How to grow tulips in a pot at home?

Tulips are everyone's favorite colorful flowers that appear in spring. The variety of varieties and varieties allows you to satisfy the requirements of even the most fastidious gardeners. These flowers are very delicate and noble, they can symbolize different messages for the recipient of the bouquet. Red, of course, will mean a declaration of love, and a bouquet of white tulips, a request for forgiveness. Let's talk about how you can grow tulips yourself at home in a pot.

It is believed that the homeland of tulips is Holland, however, in fact, they were brought to Europe from Asia. These flowers belong to the Liliaceae class. The closest relative is the lily. In total, there are about 2000 varieties and varieties in the world.

Tulips can be grown from seeds and bulbs. The first method is very lengthy and more complicated. It will take 5-6 years from the moment of planting the seeds to the receipt of the flower. This method is used when breeding new varieties. The lifespan of a bulbous flower is 2 years. It can be grown in the ground or at home.

Sooner or later, every lover of flowering plants has a question about how to grow tulips in a pot. They are quite unpretentious flowers, so even a beginner can cope with this task. And growing flowers with your own hands by March 8 in a pot will be doubly pleasant. Let's make a reservation right away that this article will focus exclusively on growing tulips from bulbs.

So, if you decide to start growing this flower at home, then you should remember that not all varieties are suitable for this task. Different varieties and types are adapted to different conditions. Low-growing varieties are best suited. Tall tulips are more difficult to grow, and they are more susceptible to various diseases. The most suitable varieties are: "Parade", "London", "Oxford", "Aristocrat", "Lustige Vitve". This is the most popular and unpretentious five. The varieties are listed in order from most popular to less popular.

So when is the best time to plant flowers in a pot? It is important to observe the cycle of plant growth and development and plant them in the same period when they are planted in the ground - in September. This is suitable for bulbs that you have dug up from the soil. If purchased material is used, then you can plant in a pot with the onset of cold weather. Thus, you can get flowers for the holiday of lovers or by March 8, it all depends on the variety and growing conditions.

So, in order to grow these beautiful flowers on the windowsill, we need a pot and soil.

A medium-sized pot is quite suitable, because the root system of tulips is not very developed. It has long been known that a natural clay pot is more close to natural conditions.

You can pour peat into the pot by adding a little sand to it. Garden soil, mixed in equal amounts with manure or compost and a little flavored with wood shavings, is also suitable. You should be careful with the soil from the garden, because with it you can bring in microorganisms that can ruin the flower. If you plan to use the land from the garden, it should be dried well in advance in the sun, sprinkled on a flat surface.

Tulips are a crop that does not like wind, direct sunlight and drafts. The flower reacts subtly to moisture. Will gratefully accept spraying, but only if you water the stem and leaves, and not the flower itself.

You can properly plant bulbs at home both in a pot and in containers. The disembarkation is carried out at a distance of 1 centimeter from each other. Flowers are placed in a pot with soil so that ⅔ of the bulb is in the ground.

There is also a high probability that after collection, they were sufficiently dried and the temperature regime for their storage was observed. However, if you decide to plant the bulbs from the soil, then before planting it is better to hold them for about 30 minutes in cool water with potassium permanganate. Disinfection will take place, which will avoid rotting of the seed and plant disease in the future. After that, you can land in the ground.

After planting, the bulbs should be watered with water. For a more favorable ripening, you can make for planting a solution for the first irrigation, consisting of 5 liters of water and 10 grams of calcium nitrate. Thus, you get a 0.2% solution. If, after watering, the soil shrinks, you should add soil so that the bulbs are visible on? from the ground, as written above.

After planting, the pot or special container should be taken to a cool place, the temperature in which does not exceed 10 degrees. Occasionally you can look in and make sure that the ground is not dry. But very wet ones should also be avoided. It should be slightly damp, otherwise the bulbs may rot if there is excess moisture or dry out if there is insufficient watering.

If the temperature regime is respected, then watering once every 10-14 days will be enough. After about 2-3 weeks, the first shoots will appear from the bulbs. When their length reaches about 5-6 centimeters, they can be brought into a warmer room.

Pots or containers should be placed in a bright place, but not in direct sunlight or under a radiator. Perhaps it will be a table near the window. Drafts should also be avoided.

Flowers should be watered about 2 times a week. The earth should not dry out, but it is definitely not worth pouring the plant. Leaves can be sprayed with water in dry rooms.

For better and faster growth of the flower and its protection from bacteria, it is better to use a special dressing for tulips, which are sold in large quantities in specialized flower shops. One feeding will be enough.

The most dangerous mushrooms for tulips are mushrooms. They penetrate into the flower bulb itself and destroy it. The cause of the appearance of fungal diseases is high humidity. It is possible to dry the bulb incorrectly without observing the temperature regime, then it will already initially be sick. Or you can plant a bulb and take care of it incorrectly, then inflammatory processes will begin to appear in the ground.

Due to the fungus, the flower becomes weak, lethargic, may release an arrow and not bloom. The most dangerous fungal infections are gray rot, white rot, typhulosis, root rot, fusarium.

Viral diseases are also dangerous for flowers. Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for viral infections such as variegation and August disease. In the case of variegation, spots and stripes on the petals are observed. Previously it was believed that this is a new variety of tulips and gardeners even tried to breed such flowers in large numbers, however, today it is reliably known that petals infected with a virus acquire a different color.It can be brought in by birds, insects, including those living in the ground, and even by a person himself when cutting a flower (in the event that, for example, if the juice from a sick tulip gets on the stem or petals of a healthy one).

August disease manifests itself in the form of an ugly curvature of the stem, flower leaves. The virus affects the growth and development of tulips. Both the bulb itself (rotting will be visible on it), and the stems and leaves (light spots will be visible on them) can be affected. This virus is transmitted from the weeds on which it constantly lives. Unfortunately, the affected bulbs cannot be cured and must be destroyed.

Bacteria and microorganisms, as well as insects that live in the ground, are no less dangerous for tulips. Depending on what symptoms the tulip has, appropriate treatment is undertaken. This can be either spraying or watering the plant with the necessary solutions.... The addition of ash, magnesium, sodium may also be needed.

The disease weakens the flowers, disrupts the cycle of his life. Even by releasing the arrow, the tulip may not bloom. If the flower grew strong, and yellowness began to appear on the leaves, pay attention to whether you have changed the location of the plant, whether it is standing in a draft. Be sure to check if there is enough sunlight for the flower, if the lighting is normal for it. This is the first reason for yellow and weak leaves, provided that the tulip has grown strong and healthy before.

It is important to establish the cause of the disease as early as possible and eliminate it. Otherwise, the flowering of these beautiful flowers can not wait. Indoor flowers feel when they are lovingly grown, when they are properly cared for. They will gratefully respond to your efforts with beautiful, fresh, bright and large flowers.

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