How to Plant and Care for Tulips with Bulbs
How to Plant and Care for Tulips with Bulbs
Tulips have a fresh beauty, full of vitality, this is the favorite flower of many people. Unlike other flowers.
Some facts about tulips
Tulips are a type of flower in the Liliaceae family, native to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Tulips come in a variety of colors, including red, yellow, blue, white and many others. Tulips have a beautiful and characteristic shape, with a long leaf and a small hairy flower surrounding a large heart. Tulips are often grown in flower gardens, and are popular for their beauty and ability to grow quickly.
Growing time of tulips
The growing time of tulips usually lasts from March to May, depending on geographical region and climatic conditions. However, depending on how to plant and care for them, tulips can also grow well all year round.
Prepare flower seeds and plants
Tulip bulbs
After buying tulip bulbs, if there are still many shells, you should peel off the outer shell to expose the roots. Seed bulbs need to be cold treated before planting It is best to treat the bulbs with pink fungus before planting. You soak in Coc 85 solution to prevent fungus. Note: you should use plant varieties that have been cold-treated first. This will ensure the ability to incubate germination and flowering time for Tet. Flower planting materials include: pots with a diameter of 7 – 10 cm (plant 1 flower/drum), pots with a diameter of 18 – 20 cm (plant 3 flowers/drum); Planting substrate or flower growing soil, vase.
How to grow tulips
You fill the pot with flower potting soil, then use your hand to gently press into the soil to create a deep indentation and then place the bulbs in, with the sprouts facing up. Then cover the tubers with soil. Do not leave tubers exposed on the ground. Tulip bulbs germinate after 5-7 days During the first week, you need to provide enough moisture for the tubers to take root and sprout. But don’t water too much as it will cause waterlogging and rot. After 5-7 days green sprouts will sprout.
How to care for tulips
When the tubers have sprouted 5 – 10 cm high, you need to check to see if all the tubers have sprouted. Any tubers that are damaged, rotten, or have deformed sprouts should be removed to avoid spreading.
Light
Tulips need moderate to low light. When planting, pay attention to the location of the tree. If it’s sunny, you need to shade it or put the potted plant in the shade.
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Temperature
Tulip is a fairly cold-resistant plant, poorly tolerant of heat, prefers cool and humid climates, suitable temperature during the day is 16-20 degrees Celsius, at night is 10 degrees Celsius -15 degrees Celsius. Below 10 degrees Celsius and above 25 degrees Celsius Plants grow poorly, flowers easily become blind.
Humidity and amount of watering
Soil moisture that is too high or too low affects the growth and development of tulips. In the early stages, plants need a lot of water to root and sprout, and develop stems and leaves. During the flowering stage, plants need less water. Air humidity of 80 – 85% is very suitable for tulips to grow.
Fertilizer
During the first week after planting, there is no need to fertilize. After the Tulip sprouts are 10-12cm tall, apply fertilizer, once every 7-10 days, dilute the fertilizer at a concentration of 0.5% for irrigation. For Tulips, you should apply micronutrient fertilizers containing Ca, Mg, Mn… In addition, if you want to improve flower quality, you need to spray some foliar fertilizers such as: Komix, Antonix, buffalo head… When using Namix clean soil specialized for potted vegetables and flowers, you do not need to use a lot of fertilizer. After 15 – 20 days, you can mix cow manure with a little rice husk ash to fertilize the plants. The growing time of tulips is relatively short, about 35 – 40 days of planting depending on the variety. Above are Namix’s instructions on how to grow tulips. Hopefully this planting method will help you have brilliant flower pots to welcome the new year.
