in the trash can. That's why I've been growing for three years. tulips. It seems difficult only for the first time, in fact everything is very simple, and the bulbs remain for the next season!

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To create windowsill I advise you to use short tulip varieties. This tricky way is available even for beginner gardeners. You'll need earth, pot and bulbs to plant.

1. Onion preparation
   Tulip is a perennial plant with characteristic periods of hibernation and flowering. Choose large and intact bulbs for planting. Carefully remove old and hard husks, soak them for at least 20 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You can use a special fungicide for antimicrobial treatment, it is sold in stores for gardening.
   
   
   
   
2. Soil preparation
   Use the purchased land from the store or home, from the beds. It must be loose, so it is not superfluous to add sand to the ground. On 1 kg of land add one teaspoon of nitrogenous fertilizers, mix well and fall asleep in a prepared pot, remember about drainage. It must have holes to remove excess moisture. 45658.500
   
   
   
   
3. Planting bulbs
   Tulips tend to deepen during growth, so fill the pot with earth almost up and place the bulbs tightly. Pour the earth and pour plenty of water, the excess will go through the drainage. Send a pot with tulips to a cold place with a temperature not higher than 12 degrees without lighting.
   
   
   
   
4. Surveillance and care
   Once a week, water the bulbs well. With the appearance of the first sprouts, transfer the tulips to a warmer room, the optimal temperature is 16 degrees. After 4 weeks, the sprouts will turn into petals, and after 10 days the first buds will appear, which in a week will bloom.
   
   
   
   

Overall, quality tuliping It is not troublesome and brings results. It is not necessary to have a cellar or greenhouse, a balcony, a veranda will fit. Use any container for planting, it can be both small pots for a couple of bulbs, and large boxes of fruit. The main thing is to be patient and everything will work out.





You can plant different varieties of tulips in the same container or at different depths. This will create an eternal flower bed in which some flowers are replaced by others. Experiment with different bulbs: in one pot, crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils are well combined. This method of planting is called “flower lasagna”, see hints how to implement it.





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If you're interested tulip-carryingYou need to plant bulbs in late November or December, depending on the variety. In total, from the time of planting to the appearance of flowers, it takes 16 weeks. Choose low containers, for small bulbs no higher than 20 cm.

Use pottery, it passes air well and has a positive effect on the roots of the plant. Plastic is very heated in the sun and does not pass oxygen.

Do not include additional sources of heating when the plant has formed a bud. Heat accelerates growth, and the tulip will not bloom for long. On the contrary, you can take the plant in a cool room with a plus temperature to slow down the process.



Watch a video with useful tips for beginner gardeners.

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If growing tulips seemed difficult to you, try decorating the house with indoor plants that bloom all year round. Love and care will be the main factor in their successful cultivation.

Show this article to your friends, they will love the idea of spring in December!