Tulips can be planted both in spring and autumn. The latter method is preferable in the sense that next season the plants bloom faster and the buds grow larger. Of course, the timing of autumn planting largely depends on which particular region the summer cottage is located in. In this article, we will talk about the features of such a procedure as growing and planting tulips in the Urals.
How to choose a place to land
Both in the South and in the Middle Urals in summer very often strong, dry winds blow. Therefore, the place for tulips must be selected as protected as possible. At the same time, it should be sunny. Tulips will also grow in the shade, but they will not bloom so abundantly and beautifully. You can not plant these flowers in places flooded in the spring. Otherwise, the bulbs will be worn out.
Tulips in the landscape design of the site
We will talk about how a procedure such as growing tulips in the Urals is performed a little later. First, let's figure out what role these wonderful flowers can play in the landscape design of a suburban area. Most often, tulips are grown in a separate flower bed. In some cases, only one variety is planted in one place. Sometimes they are satisfied with more varied lawns from several varieties. Not bad tulips feel in tubs. If desired, they, for example, can decorate a terrace, porch or gazebo. Sometimes unpretentious varieties are planted along with other liliaceae on alpine hills. Tulips look very nice in prefabricated flower beds in combination with other garden flowers.
What should be the soil
Planting tulips should be carried out only in neutral or slightly alkaline soils. If the soil is acidic, a lot of false buds will grow on them. In such a soil, ash or slaked lime must first be added. Sometimes dolomite flour is also used .
Flowerbed preparation
Planting tulips in the Urals, just like in any other region, should be done only in a prepared flowerbed. On poor soils under these flowers, fertilizers are preliminarily applied. Most commonly used is ordinary compost (a bucket per square meter). You can also sprinkle some phosphate fertilizer on the ground. Nitrogen should not be used.
After the fertilizers are scattered, they are leveled with a rake and the soil is dug up to a depth of not less than 35 cm. Its surface must be carefully leveled. If this is not done, water will accumulate in the recesses in the spring, and the bulbs will be dried.
Dates of tulip planting in the Urals
A bed or a bed under tulips needs to be prepared a couple of months before planting. For the Urals, this is approximately the end of June or the beginning of August. Before the onset of cold weather, a fairly developed root system should grow in the bulbs. If you plant them too late, this will not happen. Next year, tulips will sprout, but not as strong as they should be. It will also be impossible to get very beautiful flowers. If the planting is done too early, the tulips will sprout and freeze with the onset of cold weather. Therefore, with the timing you need to be extremely careful. A fairly simple way to determine the timeliness of planting can be to measure the temperature of the soil at a depth of 20-30 cm. Work is started as soon as it drops to 10 degrees.
Thus, the timing of tulip planting in the Urals is approximately the second decade of September for the Middle, and the first decade of October for the South.
Planting material sorting
Before embarking, the bulbs must be carefully sorted. Large should be planted in the middle of the flowerbed. Small - around the edges. This is necessary so that higher plants do not obscure low ones. In addition, the bulbs must be sorted by grade. In this case, the flower beds will look more beautiful. Bulbs on which there are any damages or spots cannot be planted. If they are sick, the entire bed will subsequently be infected. Before planting the bulbs should be soaked for half an hour in a dark solution of potassium permanganate. This will save the plant from many pests.
The first way to plant tulips
Planting tulips in the Urals in autumn, as in any other region, is most often done in the holes. Previously, they again dig the bed. The depth of the holes should be equal to two diameters of the bulbs on heavy soils, and three - on the lungs. The distance between plants depends on the design of the site. Most often, tulips are planted in rows at a distance of 10 cm from each other. In this case, the plants will develop normally, and the flowerbed will turn out to be quite thick and beautiful. The distance between the rows is usually made at 25 cm.
Planting Tulips in the Grooves
Tulips can also be planted in grooves. This method is somewhat more complicated than the previous one. It is used mainly by collectors in order not to mix up varieties. In this case, grooves are also dug along the beds to the depth of two bulb diameters. The material is planted according to the same pattern - 10 x 25 cm.
Creating a beautiful flowerbed
The next planting method allows you to get a very beautiful flowerbed. To do this, the land from the landing site is completely cleaned to a depth of two bulb diameters. The bottom of the resulting hole is carefully aligned. Then, in accordance with the selected pattern, the bulbs of different varieties are laid out. At the end of this work, the resulting flower bed is covered with earth. Growing tulips in the Urals in a similar way is also quite acceptable. The most important thing is to choose the right varieties. We will talk about which ones a bit later. Now we continue to deal with landing methods.
Planting in baskets
Recently, the method of planting tulips in baskets has become very popular. This solution allows you to not lose a single bulb when digging them in the summer. The fact is that the children of tulips often go very deep into the ground. And then it’s difficult to find them. In addition, baskets protect planting material from rodents. It is very easy to dig out bulbs with this method of planting. To pull them out, you just need to pull the edges of the basket. Sometimes tulips are planted in special nets.
How to prepare tulips for winter
In this way, tulips are planted in the Urals in autumn. After planting by any of the above methods, the flowerbed with bulbs should be watered. Winters in the Urals are pretty snowy. However, frosts are often severe. Therefore, the soil in the planted flower bed will need to be mulched. To do this, use leaves, spruce branches or straw. Mulch is removed immediately after the snow has melted. If desired, tulips can be fed a little before shelter. For this, the garden is watered with ammonium nitrate in an amount of 20 g per square meter.
The best varieties of tulips for growing in the Urals
Planting tulips for the winter in the Urals is a procedure that has its own characteristics. It is believed that the climate in this region is a little harsh for them. However, in nature, these flowers grow in a harsh continental climate. Therefore, with proper care in the Urals, you can grow almost any not too whimsical variety of tulips. A very good solution would be, for example, to grow one of the oldest and most famous varieties - the classic "Apeldoorn". Pink varieties “Don Quixote” or “Lustige Vitve” will also feel great in the Urals. Often, on the flower beds of the Ural summer residents, you can see yellow tulips of the Kis Nelis variety. Of course, the choice of these varieties is nothing more than a recommendation. In the Urals, it is quite possible to try to grow more demanding tulips. For example, pion-shaped. Although liliaceae in this region do not bloom as abundantly as in areas with milder conditions, they do not fade longer. The thing is that in the Urals in spring there is pretty cool weather.
How to prepare planting material in the summer
Planting tulips in the Urals will be successful only when using high-quality seed. Bulbs of these flowers are dug out of the ground at a time when the leaves on them are already yellowing, but will not lie on the ground. In the Urals, this moment comes at the end of June. The dug onions need to be dried a little and transferred to be stored in the attic. By fall, they will be ready for landing. Experienced gardeners advise to plant only varietal tulips annually. At the same time, it is recommended to transfer them to another flower bed. In this case, they will bloom more abundantly. Bulbs of ordinary unpretentious tulips can be dug up and transferred to another place once every five years.
Feeding Tulips
You now know how tulips are planted in the Urals. However, a beautiful flowerbed can only be obtained with proper care of these flowers. In the spring, immediately after the mulch is removed, the tulips are fertilized with urea (20 g per liter per 1 m 2 ). The second time top dressing is done during the budding period. In this case, some kind of phosphorus fertilizer is used.
Watering and loosening
When to plant tulips in the Urals, you now know. Now let's figure out how to properly water these flowers and when to loosen the soil under them. Since the climate in this region is quite dry, it is worth moisturizing the soil under the tulips after setting hot weather at least once a week. But this is only if it does not rain. Be sure to water the flowers during the budding period, as well as two weeks after flowering.
Of course, the beds need to be weeded regularly. A weedy flowerbed will look untidy and ugly. In addition, weeds take away nutrients from tulips, as a result of which they bloom worse. Along with weeding, it is worthwhile to loosen the soil.
Thus, we sorted out when tulips are planted in the Urals. Take care of these flowers correctly - and you will get just a gorgeous decoration for your yard or kindergarten.