Tulips autumn planting bulbs. When to plant tulips outdoors in autumn. Choosing and preparing a landing site

05.03.2020

Among the family of Lily perennial bulbous flowers, tulips are especially popular. They are grown as industrial scale, and in small quantities in household plots. But you need to know when to plant tulips in the fall so that they will delight you with their flowering next spring.

Planting dates

Tulips are always planted in autumn. When and how to plant, weather conditions affect, namely temperature regime. It is very important for further flowering to choose the most optimal time. Landing should be carried out a month and a half before the onset of stable cold weather. The temperature of the soil should not be lower than 8-10°С, the air temperature should not be lower than 5°С. To find out, you can use meteorological information or a deep thermometer.

tulips

Already in autumn, tulips will take root, flower stalk and leaves are laid in them, and vegetation will occur at a temperature of 0-10 ° C. In the spring, after the snow melts, the bulbs will begin to grow actively.

Note! If planted too early, the tulip takes root slowly due to the elevated temperature, which can cause Fusarium infection.

Preparatory work before landing

Tulip bulbs should be planted in the soil for the winter, when the soil has been prepared and planting material.

bulb preparation

A flower infected with a fungus or infection planted in a common flower bed can lead to the death of all plants. Therefore, an important condition before planting tulip bulbs is their pre-treatment. Steps to prepare:

Carefully inspect each specimen for damage, signs of decay and disease. A dense and dry bottom is a guarantee of vitality and health. Delete from total weight untested bulbs.
Sort by size, separating small onions from large ones. This is necessary to subsequently make it easier to select material for storage and further planting.
Get rid of the husk with gentle movements so that the plant absorbs nutrients from the soil and top dressing better and faster.
Disinfect in a weak concentration of potassium permanganate for half an hour to prevent the formation of fungus. After that, you should immediately start disembarking. Instead of a solution, you can use purchased special means: healthy earth, vitaros, maxim, fundazol.

Note! If desired, you can plant bad specimens. To do this, you need to cut off the infected area, carefully, trying not to damage the layer of the inner scales. Damaged specimens also need to be disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate, then dried. It is better to plant such bulbs separately from healthy varieties of flowers.

Soil preparation

In addition to the bulbs, you should prepare the soil in which the tulips will be planted. It is worth giving preference to loamy or sandy loamy soil with a high proportion of humus. Great option - loose soil high fertility, neutral acidity with a level ground water not less than 75 cm.

If groundwater lies closer to the roots, to avoid rotting due to high humidity, care should be taken to create drainage. To do this, you can use improvised means: coarse sand, expanded clay or gravel.

In addition to the bulbs, prepare the soil

Too clay soil should be diluted a small amount peat and sand. Sandy soil is not the best for tulips. Due to its rapid drying, the flowers will experience a constant lack of moisture, which will adversely affect appearance plants or completely destroy it.

You can get rid of high acidity by resorting to liming. Not rich on useful material and heavy soil should be fertilized with compost, ash or purchased ready-made fertilizer complexes.

Note! It is forbidden to use cow dung as top dressing, it is better to replace it with bird droppings.

Humus and wood ash are a wonderful tandem for bulbous flowers. On a square of substrate, poor in useful trace elements, 2-3 buckets of humus and about 200 g of wood ash are added.

To replenish magnesium, you can add dolomite flour. Crushed chalk or grated egg shells will help increase the calcium content. Bor will replenish boric acid, zinc - zinc sulfate.

wood ash

Attention should be paid to the selection of the place where tulips will be grown. It should be a sunny zone (the plant blooms much worse in the shade), without drafts, with a good outflow of water after rain or snow melt.

Before planting, the selected area should be rid of weeds and roots. Avgust's universal weed control roundup will help remove unwanted greens.

10-14 days before planting, the earth should be dug to a depth of 30 cm. Within 2 weeks it will compact, settle, but by the time of planting it will still be porous and moisture-intensive.

Note! Tulip bulbs are planted in their original place after 4 years. It is not recommended to plant in areas where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants have recently grown.

Planting tulips in autumn: when and how to plant

At the end of the preparation, the moment comes when you can plant tulips in open ground autumn. In this case, some recommendations should be followed.

Rows should be made at a distance of about 0.3 m from each other. Between large bulbs, at least 0.1-0.15 m should be left, between small ones - about 0.05 m.

Planting tulips in rows

The depth of the hole should exceed the length of the bulb by 3 times, this will ensure the survival of the tulip in severe frosts. Size options:

large specimens are planted to a depth of 0.15 m;
medium - by 0.12-0.13 m;
small - 0.05-0.1 m.

The bulbs are laid out in the holes with the bottom to the bottom, slightly pressing into the ground. In this case, movements should be as careful as possible so as not to damage the roots. A small layer of earth is poured on top. It should be carefully leveled so that water does not accumulate in holes and recesses during rains.

After planting, you need to water the grooves abundantly so that moisture reaches the bulbs.

Note! Small bulbs will turn into small flowers. Therefore, they need to be planted in the foreground. This is done so that there is access to direct sunlight, for decorative purposes, so that tall flowers do not hide smaller plants.

Rodents like to feast on bulbs, so before planting, you need to process the bottom pharmaceutical preparation- Vishnevsky's ointment or use birch tar.

Recently, growing in a container has become quite popular. This method has many advantages:

Mobility. The box can be moved to any corner of the garden.
No risk. After the tulips have faded, you can easily dig up the bulbs without the likelihood of damage, because, as you know exactly, their location.
Protection. A portable container is a protection against attacks by rodents and the spread of diseases from other plants.
Convenience. As a container, you can use any means at hand: basins, buckets, flowerpots, planters, boxes, baskets.
Way out. If the site is poor on fertile land, then planting in a pot filled with purchased earthen mixture is an excellent solution to the situation.

When growing in a container, good drainage should be built to drain water after rains. For the winter, it should be dug into the ground or compost, or placed in an unheated garage or shed.

Tulips look great next to nasturtium, fragrant tobacco, forget-me-not, daisy, viola.

To answer the question: when can tulips be planted before winter, many gardeners use the lunar calendar.

Landing by region

Region	Disembarkation period
Moscow climate, Moscow region and adjacent territories	September 10 - October 5
St. Petersburg and Leningrad region	September 15-30
South of the Middle Strip	September 25 - October 15
Southern latitudes	October 25 - November 15
South of Siberia	September 20-30
Siberia, Middle latitudes	August 20 - September 10
Far East	September 15-25
Middle latitudes of the Urals	September 10-20
South of the Urals	September 20 - October 10

Aftercare

In wet autumn weather, planting material does not need additional watering. In case of a dry, arid climate, it should be watered. To know for sure whether moisture is required, you need to dig a small hole near the landing site. If the earth in it is dry, a lump does not form during compression, which means that the future plant needs watering.

Tulips are resistant to cold, so they do not need to be covered for the winter. Otherwise, they will grow ahead of time, winter poorly and bloom their buds much later. But in regions with extremely cold winters, care should be taken to mulch. As a shelter, you can use sawdust, coniferous spruce branches, fallen dry leaves.

Pruning tulips after flowering

The soil tends to crack, as a result of which cold air flows to the bulbs, and the most hardy specimens may die. Snow prevents cracks. Therefore, in order to grow beautiful flowers, a thin snow cover should be increased by raking snow from the surrounding area onto the beds.

Tulips are perhaps the most common early bulbous flowers. It is hard to imagine spring without these variegated and colorful plants: terry, fringed, peony, parrot, lily-colored. But in order for the flower beds to light up with bright flowering with the departure of winter, you should follow the recommendations for preparing and planting. By following the simple manipulations described above, you can purchase beautiful decoration garden.

Tulips are unproblematic spring flowers. They bloom almost in any case, but they give really large and bright flowers only when proper care. To do this, their bulbs must be planted on time and according to the rules, which is done in the fall.

When to plant tulips in autumn

In order for tulip bulbs to take root well, they must be prepared for planting. If we are not talking about buying planting material, you should know how and when the bulbs need to be dug up. This is done after the almost complete drying of the leaves of the plant, which is usually observed in July.

Every year, the bulbs in the ground go deeper and deeper, so you have to look for them with a shovel quite deep, sometimes up to 30–40 cm.

The dug bulbs are carefully dried in the shade, after which the baby is separated from them. Only bulbs with a diameter of more than 2 cm are used as "commodity", the rest are planted for growing.

Tulip bulbs are best sorted by size and planted next to homogeneous, and small in another place.

In the middle lane, September 20–30 is considered the optimal time for planting both bulbs and babies. In the south, you can continue planting for another couple of weeks, and in the most severe climate, by September 15–20, it must already be completed. Of course, year after year is not necessary, and errors are possible.

When too late boarding the bulbs may not have time to take root before the cold weather, and if too early, they may germinate in the fall and die with the onset of frost.

Therefore, in addition to the date, you should also focus on the current weather. Optimal time- reaching the soil temperature of about 10 o C, which can happen both a little earlier and later traditionally deadlines landing .

Landing step by step instructions

Tulips develop best in sunny, open places that are well protected from the winds, but even with light shading they bloom quite adequately. Only completely in the shade they stretch out, bloom with small and pale colored flowers. They like the soil moist enough, but without stagnant water, loose, not acidic, well fertilized, but it is impossible to fertilize the soil with fresh manure before planting. It is on these principles that the choice of the location of the beds for these spring flowers is based.

Having chosen a place for tulips, proceed as follows.

Planting material is carefully sorted in advance. Too small onions, as well as with signs of disease, it is better to remove them altogether. Immediately before planting, the bulbs are soaked for 30–40 minutes in a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate.
You can try to cure diseased bulbs, but it is better to destroy them
A month before planting, they dig up the bed well with fertilization. It is necessary to dig deep, at least on the bayonet of a shovel, while all the roots of weeds that come across, especially perennial ones, are carefully removed. If the soil is clayey, river sand is added (up to a bucket per 1 m 2), acidic soil is limed ( liter jar lime per 1 m 2). Compost, peat, wood ash, complex mineral fertilizers are suitable as fertilizers.. You don’t need much: a bucket of organics, a half-liter jar of ash, 30–40 g of azofoska, respectively.
It is not difficult to dig up a bed, but one must carefully consider the destruction of weed rhizomes.
A few days before planting tulips, the bed is watered so that biological balance is established in it.
You can plant tulips in different ways: some flower growers make a separate hole for each bulb, others break through a common trench, whichever is more convenient for you. In any case, it should be a fairly deep recess: large bulbs are planted to a depth of 8–10 cm, small ones, which are planted for growing, by 5–8 cm. When choosing an option (trench or pit), they are guided by the nature of the soil and the distance between the bulbs. Large ones are planted after 12-15 cm, small ones - after 6-10 cm.
Some growers prefer nested planting: 5-8 bulbs in one large hole
Before planting, prepare a nutrient mixture applied under the bulbs. To do this, 200 g of freshly slaked lime is taken for 1 kg of wood ash. For each bulb there should be a handful of such a mixture, which is poured into holes or a trench. With this approach, tulips bloom well and tie a full-fledged baby.
wood ash - and excellent fertilizer, and deoxidizer, and antimicrobial agent
Bulbs are planted vertically with almost no indentation: they may already have tender roots. After landing, they are covered with earth and the bed is leveled with a rake. From above in areas with high humidity you can pour a centimeter layer of sand, and in cold regions - 3–4 cm of peat or humus. In early spring, the mulch is embedded in the soil.
Peat mulch will keep tulips from freezing in case of a sudden cold snap, and in spring it will become fertilizer
If the weather is dry, a week after planting, tulips should be watered (1-2 buckets of water per 1 m 2).

As a rule, this is where autumn worries end, if suddenly it doesn’t come ahead of time. very coldy. In this case, the bed must be covered nonwovens. For the winter, planted tulips do not require shelter.

Video: autumn planting of tulips

Autumn planting of tulips is not very difficult, but must be carried out on time. Planted once, these flowers can be left untouched for several years. A transplant will be required only when they grow and begin to interfere with each other.

Tulips are the first to open their delicate and bright buds after a long winter. In order for the flowering to be as plentiful as possible, you need to take care of this in advance and carry out all the necessary activities in the fall.

#Features of the autumn planting of tulips

In open ground, this bulbous crop is allowed to be planted both in spring and in autumn.But landing in the fall has several advantages:

bulbs planted at the right time have time to take root well and stock up on a supply of nutrients sufficient for a successful wintering;
magnificent and very abundant flowering begins immediately upon the arrival of heat, while flowers planted in spring time release buds much later and bloom not so luxuriously.

Most gardeners prefer to plant tulips in the fall.

The disadvantage of autumn planting can only be called the need to accurately guess with the time the planting material is placed in the ground.

#Technology of autumn planting of tulips
The process of planting tulips in the fall is not particularly difficult; even an inexperienced novice gardener can easily cope with this work.But for the successful implementation of this procedure, it is necessary to take into account some features of agricultural technology.

#Date of landing

specific exact date landing is determined by the temperature regime and the peculiarities of local climatic conditions. Planting too early, when the soil is still warm enough, will lead to the appearance of shoots that will destroy the first frosts. With a belated placement of tulips in too cold soil, rooting will no longer occur and the period spring flowering will move significantly.

It is extremely important to plant tulips on time so that they have time to take root well.

When choosing the optimal time for planting this bulbous crop, you need to focus on the following indicators:

before the onset of real frosts and freezing of the earth, approximately 7-8 weeks should remain;
the soil temperature at a depth of about 10 cm no longer rises above +8 ... +10 ° C, and the air temperature during the day fluctuates around +3 ... +5 ° C.

When the first autumn frosts come and the grass is covered with frost in the morning, it's time to plant tulips.

A few years ago, at a sale, I bought several bulbs for some ridiculous price. It was already November, but the snow cover did not completely fall, it just powdered the ground a little. I had nowhere to store the purchased planting material, so I planted it in frozen soil. Only one onion died, all the rest bloomed, however, much later than those planted in the normal period.

Video: when and how to plant tulips

#Selection and preparation of a site for planting tulips

Tulips feel most comfortable in elevated, open, well-lit areas, protected from sharp gusts of cold wind. The soil should be sufficiently fertile, loose and permeable with a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction.

For tulips, an elevated sunny area is suitable, protected on one side from the wind.

3-4 weeks before the expected day of planting, the earth is deeply dug up on the site (0.25-0.3 m), weed rhizomes are selected and top dressing is applied for bulb crops, which is sold in gardening stores.

When laying beds for tulips, specialized fertilizers for bulbous crops are used.

You can make a similar complex yourself based on 1 m2:

The use of fresh manure when laying a bed for tulips is unacceptable, since a burn of young roots is inevitable, as well as infection of the bulbs with fungal pathologies.

Video: preparing the soil for tulips

#Technology of planting tulips

Work on planting tulip bulbs is carried out in the following order:

Video: processing planting material before planting

On light sandy soils, the bulbs are planted 2-3 cm deeper, on heavy clay soils, on the contrary, they are placed closer to the surface.

Further care in autumn, planting tulips is usually not required. Only in case of prolonged dry weather should they be watered. But I have to scare away the mice, which are very fond of feasting on onions. To do this, I lay out kerosene-soaked rags and pieces of red hot pepper around the perimeter of the beds.

To protect against rodents, tulip bulbs are treated with various repellents before planting.

Video: original planting of tulips in a basket

Video: planting tulips correctly

Timely and competent planting of bulbous crops is the key to their early and abundant spring flowering.

Autumn pleases us with an abundance of flowers. During this period, tulip bulbs are planted so that beautiful flowers grow in the flower bed in spring.

Tulips are so named because they reminded the Turks of their turban headdress. Indeed, they are similar. These flowers came to us from Persia.

Russians love tulips. They personify spring, gifts for March 8 to beloved women.

At the tulips life cycle 2 main periods:

Bulbs are planted in the autumn, they take root, growing roots, freeze in the ground until the spring.
Spring, when the bulb wakes up, the stem and leaves reach for the sun, a bud is tied, a flower blooms. The tulips will fade, the gardener will dig up the bulbs, carefully store them until autumn and plant them again.

About the autumn planting of tulips in the ground

It takes 4 weeks for the bulbs to take root. Therefore, it is important to plant them on time. During this time, roots will grow from them and they will fall asleep rooted until spring. In the spring, they will wake up and bloom in time.

If you plant the bulbs at least a week later, the roots will grow, and at this time frosts can hit and they will freeze the roots. This means that in the spring the plant will need to grow them again and the tulips will not bloom in the expected period, but later.

It is optimal when the owner plants tulips from September 20 to October 30. It is important that a person is guided not strictly by the calendar lines, but by how warm or cold it is outside, the temperature of the soil.

Bulbs can be planted in the garden in autumn when the air is not cooler than +7 or +8 ºC. This temperature is best, if it is cooler or hotter, then the bulbs will take less abundant roots. Bury them to a depth of 10 cm.

About the autumn planting of tulips in the suburbs

Those bulbs that have many roots will overwinter well in the ground. Simultaneously, they must be under the influence of more low temperatures fall asleep in the ground until spring, which is why they are planted in the ground at the end of September, in October. If you plant the seed too early, then after rooting the bulbs will release leaves.

The bulbs take root perfectly when the air temperature is between +7ºC and 10ºC. At night it can be about +3 ºC - this will not harm the seedlings. Such a temperature in the Moscow region. happens from September 20 to October 15, then the bulbs are planted.

About the autumn planting of bulbs in the fall in the Leningrad region?

In St. Petersburg, bulbs are planted for the winter at the same time as in the Moscow region. Since September 20, warming has come. From September 20, warming comes - Indian summer, then they carry out garden work on planting tulips.

Planting tulips in autumn in the Urals

When is the best time to plant bulbs in the ground in the Urals? It depends on the region. On September 10-20, bulbs can be planted in the region of the Middle Urals. In the Yuzhny area, it can start from September 10 and end on October 10.

About planting tulips in autumn in Siberia

The weather in the Urals is milder than in Siberia, but tulips take root here too. In this region, frosts can come early, therefore, the seed is planted as early as August 20. There is also a warm autumn, then you can plant the bulbs until September 15th.

How to plant bulbs correctly?

Under the tulips in the garden, you need to choose a place well-lit by the sun. It is important that there is no draft there. This is possible when, for example, rose bushes or other bushes grow nearby.

The soil should be slightly alkaline or neutral. It is bad when groundwater passes too high to the surface of the earth. In such places, tulips are not planted. Before planting, the soil must be loosened so that it becomes light. If there is a lot of clay in the garden in the soil, it must be mixed with sand.

If the earth is acidic, then from 200 to 500 g of slaked lime or chalk is added to it for each m2. Consider how acidic the soil is.

Ideally, when the owner digs up the site with a shovel bayonet. introducing into the soil for each m2 from 100 to 150 g of ash + peat 2 buckets, you can take humus, which is 2 or 3 g or compost, superphosphate -50 g + potassium sulfate - 30 g, ammonium nitrate -25 g is added here.

Fresh manure cannot be thrown onto the site. It is not suitable for both top dressing and mulching. Such manure burns the young roots of the bulbs.

It provokes the development of fungi. Do not throw into the ground and mineral fertilizers containing chlorine.

"Advice! In order for the bulbs to sprout easily, they need to be planted at a certain depth. It is optimal when the planting depth of each is equal to its 3 diameters. It's measured by eye."

For example, when the onion is small, then it is deepened into the ground by about 7 or 8 cm, and the large one by 12 or 15 cm. They are planted carefully, with the tail up.

Tips from experienced gardeners:

Even when planting, you need to consider how heavy the ground is. If it is light, then it is deepened by 2 or 3 cm more than it is recommended to plant. When there is a lot of clay on the site, then the seed is planted 2 or 3 cm higher than required by calculations.
If the bulbs sit deep in the ground, they produce few offshoot bulbs. It is also bad when each is not stuck deep enough into the ground. Seeds in a harsh winter may freeze and some will be lost.
Before planting, the owner carefully examines and feels each bulb. If it has cuts. rotted areas, signs of fungus. then such seed is rejected - thrown away. For disinfection, the owner makes a weak (pink) solution of potassium permanganate.
Autumn is different, when it has not rained for a long time, but planting in the hole you need to pour water. The owner waits for it to be absorbed and only then carefully puts the bulb in it and digs it in, lightly tamping it down.

About the beautiful planting of tulips

Each owner decides on his own how to decorate his yard or garden. If there is no dog, then you can beautifully plant tulips along the paths.

Tulips look great in a flower bed when nearby:

muscari;
hyacinths;
springs;
irises;
crocuses.

From row to row, you need to retreat from 20 to 25 cm. Up to 50 large bulbs can be located per m2.

Before planting, each of the bulbs is sprinkled with ashes on all sides. Put it in the hole or place it in the furrow. Air must not be allowed to remain under the planting material. You need to lightly press on the bulb and fill it with sand.

A little humus is added to the hole or furrow, with peat. This place is rammed and watered with warm water.

The video shows how to properly plant tulips in the ground:

It turns out beautifully when tulips of the same variety grow in rows in a flower bed. If the bulb is small, this means that the flower from it will be smaller than from a large one. Small bulbs are planted on the south side, then taller plants will not cover them from sunlight.

Now beginner gardeners know that by planting tulip bulbs correctly in the fall, they will admire the beautiful flowers in the spring. The main thing is to choose high-quality seed, plant it on time, fertilize it well, water it and wait until spring when it blooms. beautiful flower bed with tulips and other spring flowers.

blooming tulips- harbingers of summer. The flower has gained great popularity among flower growers for its beauty and unpretentiousness. The fashion for this plant came to us from Holland, where they began to cultivate tulips in 1630.
The tulip belongs to the Liliaceae family and has a large number of varieties for growing garden plot and at home. A variety of colors and shapes allows you to create beautiful flower beds and ennoble any corner of the backyard. When and how to plant tulips in the fall, you can learn from this article.

Why it is better to plant tulips in autumn: advantages and disadvantages

Tulips are bulbous plants, therefore, the best time for planting - this is autumn. During the winter period, the plant will take root, adapt to a new place and delight with its flowering in spring or early summer.

Benefits of planting bulbs in the fall

Bulbs during the autumn period build up a powerful root system, absorb all the necessary nutrients from the ground for a good winter, and this method of planting hardens the plant, bringing it closer to natural germination conditions.
Tulips planted in autumn form large hats with a variety of colors already upon the arrival of heat, and when planted in spring, the plant does not have time to fully take root and gain strength for flowering.
In the autumn, bulb suppliers provide a wide range of their products, therefore, you can easily choose the variety you like.

Cons of autumn planting

Calculation and determination of the term for disembarkation. If the bulbs are not deepened in time, the plant will not have time to grow a powerful root system, which will lead to a loss of immunity throughout winter period.

IMPORTANT

If the autumn planting process drags on, the bulbs can be planted at the beginning of winter, only after that it is necessary to thoroughly mulch the soil and insulate the top layer of soil.

Varieties of tulips with photos and names

Tulips have been a subject of admiration and admiration in the countries of the East since ancient times. Once in Europe, they immediately gained great popularity among gardeners. A variety of varieties allows you to choose the most suitable and beautiful plant. Varieties are divided into flowering periods, shape and color. According to the international classification, tulips are divided into 4 groups and 15 classes.

early flowering

Simple early flowering. This class dissolves immediately after the snow melts. Varieties are undersized, grow up to half a meter. The flower is goblet-shaped, 5-8 cm. The color is red or yellow. Varieties of this class are used for early planting. They are not suitable for cutting. This class includes varieties: Christmas Pearl and Purple Prince.

Terry early varieties . Plants are low, flowering occurs a week later than the usual early-flowering variety. The flowers of this class are double, with a flowering time of up to two weeks. Flowers are not suitable for cutting. They look perfect in flower pots and paired with hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils.

Tulips of the middle period of flowering

Triumph tulips. The color of the flowers of this group can be from white to dark purple. There are also plants with double coloration. Flowering is long (10-12 days), begins in early May. Plants are resistant to winds, heavy rains, and never fully open in sunny weather. Plants are tall, look good in cut flowers and flower beds. This class includes varieties: Triumph Indian Summer and Mistress Mystic.

tree hybrids. Plants are tall, reach a length of up to 80 cm. Goblet flowers are pink or white in color, there are varieties with a double color. Flowering comes early. This class has one drawback: the flower fully opens and quickly loses its decorative look. The advantages include disease resistance, frost resistance and good transportability. Cut flowers can stand in water for a long time.

Late flowering

This group is the largest and has many varieties with a variety of colors. It includes seven independent classes:

Simple, late flowering. These are tall, powerful plants, reaching a height of up to 80 cm. Goblet-shaped flowers are large, painted from white to purple. Flowering begins in mid-May.

lily. The class has an original flower structure - large oval-shaped inflorescences have pointed petals that bend outwards. Lily tulips are very fond of summer residents for their resemblance to a lily. This class is represented by:

fringed. The difference from other specimens is the presence of a small fringe in the form of needles or crystals along the edges of the petals. The plant is tall, grows up to 75 cm. Flowering begins in May.

Breeders have bred varieties in which fringe appears on the back, as well as terry, fringed varieties. Flowers of this class look good cut and are used for landscape decoration.

green-flowered. Enough new variety, differs from others in the presence of stripes, spots, olive-colored strokes on the outer side of the petals. It is divided into types: undersized (20-30 cm) and medium-sized (35-50 cm). The stems of these plants are strong, the leaf plate is long, some varieties have a white stripe that runs along the edge of the leaf. Flowering occurs at the end of May and lasts 5-7 days. Flowers are used to make bouquets, as an addition to an alpine slide and as separate groups for decorating gardens.

Tulips Rembrandt. Instances of this class have a multi-colored flower color. The plant is tall, up to 70 cm in height, the flowers are large. Bulbs can be bought in specialized stores, greenhouses or nurseries. The unusual color of the petals is associated with a virus that settles on a flower and paints it into stripes, strokes of different colors.

parrot tulip. The plant differs from other classes in the unusual shape of the flowers. Ragged, wavy, splayed petals resemble a ruffled parrot. The flowers are large, of various colors: from snow-white to black. Flowering begins in mid-May. Flowers are used as cut flowers, for making bouquets, and they will also decorate any personal plot.

Late blooming double tulips. Terry, or peony, tulips begin to bloom in early June and bloom for up to 3 weeks. The flowers are large, of various colors. Compared to double early-flowering tulips, late species have much more massive and dense corollas. Tulips need support and planting in a place protected from gusty winds. Recently, a variety has been bred - Ice Cream. It has bright outer petals and a snow-white core. Although the variety is new, it has become very popular with flower growers for its color and unusual shape.

Botanical and specific tulips

Tulips Kaufman- early flowering plant. The first flowers appear immediately after the snow melts. The plant is low, grows up to 25 cm, star-shaped flower petals of various colors. The leaves are wide, some varieties have white stripes or strokes.

Tulips Foster. Medium-sized plants - 25-30 cm. The flowers are goblet or cup-shaped, in a loose form they resemble the shape of a star. The color is bright, mostly varieties are red, in rare cases - yellow or pink.

Tulips Greig. Plants are medium-sized, grow up to 30 cm in height. The flowers are bright and large. The color is red, orange or two-tone. Flowering is long - from late April to mid-May. Because of beautiful view plants are used to decorate garden paths and as an addition to the alpine slides.

wild species. This class includes tulips growing in wild nature. All varieties are dwarf undersized, begin to bloom in early spring. The flowers are small with various colors.

You can visually get acquainted with the varieties of tulips by watching the video:

How to properly store tulips before planting in the fall

The most important thing in storing bulbs is:

temperature and humidity;
good ventilation;
dark place.

It is better to store the bulbs in baskets, boxes or hanging nets. Before the bulbs are put into storage, they must be sorted. It is better to get rid of diseased and rotten bulbs, since a healthy plant and beautiful flowering from this seed will not work. The selected material is placed in a container in one or two layers. Within 2 months, the bulb begins to form the process of forming leaves and buds, therefore, the planting material must be provided with favorable conditions:

Humidity should be within 70%.
The first 21 days the air temperature is maintained within 30°C, the rest of the time - 15−20°C.
One of the main storage rules is ventilation in the room where the bulbs are stored. You can not keep planting material in polyethylene and a plastic box.

Planting tulips in autumn: determining the timing of planting

Planting tulips is a very responsible task, since growth and flowering depend on it. Incorrectly chosen time leads to negative consequences, which will be difficult to correct in the future. The timing of planting tulips for all regions is different, it all depends on the climatic conditions of cultivation.

Landing time in the Moscow region

The choice of the landing month is an important step for further development plants. For roots to grow, the bulb needs about a month to be at a temperature not exceeding 10°C and not falling below 3°C. When to plant tulips in the fall in the suburbs? This time comes from mid-September to mid-October.

Planting tulips in autumn in Siberia

With the onset of autumn, Siberian flower growers are preparing to plant tulips. Planting must be carried out in a timely manner so that the bulb takes root before the onset of frost. In the harsh Siberian climate, the best time is mid-September, immediately after the first frost. After planting, the bulbs need shelter. It can be straw, rotted leaves or hay.

IMPORTANT

Planted bulbs should not be covered with polyethylene, roofing material or other material that does not allow air to pass through.

When tulip bulbs are planted in the Leningrad Region

Since the Moscow region and the Leningrad region are in the same climatic zone, the landing time coincides with the "Indian summer".

When tulips are planted in the Urals

In the Urals, climatic conditions are very different from the middle latitudes. The first frosts begin much earlier, and they are much stronger. Therefore, Ural flower growers should plant tulip bulbs 2 weeks earlier than they do in the middle lane. A prerequisite is mulching or sheltering planting material.

How to plant tulips in open ground in autumn: basic subtleties and rules

In order to see the beautiful flowering of tulips, you need to know the intricacies of planting.

Choosing a place and preparing a bed

The place for planting tulips must be chosen so that the plant is comfortable, and it can not only fully develop, but also bloom profusely:

sunny area, protected from gusty winds;
the site must be well-drained;
groundwater level should not exceed 70 cm;
the land should be light, fertile, with medium acidity.

Tulips are planted in nutritious, highly fertile soil. The ideal landing site is sandy or light loamy soil. To improve the soil, it is necessary to add peat and sand to it, and also add the necessary fertilizers a month before planting: humus, mineral fertilizers and wood ash.

IMPORTANT

Fresh manure must not be brought into the garden and used for mulching.

Soil preparation for planting

For growing decorative tulips, favorable soil should be a layer of at least half a meter. If there is no such layer, you need to make it yourself. This is necessary because large bulbs are deepened by 18 cm, and the roots penetrate the soil the same way. Soil fertility is also important. better nutrition, moisture and air exchange.

IMPORTANT

The composition of the soil for the plant is very important, since not only growth, but also flowering depends on it.

Tulips grow well where cucurbits and legumes, as well as strawberries and calendula, were previously grown.

Preparing bulbs for planting outdoors

Regardless of what time the bulbs will be planted, they must be carefully prepared. Bulb processing includes:

removal of scales;
inspection for damage and treatment with green paint on cuts and scratches;
sorting by size;
disinfection.

We lay out the peeled bulbs on a clean surface and begin to select the largest bulbs first, as they are best suited for planting. Bulbs of small diameter should not be thrown away, they are also useful for planting. The main thing is to remember that planting material of different diameters cannot be planted together. To prevent the attachment of diseases, we soak the prepared bulbs for several minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. After disinfection, tulips are immediately planted in a permanent place.

How far apart should tulips be planted?

The distance between the bulbs plays an important role for further growth and flowering. When planting large planting material, the interval should not be less than 10 cm, when planting a small specimen - 5 cm. If the flower garden is created from tulips of different colors and varieties, we maintain a distance of 20 cm. get mixed up in the ground.

Care for tulips after planting

Tulips like others garden plants, require timely care and attention. A plant that is planted in the fall needs to create favorable conditions and protection from rodents.

Autumn care

Caring for tulips in the fall is easy. Watering is carried out only in dry autumn once every 10 days. In the autumn-winter period, tulips have a dormant time, and you should not touch them once again. It will be enough to add ammonium nitrate and cover them for the winter with mulch or covering breathable material. Shelter is necessary not only to protect against frost, but also to prevent cracking of the earth caused by sudden changes in temperature. Mice and other rodents are the main enemy for tulip bulbs. To prevent damage from small pests, specimens for planting can be treated with hot pepper or Vishnevsky ointment.

winter care

AT winter care need tulips planted in flower pots. Care consists in timely watering, loosening the soil and top dressing.

How to plant tulips at home in a pot

Before you start planting tulips, you need to choose the right pot. It can be shallow, up to 4 cm in diameter (up to 4 bulbs can be planted in it) or a large pot for 6-7 bulbs.

IMPORTANT

Each bulb should be located at a distance of 1.5 cm from each other.

Tulips are unpretentious to the soil, the main thing is that it be loose and nutritious. Such soil can be purchased at any flower shop. Planting tulips at home is carried out in the fall, the best time is September-November. For cultivation, it is better to take undersized, unpretentious varieties. The average time from planting to receiving flowers is 3-4 months.

Step-by-step instruction for planting tulips in a pot:

We lay a small layer of expanded clay on the bottom of the pot.
We fall asleep with soil and spill it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Prepared, sorted bulbs are pressed into the ground to a depth equal to three bulb diameters.
Cover with soil and water.
We clean the pot with bulbs for 1.5 months in a cool room with an air humidity of 75%.
Next, we put the plant in a warm place, shading it from sunlight.
Through a short time you can observe the growth of foliage and the setting of buds.
It is necessary not to forget about periodic watering and fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizers.

How to grow tulips at home in pots (video)

IMPORTANT

To prolong flowering, the flower pot is removed for the night in a dark place.

After the tulips have faded, reduce watering until the foliage turns yellow. Then the bulbs are dug up and put away for storage for the next planting. As you can see, planting tulips in the fall is not so difficult. The main thing for good flowering is to correctly determine the planting date, prepare the ground and follow simple care rules. Also, this wonderful flower can be admired all winter, growing it at home. In order to avoid questions about planting tulips in the fall, we recommend watching a short video.