When it is necessary to dig up the tulips after flowering

Tulips - unpretentious flowers, so they are often decorated with the city flower beds. Only one thing makes worry novice gardeners - while digging up the bulbs and the specifics of their storage.

When digging: basic mistakes

1 error- waiting for the yellowing of the stem completely. In fact, digging bulbs held with yellowing ½ stalk.

2 error - the expectation of the stem drying. In fact, digging bulbs is carried out prior to the start of this process, or starts to lose moisture bulb itself.

3 error - digging during flowering. During this period, it is not recommended to dig, because all the power plants aimed at developing bud, bloom, but not on the bulb development.

In this case, it will be small, which has a negative impact on the future flowering.

4 error - digging in late summer. Optimal time - the end of May - mid June. It is important to take into account climate, soil, terrain.

preliminary work

Experienced growers recommend about two weeks to cut the flowering part of the plant, remove the leaves.

In this case, it will actively develop bulbous portion.

The nature of the work carried out

Digging recommended in dry weather, so the bulbs do not rot. Hole to do more in order to, firstly, not to damage the bulbs, and secondly, dig with small "baby".

They should not be thrown away, but you can later put and get two years strong, flowering plant.

If the weather allows, you can leave for a day dug the bulbs to dry out better.

If this is not possible, they are cleaned in a dark, dry, well-ventilated room.

Only then, five days later, it is possible to carry out a thorough sorting, cleaning the bulb from the roots of the earth.

Storage

The bulbs should be kept at a sufficiently high moisture content (about 80%) at a temperature not lower than 23 C. If the humidity is lower, the bulbs can dry.

A similar situation occurs when stored at higher temperatures.

Ate the temperature is low, they may die. If they sprout, blossom or will not be quite a long time.

Lowering the temperature it is only recommended before landing.

How often dig up the bulbs

Some growers plant is left in one place for up to three years.

But it is advisable to carry out digging up the bulbs every year, because in this case the tulip grows large, strong, with a longer flowering period.