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Today we will talk about the features growing tulips, about how they differ from others
There is no garden where tulips do not bloom and in April their spiky seedlings pierce the melting snow - leaves begin to grow.
And after 20-30 days they bloom and we can admire their luxurious flowering for up to 35 days.
In order to make it easy and enjoyable, you must follow a number of simple rules.
Growing rules
As of appearance tulips, you can determine what elements are missing in the soil. For example, if there is not enough nitrogen, then the leaf plates of a tulip become narrow and are no longer able to maintain an upright position. At the same time, the stems and leaves gradually acquire a red tint. With a lack of potassium and phosphorus in the soil, a blue-green color appears at the edges of tulip leaves.
All agricultural techniques - loosening, weeding, feeding, removing diseased and viral plants - must be done very carefully so as not to damage the leaves and roots of healthy plants, because they are the ones that "feed" the bulb.
Tulips grow very quickly leaves, stems, flowers, and even goes underground. active work according to the increase in the size of the daughter bulb and the grandchild bulbs are laid. And this explains their short life span. These rapid processes require large amounts of nutrients and moisture in the soil. Therefore, during the period of budding and flowering, especially in the absence of rain, it is necessary to regularly water the plants. And also in order to get a properly formed large replacement bulb, tulips need to be watered for another two weeks after flowering.
In order to get large flowers in the second year and so that the bulb does not disintegrate into small onions, the appearance of a seed pod should not be allowed - when the flower begins to wither, you must immediately remove it (cut it off with your hands, and not cut it with a knife). At the same time, it is imperative to leave at least two leaves on the stem, because at their expense the future flower and bulb will be fed.
Tulips love sun and well-drained, light soil. As a rule, bulbs are dug up every year, but if you plant the tulips deeper and remember to feed them during growth and after flowering, they can grow in one place for several years. I transplant tulips in 3-4 years.
In June, as soon as the leaves begin to turn yellow, dig up the bulbs, dry in the shade and store in boxes until autumn, signing the name of the variety. Tulip bulbs cannot tolerate direct sunlight and therefore (I want to repeat again) they must be dried in the shade, in a well-ventilated place.
In September it is time to plant tulips on the ridges. To do this, we make trenches 30 cm wide and about 20 cm deep. Pour superphosphate at the bottom. Attention! I remind you - in no case should manure be applied under tulips (as well as under all bulbous ones), as this leads to decay of the bulbs. First, we lay out large onions in trenches with the bottom down and lightly sprinkle with earth. Then we plant smaller ones between them and sprinkle them again, and spread the children around the edges. Top up with the rest of the earth. With this planting, the beds look more decorative in spring and there is no need to dig out tulips every year.
Diseases and pests
If the tulip bulbs have sprouted, but the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry, then we can talk about a plant disease. Very often, diseases spread after damage both by a root onion mite, a bear, click beetles, and mechanical ones.
Symptoms fusarium rot (fusarium) are: sudden yellowing and drying of the ground part of the plant, the bulbs begin to turn brown and dry, a weak grayish bloom of mycelium with spores appears.
Penicillus rot manifests itself as follows: the scales on the surface of the bulb begin to turn yellow and then a dense bluish-green sporulation rapidly grows. Decay begins with flower buds and peduncles, and very often the bulb rots completely.
Bacterial rot (bacteriosis) develops mainly as a result of damage by the root onion mite, which feeds on the bottom and young roots of the bulb, sometimes nematodes also provoke the disease. With this disease, the bulbs turn brown and rot, an unpleasant odor appears.
One of the most common and dangerous viral diseases of tulips is considered variegated virus... Outwardly, it appears on the petals of tulips in the form of various stripes and specks, which often look decorative and unusual. However, the virus infects all parts of the plant, slows down metabolic processes, provokes a delay in flowering and early yellowing of leaves.
Or maybe you have your own interesting secrets in growing tulips, dear readers? Share with us!
Tulip is a perennial bulbous plant from the lily family that came to us from Central Asia. At the moment, there are 110 types of tulips of various colors: red, yellow, white, purple, purple and even black tulip, and combinations of two, three or more colors are also common. The most fashionable tulip is green, the original contrast of which is created by nature with the help of a green center and edges of colored petals with green veins.
Tulips were brought to Russia in the 17th century from Holland. The cost of the bulbs was fabulous, so only wealthy people could afford to grow these flowers. There is a legend that flowers are tulips, especially yellow color, bring happiness and good mood, and it is customary to give a girl unopened buds or those that have just begun to open.
If you love tulips, you are always looking forward to the arrival of spring and madly want to see all year round on your windowsill, these wonderful flowers, then our article is for you. Today we will talk about growing tulips in an apartment.
Although it is believed that this flower is quite unpretentious in growing, there are several planting methods for apartment breeding, as well as certain requirements for care during the growing season. Observing them, the result will certainly please you.
Fundamental rules
1.Golden rule: buy bulbs from reliable suppliers, selected and healthy planting material will allow you to get blooming tulips easier and faster. Always select the largest available.
2. The bulb must be peeled from the hard shell. This will allow you to detect possible damage at the initial stage, and it will be easier for a “naked” and healthy bulb to grow.
3. All planting material must be kept for about 30 minutes in a warm broth of celandine. Instead of celandine, you can make a weak solution of potassium permanganate - 3-4 crystals will be enough for a liter of warm water.
4. If planting is planned in a land substrate, do not forget about the mandatory sterilization procedure in order to get rid of pests and larvae in the soil.
5. Choose the undersized varieties best suited for forcing at home: Hibernia Kiss Nellys, Apricot beauty, Apeldorn Elite, Christmas Marvel, or Gander.
Growing tulips in a vase
What you need:
Large bulbs;
Transparent tall vases;
Filling: glass beads, sea stones, sterilized rubble, plastic beads or gel balls replacing the substrate.
Growing technology:
Wrap the purchased and sorted bulbs in dark paper and put them on the shelf in the refrigerator door for 12-15 weeks;
Prepare makeshift pots: put pebbles, beads and balls in a vase, fill one quarter with water;
Plant the matured bulbs with sprouts up and fix them with the "soil" - the bulbs should not touch the water;
Place the vases in a cool place without direct sunlight for 4-5 weeks until green shoots appear;
Place your tulips on a windowsill on a sunny side;
Just a few weeks of waiting and your apartment will turn into a flower garden.
The flowering time will be about two weeks, so be sure to prepare the bulbs for the next planting in advance. Those. after the opening of the first flower, you can prepare the following vases so that the flowers on your windowsill bloom without interruption.
Growing tulips in flower pots
What you need:
Large bulbs that have been cold treated for at least 12 weeks;
Planting containers not smaller than 15 cm;
Drainage to the bottom;
Prepared soil mixture.
Growing technology:
Fill the pots one-third of the height with earth;
Arrange the bulbs, sprouts up, 1 cm apart;
Cover with earth to the top of the pot, water and add earth as needed;
Put the pots in the cellar for several weeks, check the moisture content of the earth;
When the height of the seedlings is 5 cm, you can transfer the pots to the room, covering them with a paper cap to protect them from sunlight;
After a few days, the caps can be removed, in winter time you will need additional lighting for the flowers;
Enjoy blooming any time of the year.
You can extend the flowering period by placing the pots in a cool room at night. Do not forget about mandatory watering. It is not recommended to reuse the bulbs of home-grown tulips for this purpose, so send them safely to the country and to next year they will delight you with their flowering in natural conditions... Try to plant the bulbs in an old tree stump on the site - this will original idea for a blooming flowerpot.
Good luck with your experiments and spring mood all year round!
Tulip is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant of the Liliaceae family, which has earned enviable popularity in the world of breeding and gardening throughout its history and occupies a prominent place in the list of the most popular ornamental plants.
The homeland of the tulip is Turkey. In the middle of the 16th century, despite all the strictness of export, the flower is transported to the capital of Austria, and then to Holland. English, French, German merchants are fond of growing tulips. In those distant times, they were grown in the gardens of only noble and wealthy people. In Russia, these flowers appear at the time of Peter I.
Many beautiful legends are associated with tulips and symbolic meanings... Delicate and touching, they symbolize love, joy, happiness. The time of flowering tulips is associated with the arrival of spring, holiday and good mood.
The plant fascinates with a variety of varieties. The color of flowers is striking in its color. They can be of the same color (white, yellow, red, purple, etc.), or they can combine several different shades.
The flower shape is bell-shaped, goblet, cupped, lily-shaped.
Goblet Cup-shaped Oval Parrot Lily 
Terry Fringed Flower Shapes
By timing, varieties are divided into two types:
The beginning of the growing point is the bulb, from which a straight stem with several leaves and one flower emerges. The fruit is a triangular capsule with triangular, flat, brown seeds.
Tulips grow well in sunny places. Wind protection is essential. In such places, tulips look healthier, brighter, and bloom earlier.
Tulips are grown in group plantings of one or more varieties. Tulips prefer light, loose, rich, moderately moist soils. An important condition for growing is "clean beds", free from weeds.
Planting of bulbs is carried out in autumn, when tulips end their period of natural biological dormancy. For planting use only healthy bulbs... They choose the time before the soil freezes, otherwise the bulbs may not have time to take root.
The landing pattern can be very different. Planting density is maintained up to 15-20 cm, depth up to 10-15 cm. Prepared holes or grooves are thoroughly watered and the bulbs are laid in them with the bottom down. Fall asleep with earth, a layer of 5-10 cm.
Tulips tolerate winter well. With little snowy winters with low temperatures plantings are covered with insulating organic material - peat, humus, leaves.
Growing tulips is easy. it unpretentious plants requiring little care. They start leaving in the spring. After the snow cover has melted, the plantings are carefully loosened, with dry soil, regular, moderate watering is carried out. Tulips love moisture very much.
During the period of tulip growth, three dressings are carried out using solutions of organic and mineral fertilizers:
Weeding and loosening are regularly carried out. Blooming tulips do not cut, but break off, leaving as many leaves as possible. After flowering, watering is reduced, wilted flowers are removed so that the plant does not waste energy on ripening the seeds. After yellowing and wilting of the leaves, the bulbs are dug up. So that the bulbs do not become smaller, the digging procedure is repeated every season.
Before storage, the bulbs are disinfected in a four percent solution of karbofos for the prevention of diseases and protection from pests. Then it is dried in the shade, outdoors, for a week.
Before storage, the bulbs are sorted into large and medium sized ones. Children are separated at the same time. Storage areas should have low ambient light and good ventilation.
The storage temperature should be around 17-20 degrees C. Under these conditions, the bulbs are stored in open ground.
You can propagate tulips:
Seed propagation is used more often by breeders. Reproduction with bulbs is faster and more efficient. For these purposes, bulbs with a diameter of at least 12 cm are selected. It is believed that these are the ones that inherit the main varietal characteristics. Smaller bulbs need to be grown at home before planting in open ground.
Tulips can be affected by viral diseases. One of these is variegation, which is manifested by the presence of spots, streaks, stripes on the leaves and petals of flowers. It is very difficult to deal with such diseases. It is important to observe disinfection measures, and if the plant is damaged, it is better to destroy it.
Fungal diseases may occur. These include various types of rot:
It is also better to remove plants affected by these diseases, and disinfect the planting site and neighboring plants with antifungal drugs. Ash treatment can be applied.
To protect against pests (bears, scoops, slugs), traps are placed and hung. Against rodents, the bulbs are sprayed with red lead iron and mousetraps are placed.
