Tulips (growing in the garden and at home)

Recently, when amateur growers have become available to a variety of types of exotic plants, tulips, the cultivation of which is not particularly difficult, as before do not give up their positions as their favorite spring garden flowers. Love for these flowers is completely justified. Tulips, cultivation of which is possible in many climatic zones, are popular due to the variety of shapes and colors. Special love this plant received in Holland, where for centuries breeders create a huge number of varieties. Tulips, whose flowers have a very complex classification, are remarkable in that, regardless of the variety, they all do not need special care. There are thousands of their varieties, which differ in the form of a flower (simple, terry, Kaufman's tulip , parrot, fimbriated, lily-colored) and bulbs (pear-shaped, ovate), in terms of flowering.

Tulips, the cultivation of which can be carried out in such a way that different in duration of flowering and the height of the variety created for a long time, a luxurious flowering carpet, are indispensable in planting on flower beds.

Tulips are characterized by increased frost resistance and lightfastness. Due to the fact that these plants bloom at a time when the trees have not yet become completely covered with foliage, they can be planted almost everywhere. Tulips, the cultivation of which is associated with early shoots of flowers, in the spring require protection from the cold wind.

Best of all, these flowers grow on loose fertile soils. Especially for their cultivation, a soil with a slightly alkaline or neutral reaction is suitable. Preparation of soil for planting bulbs begin in 2-3 months. It requires the introduction of a complex fertilizer. Since tulips like moisture, but absolutely can not stand the stagnation of water, they can not be planted in lowlands and hollows.

Before planting bulbs are kept in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 2 hours. Care for tulips consists in weeding weeds, watering, loosening the soil, triple fertilizing with complex fertilizer. For a lush blossom, you can use this growing technology: after the flowering and yellowing of the leaves, the bulbs are scooped out and dried in the shade. The dried bulbs are cleaned from the remains of old scales and kept at a temperature of 20-25 ° C for a month. The sorted bulbs are etched with chemicals, laid in boxes and stored until planted in a dark, ventilated room. Planting bulbs carried out from September to mid-November (depending on the climatic zone).

Hybrid tulips, the cultivation of which can be mastered by any florist, has about one hundred different species. For home-grown bulbs, which are sold in specialized flower shops, will do. Most often, compact tulips are used for this purpose, both early terry and early simple tulips. With the right approach, you can create a composition of tulips, which will bloom from December to April. The duration of flowering plants - 7-8 days. The faded plant can be transplanted into the garden.

Lighting flowers in the room should be flat and scattered. Tulips are hardy, so they should be placed in cool places (so you can extend and the period of their flowering). These flowers do not tolerate drafts. They are undemanding for air humidity. Substrate: sod with leaf and humus, as well as sand (3: 2: 2: 1). A good result is the addition of charcoal to the substrate. The plant likes moderate watering. Need fertilizing with potassium mineral fertilizers and organic (chicken droppings). Take care with organic fertilizers, because a large concentration of them can "burn" the plant.