Tulips, bright beautiful flowers, usually symbolize the beginning of spring. However, they can be grown even in winter, but at home, that is, in a pot. This technology is called winter distillation. True, beginners in floriculture can be full of doubts. Well, we'll tell you how to grow tulips in a pot.
Cultivation of tulips at home: planting
Before planting tulips, you need to determine the plant variety. The fact is that not all tulips are suitable for domestic cultivation. Perfect for such varieties as Parade Record, Christmas Marvel, Aristocrat, Scarborough. Choose the largest and healthy bulbs.
Concerning when to plant tulips in pots, it is considered that the best time for this is September - October. The latest time is November. Before planting tulips in pots, you need to prepare the soil. It should consist of garden soil, sand and manure ( compost ) in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. Well, if you have a little wood ash, it can also be added to the soil. The pot is filled with earth just over half. Then each bulb is inserted into the soil in such a way that 1/3 of its part is outside. In one pot, three bulbs are planted at a distance of 1 cm from each other and watered.
Care for tulips at home
Immediately after planting, the pots are transferred to a dark cool room where the temperature does not exceed + 5 + 9 ° C, so that the bulbs take root. In the cultivation of tulips in pots, it is important that this period, that is, being in a cold place, lasts 1.5-2 months. If such conditions are violated, the plants will grow underdeveloped. Keep in mind that the soil has always been moistened during rooting.
By the end of the second month in the pots will appear sprouts. When their height reaches 6-7 cm, the pots can be transferred to a living room.
To grow tulips at home in a pot, the entire active period of vegetation should be watered daily with warm water. It is necessary for plants and top dressing with a 1.5% solution of calcium nitrate. If your house has poor sunlight, arrange artificial tulips: at a height of 25 cm from plant sprouts, install a 40 W fluorescent lamp and turn it on for 10-12 hours a day.
We are sure that following our advice, the most "spring" flowers - tulips - will soon blossom on your windowsill.