A tulip in a pot always looks beautiful on a windowsill. How to care for this plant? What flower prefers? Which pot is right? How do you grow a tulip?
Temporary Forcing Flower
All bulbous ephemeroids are not intended for permanent residence in the house, in a pot. Tulips are not indoor plants; when grown at home, they are unable to gain the necessary supply of food. There is a lack of lighting, because of this the bulb quickly degrades. But people want to bring a piece of spring into their house, because they grow tulips in a pot. How to plant, care for and water the plants, you need to know for sure, otherwise the result will not please. Tulips can be used as a temporary forcing flower. The person who is engaged in the cultivation of this plant must constantly regulate lighting, humidity and temperature. Care is a painstaking process that requires certain knowledge and experience. But how pleasing to the eye is each hand-grown tulip in a pot! How to care for him, you will learn from our article.
Methodology "Coercion"
First of all, it is worth collecting soil that needs to be heated. Warm soil will contribute to better bulb growth; they will “feel” their season, spring. To get tulips as quickly as possible, the so-called coercion technique is used. Bulbs are cooled in a cool place for several weeks. You can not store planting material near fruits, they secrete ethane, and it very negatively affects flower buds.
The bulbs should be reviewed, soft and rotten should be thrown away, a healthy tulip will not work out of them. It is also important to define a pot for planting, each flower requires its own size. Indeed, one may be a height of fifteen centimeters, and the other seventy. With due diligence, it is possible to grow a tulip in a pot. How to care for a plant? The process of planting flowers should begin with a pasture of bulbs. In mid-autumn, they take prepared soil, a large-diameter pot and planting material. Bulbs of early varieties are dipped in heated soil, already at the end of winter the plant will bloom. If you plant late varieties, then the result will be in the spring.
Suitable tulips for distillation
For flower lovers, it is always important that the plant blooms as early as possible. It is nice to see spring tulips on your windowsill in the winter cold. With the help of forcing, you can make the flower blossom already by the New Year. The main thing is to choose the right varieties, then it is easier to grow so many desired tulip in a pot. Care is no less important, the plant is very finicky. But first you need to deal with the varieties.
Tulips that will bloom for the New Year: Christmas Marvel, Lustigue Battle, Apricot Beauty, Diamond Star, Olga, Dixis Feyvoryt, Miles Bridge. Other early varieties are also suitable. You can ask for a consultation at the store where the bulbs are purchased. The main thing to remember is that for distillation for the New Year holiday, varieties are used that have a cooling period of at least sixteen weeks.
Types of tulips that will bloom by March 8: Diplomat and Oaks Fords Elite, Scarborough, London, Parade, Vivex, Apeldoorn and many others. Many varieties are suitable for distillation for the spring holiday, mainly this is the Darwin hybrids class.
Tulips blooming by April – May: America, Gordon Cooper, Had Rem, Hibernia, Burgundy Leys, Negrita, Temple of Beauty, Aristocrat and Fringit Elegance. In addition to the above cultivars, others can be used.
Preparing bulbs for planting
The success of the distillation and the final result, a beautiful tulip in a pot, depend on the quality of the planting material. How to care for the plant, we will understand a little later. After all, with the selection of the right and healthy planting material, the whole process of growing a flower begins. Tulips eat only at the expense of substances accumulated in the bulb, because the bulbs themselves should be inspected and felt before buying. Planting material should have a rounded shape without any damage, weight from 25 to 30 grams. From bulbs of small sizes, flowers with low decorative qualities will grow.
Before lowering the planting material into the ground, it is better to remove the peel. This approach will help to identify the spots of the disease. Also, “naked” bulbs take root well and germinate faster.
Potted Tulip Care
For such a flower, you need to carefully determine the location. Tulips do not tolerate direct sunlight, drafts and sudden changes in temperature. For a plant, a darker place is more acceptable, away from heating appliances. It is very important to regularly moisten the air in the room where the tulips grow in a pot. How to water this plant? The water must be settled and not cold (suitable for room temperature). Regular and proper watering will help tulips bloom for a long time. Another plant loves spraying leaves. To maintain the duration of flowering, you can feed the soil.
At night, it is better to bring out a pot of tulip on the balcony. After the plant fades, the bulbs are peeled and stored (in a cool dry place). Such planting material for next year is only suitable for planting in open ground.