We grow tulips to celebrate the March 8

Would you like to have 8 March in his blossoming tyulpanchiki home? It is time to put them in a pot.

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If you are tulips in an open ground planting in the month of September, in the pot for forcing should be planted in late October-early November. Why this time? Because the bulbs must go through a period of deep rest and cooling. At this time the bulbs are formed flower buds. The duration of rest periods (12-16 weeks) and will depend on the quality of flowering.

For the distillation of all varieties are not suitable, you need to read the information on the packaging at the time of purchase. There should be separately noted, that can be used for forcing. Typically, this approach undersized tulips. Or planting is mid or middle class, which will bloom to the Women's Day (Eric Hofso,Vivex, Parade,Oxford).

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You need to choose a good quality soil for planting with the full range of nutrients. Pour it into a pot and place there are several bulbs (can be planted firmly on the distance of 2 cm from each other, up to 5 units, depending on the size of the seed and container size). The bulbs are collected on 3.5 cm in diameter.

You can put each bulb in a separate pot, as you wish.

The bulbs are required to soak in the solution of potassium permanganate before planting for 30 minutes (can be also used for this preparation "Maxim", "fitosporin"). Plant must be deep, 2-3 cm bulbs top must be covered with soil. Then remove the basement, a cellar, a refrigerator for 14-16 weeks at positive temperatures of from 7 to 9 degrees. In January sprouts to appear.

Next, the pot is placed on a light windowsill in the room with warmth. This is about the middle-end of January. The formation of the stem and bud need about a month. Watered as the soil dries. lighting can be used for better growth.

Before cold clean pot, the soil must shed fitosporin solution (1 teaspoon to 1 liter of water).

Besides tulips for forcing approach and other bulbous plants: crocuses, hyacinths, Galanthus, melkotsvetkovye daffodils. They are planted in the same way as the tulips.

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