How to care for tulips in the country after flowering
Tulip - perhaps the most common bulbous flower in our gardens. The popularity of his catches only the rose. In April and May we gardeners have enjoyed flowering. Is it worth it to stop caring for tulips and ornamental plant ignore? by no means!
Flowering - only one of the stages of the annual cycle of development of a tulip, and not final. Our task - to know the natural biorhythms loved bulbous plants and organically adjust under his garden event. On whether to get a tulip right or not, it depends the beauty and splendor of flowering the following year. Sign for all the points, and you can choose what to use and what to omit.
Secret Life: What happens to the tulip, when it fades
Tulip - almost unique plant. Its bulb in the full, as we know it, there is only 1 year! Here are the main stages of the life of a flower garden:
🔹 Summer (quiescent period): The bulb begins the process of forming the rudiment of the future peduncle - fruiting escape.
🔹 Autumn: Bulb root, and the germ of the peduncle had already completely formed.
🔹 Spring: Tulip increases greens, dissolve bud and fruits. Simultaneously, the bulb growing children or replacement bulb (out of itself). It depends on the variety - many beautiful varieties of Dutch children on the very stingy. Among the gardeners even a conspiracy theory. Like, overseas breeders are especially well done, so we bought them new planting material. Your do not freak!
🔹Summer (to rest period)Leaves begin to gradually fade. Nutrients are slowly but surely moving to the bulb. She "fattened" gathering strength.
It can be concluded: onion, grown in favorable conditions, provide a beautiful bloom to the next this year. Let's see what you need to plant.
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Once the tulips faded, it is necessary to inspect the plant. Those who have symptoms of disease (e.g., abnormal coloration of petals) to remove beds together with bulbs and destroy. So we will not allow the spread of infectious diseases on the site. Alas, no matter how sorry, this is the most efficient and humane method for the remaining colors.
Go ahead. We stayed only healthy tulips - this is good news! Now it's time remove the seed pods. It is necessary that the plant is not a spent force in the maturation of unwanted seeds. Let all the nutrients go into the bulb and its development! Exception - if you decide to play as a breeder and bring their own hybrids.
Within 2-3 weeks we continue to complete care for tulips. it's desirable water them, wetting the ground to a depth of about 20 cm, in hot and dry weather. The bulb should not experience water shortages. Then, when will the natural drying of the leaves, watering can be reduced or cease altogether.
important - feeding. As is clear from the description of the life cycle of a tulip, after flowering, the plant begins the main part of the adventure. It's time to feed the bulb potassium-phosphorus fertilizer.
And whether it is necessary each year vykapyvattyulpany
Not everyone wants to bother with digging-planting tulips every year. But not all varieties of this demand:
- "Grandma" varieties, natural species, Darwin's hybrids and tulips can be Foster not digging some years.
- A "new-fangled" varieties recommended digging every year.
In any case, the most luxuriant bloom is in the first or second year after the transplant. Then the flowers gradually shrinking ...
One more nuance: Roots gradually dragged away down the bulb. When the depth is too great, the gardener will see: the leaves grow, and no flowers. So what happens, if we neglect transplant several years. Love tulips and the article was interesting? Please put "Thumbs up!" And then - useful information about dahlias (click on the title to read): 5 Secrets of beautiful Dahlia. As easy as pie!