Tulips are one of the very first and most beautiful
spring flowers. No wonder in Holland it is a national symbol that serves as a source of pride. Countless varieties of these flowers have been bred. They differ in color, bud size, petal shape. Some of these plants are so unusual that it is difficult to rank them as tulips. These plants are quite unpretentious, but in order for them to please the owners for several years, you need to know how to properly care for tulips. The fact is that these flowers are attributed to plants with a short
growing season. This means that the annual tulip life cycle is short. He wakes up in early spring, blooms, pleasing to the eye, and then falls asleep again. But this plant is perennial, and the bulb will continue to live until it comes time to wake up and bloom again. Therefore, it is important to know
how to care for tulips after flowering. After all, it depends on how strong the bulb wakes up by next year. And how beautiful the flower will please the hosts.
Bloom
Typically, these plants begin to produce the first green leaves in April. And the flowering itself begins in May and lasts about a week. And then the question of how to care for tulips after flowering becomes relevant. Very often, gardeners ask if the flower should be pruned when the petals have dried and crumbled. Experts believe that it is necessary to remove the peduncle (the head that remains after the flower). Otherwise, he begins to take on a significant part of the nutrients to form seeds. In this case, the bulb is significantly depleted. And the seeds of tulips, as you know, are not used for reproduction. Therefore, when answering the question of how to care for tulips after flowering, it should be noted that the main thing is to allow nutrients to be stored and accumulated. To do this, cut off the head, and leave the green leaves and part of the stem.
Tulip care after flowering
If the soil dries, it must be loosened. When deciding how to care for tulips after flowering, it is necessary to take into account that plants do not need top dressing during this period. Regularly you need to weed the area on which tulips grow to prevent weeds from germinating. These seemingly harmless herbs can deplete the soil. But if some weed has become too large and has taken a deep root, dig it out carefully, otherwise there is a danger of damage to the delicate tulip bulb. After flowering ends and the green leaves age and dry, the bulb can be dug up for storage. Often they are left to bloom the following year.
Caring for tulips that have finished flowering is a snap. But, like any work in the garden, it should be carried out regularly. Then the plants will please the hosts with lush flowering for the next year in the early spring months and can become a real pride.