Tulips appear one of the first flowers in summer cottages. The variety of bright colors and undemanding care make tulips the most beloved summer cottage flowers. But there are some peculiarities in the cultivation of tulips - they need to be repotted often, digging up the flower bulbs after flowering. We will tell you in detail how to do this correctly and provide the necessary care during further planting.
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Why dig up tulip bulbs
The tulip bulb is an important part of the plant that contains all the necessary nutrients for growth and development, and it is mainly the tulip's bloom that depends on it.
Digging up the bulbs is essential:
- Every year, on the site of one bulb, new ones are formed, and if they are not dug out, then they will interfere with each other and take away nutrients - the flowering will stop.
- Since it is difficult to grow tulips from seeds, regular digging is an excellent way to reproduce. Having dug up the bulbs, you can share a good variety with friends or make several more flower beds in your area.
- If tulips are not dug up, then over time, a complete degeneration of the varietal qualities of the flower can occur.
The following tulip varieties are transplanted annually:
- multi-flowered;
- parrot;
- terry;
- fringed and others.
More rarely, once every five years, some hybrid species are dug up, for example:
- Foster;
- Kaufman;
- Triumph.
How to properly dig tulips
To dig up and save the bulbs for growing full-fledged plants from them in the future, you need to adhere to the following rules:
- Before starting to dig, make sure that at least two-thirds of the leaves are yellow and dry - this will mean ripening of the bulbs. If you wait longer, the tulip tubers will be difficult to find in the ground, as they tend to sink deeper into the soil over time.
- To grow exceptional specimens for subsequent planting, cut the stems during growth before budding - this will strengthen and increase the size of the bulbs.
- Also, to obtain high-quality planting material, you can cut the flowers a couple of days after blooming - so the plant will not waste energy on ripening the seeds.
- Dig up tulips on dry, sunny days. Place the shovel carefully and straight into the ground to avoid damaging the tubers. Bulb babies are also removed for planting.
- If, nevertheless, it was necessary to dig it out in wet weather, then, after taking it out of the soil, the bulbs are additionally washed.
- The tubers are cleaned of old husks and dried for a week in the fresh air, protected from the sun and rain.
- For storage, boxes are used in which the bulbs can be laid out in one layer in accordance with the variety and size.
- Inspect the bulbs periodically and leave only healthy bulbs with no visible signs of damage, decay or mold, otherwise the entire crop may be unusable by the time of planting.
- Provide different storage conditions to enhance immunity. First, at high humidity (up to 80%) and temperature (about 24 ° C), and then lower the temperature to 15 ° C and lower the humidity a little.
What you need to know about planting tulips correctly
To ensure good overall development and vigorous flowering of tulips, the following recommendations should be considered:
- To protect against fungal diseases, it is advisable to soak the bulbs for a few minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate (2%) before planting.
- Planting of bulbs is carried out in the fall at a temperature of 7-10 ° C, so that warm weather does not force them to start growing ahead of time.
- Children are planted at the end of summer so that they can gain strength before the onset of cold weather.
- Sunny open beds are well suited for planting tulips.
- Keep in mind that tulips need loose and fertile soil with a lot of organic matter.
- Do not place the bulbs too close to each other in the soil, the optimal distance is 20-25 cm. The tubers are also immersed in the soil shallowly, no more than 15 cm.
- Prepare the wells before planting - place ash on the bottom mixed with sand and eggshells.
- After two weeks, the planted tubers are spilled with warm water.
- To prevent early frosts from damaging the planting material, mulch the plantings with humus, leaves or peat.
Thus, knowing the simple methods of proper tulip care, you can get excellent planting material every year, and all your neighbors will envy your tulip beds.
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