Tulips are considered as one of the very first spring flowers. Their variety blows the mind and contains more than 140 types and about 4 thousand grades. And it is not as difficult to grow up them at all as could seem.
Tulips are bulbous perennials which can grow on one place about five years. They are quite unpretentious, but it is recommended to apply certain rules of technology of landing and cultivation of these colors to beautiful blossoming.
Choice of the place and disembarkation
In spite of the fact that it is perennial plants, bulbs of tulips are recommended to be replaced annually. It reduces development of diseases and stimulates formation of peduncles. Plant tulips in the fall at the end of September - the beginning of October. The place is chosen well lit and with low groundwater occurrance as bulbs at excessive overwetting can begin to rot and die. The soil is preferable to landing easy and friable, with neutral alkaline structure as tulips do not take out sour soils.
Before landing of bulb examine and delete the damaged and darkened places. For disinfecting process weak solution of permanganate potassium or fundazoly. Plant tulips on depth of 10-15 cm and at the same distance from each other. After approach of the first frosts of bed with tulips it is recommended to cover with thermal insulation material for the winter.
Basic care
In the spring, with approach of the first warm days, the shelter needs to be removed from tulips. As soon as there are sprouts it is necessary to feed up flowers full complex of mineral fertilizers. In few weeks it is necessary to make fertilizing by organic mixes. In consequence the tulips feed up already during blossoming for development of bulb and further underlay of flower kidneys. Mechanical care for tulips assumes periodic watering and scarification. During blossoming the deflowered peduncles need to be deleted, as on them seed boxes are formed that weakens bulb and excludes blossoming next year. After tulips fade and leaves will begin to turn yellow watering stop. During this period growth of bulbs and forming of new flower kidneys begins. The upper land part completely dies off, and therefore useful will be to designate somehow the place of plants to do not pass at excavation. Dig out bulbs of tulips in July. Bulbs and affiliated lukovichka separate and dry during couple of days in the fresh air. After that bulbs put on storage observing temperature condition according to the scheme - within the first three weeks +20oc, then to lower to +15oc, and since the end of August to maintain storage temperature +9-12oc before the disembarkation.