How to grow tulips from seeds at home: planting time and description of technology

In this article, we will consider how to grow tulips at home.

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Many women admire tulips. After all, these flowers personify spring, love and awakening after winter stagnation. If you are also a fan of gardening and tulips, do not postpone the admiration of plants for the warm season. Since you can grow these flowers yourself in a summer cottage or in a greenhouse.

We will consider the stages of seed germination at home, using various technologies, and also understand what varieties of tulips can be planted independently in the absence of their bulbs.

When to plant tulips for growing bulbs: landing time

In order to plant tulips, first of all, it is necessary to get their bulbs. You can get this material using several ways:

Used from last year's color crop
Buy in a specialized store
Buy on sites of gardeners
Grow out of seeds

For the last point, it is important to observe the following stages of preparation of planting material:

The allotted area for growing colors is dug up at the end of September
A small amount of humus as a fertilizer is added to the soil
Wooden sides are installed on the sides of the site
It is also necessary to pour a layer of sand with a thickness of 3 cm on the ground
From 10 to 20 October seeds should be tightly poured out
Planting material is covered with a sandy and soil layer
This substance must be left until the beginning of March without additional care, since in the future new methods to grow bulbs should be undertaken

In order to determine when it is necessary to plant tulips, you should pay attention to their variety. They are:

Early
Medium
Late

However, the bulbs can be prepared in advance, subject to their proper storage, they can be used for a long time despite the time of landing.

Tulips - growing from seeds of the house: step -by -step instructions, description of technology

It is difficult to find a woman who would not like tulips. However, in order to enjoy their flowering, it is not at all necessary to wait for the appearance of these plants on store shelves. After all, they can be grown independently at home. To do this, use a deep container with sides, which can serve as:

Garden containers
Flower pots
Tazik
Bowl
Stable legs
Plastic containers with high edges

Among the most unpretentious varieties, the following are distinguished:

Most Miles
Oxford
Marvel
Apeldoorn
Temple of Beauty
Konfuks
Parade
Brilliant Star
Diplomat
Christmas Marvel
Lustige Bitve
Scarborough

In the early days of March, those seeds that were planted in accordance with the description of the process in the first subparagraph should be used. Formed bulbs should be separated from the soil at the moment when the stems of the plants begin to change color to yellow. Further, planting material is used, adhering to such stages:

Bulbs are sorted out, separating large
Fruits with a diameter of 3.5 cm are dried in a room with a temperature of +35 ° C
After 4 weeks, the temperature can be reduced to +21 degrees and left the bulbs for another 60 days
Further, the temperature regime of the room is changed, lowering the temperature to +18 ° C, where the tulip bulbs remain for another 30 days
After the specified period, the bulb is placed in a bandage of inelastic bandage and left until the moment of planting at a temperature mark is +5 ° C

It is worth noting that each of the species of the plant has both positive and negative properties that are manifested in resistance to diseases, their appearance, as well as flowering time. Accordingly, planting various varieties is accepted:

In the second half of September
In the first half of December
At the end of February

To plant the bulbs that we received from the sprouted seeds, we must follow the following instructions:

Tara for flowers is thoroughly washed and treated with antiseptic drugs
Mix 150 g of sand and the same amount of humus with 250 g of sod land
A small amount of wood ash as a fertilizer is also added to the prepared soil
Dilute several potassium grains in warm water
30 min. Bulbs of the plant are lowered into the resulting fluid
The bottom of the container is covered with moss-sphagnum
The soil is laid out on top of the litter
On the soil, slightly pressing, put onion with a distance of 10 cm from each other
They must also be triggered by the soil, filling all the visible areas
The soil is moistened with a small amount of clean water
The container with bulbs is installed in a room with a humidity indicator of at least 80% and a temperature of +6 to +9 degrees

In general, the technology for growing tulips from seed has no cardinal differences, despite their variety. After all, the basic care rules are the same. Special requirements for soil, watering and light have only a few types of these plants. Therefore, before growing them with your own hands, you need to stock up on knowledge and get acquainted with all the intricacies of planting and care requirements for certain varieties of tulips.