So that in the spring tulips will delight you with lush flowering, it’s time to take care of this in the fall and prepare the bulbs for planting.
How to prepare for tulip planting / Photo: Collage: Today
For many people, spring is associated with the awakening of nature and the bright colors of blossoming flowers. Tulips are one of the first to appear. They are pleasing to the eye, uplifting, but also require some care.
Where to plant the bulbs, what to do with the beds, what fertilizers to apply, to what depth to plant – you will find answers to these and other questions in our life hacks.
How to prepare beds for planting tulips: life hacks
- Life hack 1. Choose a place
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
It is important to choose the right place where tulips will grow. Their dislocation should be periodically changed to avoid old infections, fungi and flower diseases. Also, lighting is important. Tulips bloom better on well lit and open areas
not shaded by the house, fence or trees. Also, do not plant bulbs in a lowland, because melt and rain water can accumulate there, or groundwater can come close.
- Life hack 2. Correct time
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
Before planting the bulbs, the soil must be prepared in advance. And then leave alone for two to three weeks, up to the moment until the temperature of the soil at a depth of 10-15 cm will not be from seven to ten degrees
… Cool ground is the best time to plant tulips. If you hurry, then a prematurely rooted plant can release shoots, freeze and die in winter.
- Lifehack 3. Soil quality
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
Tulips prefer loose soil with good air circulation
… In the process of digging, it is advisable to add sand, rotted sawdust, peat to clay and heavy soil. And too sandy soil, on the contrary, needs to be fertilized with humus so that the tulips have enough moisture. Plants also prefer soil with neutral acidity. To deoxidize the soil, instead of lime, use ash or dolomite flour, which is gentle on acidity.
- Life hack 4. Plant feeding
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
When choosing a fertilizer do not use fresh manure
– he will burn the bulbs. Now potash-phosphorus fertilizers are appropriate:
- compost (up to 10 kg per 1 sq. m);
- ash (200 g per 1 sq. m);
- potassium sulfate + superphosphate (30-40 g per 1 sq. m).
- Life hack 5. Planting depth
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
The beds are dug over depth about 30 cm
… Tulip roots will be deep enough, and therefore simple loosening of the earth will not be enough for them. When planting, the bulbs themselves are lowered to a depth of three times the height of the bulb itself.
- Life hack 6. Bulb protection
How to prepare the soil for tulips / Photo: Pinterest
Having planted tulips, it is also important to take care of their protection from weeds, pests and rodents, which are not averse to feasting on the bulbs. One of the simplest ways to control weeds is by mulching. And to protect against rodents will help wire mesh
located on top. And after the bulbs begin to sprout, it should be removed.
Watch the video on how to keep a fresh bouquet longer:
Earlier, we talked about how to prevent weeds.
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