When to plant tulip bulbs. How to plant tulips in autumn correctly

Among the family of Lily perennial bulbous flowers, tulips are especially popular. They are grown both on an industrial scale and in small quantities in household plots. But you need to know when to plant tulips in the fall so that they will delight you with their flowering next spring.

Planting dates

Tulips are always planted in autumn. When and how to plant, weather conditions, namely the temperature regime, affect. It is very important for further flowering to choose the most optimal time. Landing should be carried out a month and a half before the onset of stable cold weather. The temperature of the soil should not be lower than 8-10°С, the air temperature should not be lower than 5°С. To find out, you can use meteorological information or a deep thermometer.

tulips

Already in autumn, tulips will take root, flower stalk and leaves are laid in them, and vegetation will occur at a temperature of 0-10 ° C. In the spring, after the snow melts, the bulbs will begin to grow actively.

Note! If planted too early, the tulip takes root slowly due to the elevated temperature, which can cause Fusarium infection.

Preparatory work before landing

Tulip bulbs should be planted in the soil for the winter, when the soil and planting material have been prepared.

bulb preparation

A flower infected with a fungus or infection planted in a common flower bed can lead to the death of all plants. Therefore, an important condition before planting tulip bulbs is their pre-treatment. Steps to prepare:

• Carefully inspect each specimen for damage, signs of decay and disease. A dense and dry bottom is a guarantee of vitality and health. Remove bulbs that have not passed the test from the total mass.
• Sort by size, separating small onions from large ones. This is necessary to subsequently make it easier to select material for storage and further planting.
• Get rid of the husk with gentle movements so that the plant absorbs nutrients from the soil and top dressing better and faster.
• Disinfect in a weak concentration of potassium permanganate for half an hour to prevent the formation of fungus. After that, you should immediately start disembarking. Instead of a solution, you can use purchased special products: healthy land, Vitaros, Maxim, Fundazol.

Note! If desired, you can plant bad specimens. To do this, you need to cut off the infected area, carefully, trying not to damage the layer of the inner scales. Damaged specimens also need to be disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate, then dried. It is better to plant such bulbs separately from healthy varieties of flowers.

Soil preparation

In addition to the bulbs, you should prepare the soil in which the tulips will be planted. It is worth giving preference to loamy or sandy loamy soil with a high proportion of humus. An excellent option is loose soil of high fertility, neutral acidity with a groundwater level of at least 75 cm.

If groundwater lies closer to the roots, to avoid rotting due to high humidity, care should be taken to create drainage. To do this, you can use improvised means: coarse sand, expanded clay or gravel.

In addition to the bulbs, prepare the soil

Too clay soil should be diluted with a small amount of peat and sand. Sandy soil is not the best for tulips. Due to its rapid drying, the flowers will experience a constant lack of moisture, which will adversely affect the appearance of the plant or even destroy it.

You can get rid of high acidity by resorting to liming. Not rich in nutrients and heavy soil should be fertilized with compost, ash or purchased ready-made fertilizer complexes.

Note! It is forbidden to use cow dung as top dressing, it is better to replace it with bird droppings.

Humus and wood ash are a wonderful tandem for bulbous flowers. On a square of substrate, poor in useful trace elements, 2-3 buckets of humus and about 200 g of wood ash are added.

To replenish magnesium, you can add dolomite flour. Crushed chalk or grated egg shells will help increase the calcium content. Boron will make up for boric acid, zinc - zinc sulfate.

wood ash

Attention should be paid to the selection of the place where tulips will be grown. It should be a sunny zone (the plant blooms much worse in the shade), without drafts, with a good outflow of water after rain or snow melt.

Before planting, the selected area should be rid of weeds and roots. Avgust's universal weed control roundup will help remove unwanted greens.

10-14 days before planting, the earth should be dug to a depth of 30 cm. Within 2 weeks it will compact, settle, but by the time of planting it will still be porous and moisture-intensive.

Note! Tulip bulbs are planted in their original place after 4 years. It is not recommended to plant in areas where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants have recently grown.

Planting tulips in autumn: when and how to plant

Upon completion of the preparation, the moment comes when you can plant tulips in open ground in the fall. In this case, some recommendations should be followed.

Rows should be made at a distance of about 0.3 m from each other. Between large bulbs, at least 0.1-0.15 m should be left, between small ones - about 0.05 m.

Planting tulips in rows

The depth of the hole should exceed the length of the bulb by 3 times, this will ensure the survival of the tulip in severe frosts. Size options:

• large specimens are planted to a depth of 0.15 m;
• medium - by 0.12-0.13 m;
• small - 0.05-0.1 m.

The bulbs are laid out in the holes with the bottom to the bottom, slightly pressing into the ground. In this case, movements should be as careful as possible so as not to damage the roots. A small layer of earth is poured on top. It should be carefully leveled so that water does not accumulate in holes and recesses during rains.

After planting, you need to water the grooves abundantly so that moisture reaches the bulbs.

Note! Small bulbs will turn into small flowers. Therefore, they need to be planted in the foreground. This is done so that there is access to direct sunlight, for decorative purposes, so that tall flowers do not hide smaller plants.

Rodents like to feast on bulbs, so before planting, you need to treat the bottom with a pharmaceutical preparation - Vishnevsky's ointment or use birch tar.

Recently, growing in a container has become quite popular. This method has many advantages:

• Mobility. The box can be moved to any corner of the garden.
• No risk. After the tulips have faded, you can easily dig up the bulbs without the likelihood of damage, because, as you know exactly, their location.
• Protection. A portable container is a protection against attacks by rodents and the spread of diseases from other plants.
• Convenience. As a container, you can use any means at hand: basins, buckets, flowerpots, planters, boxes, baskets.
• Way out. If the site is poor on fertile land, then planting in a pot filled with purchased earthen mixture is an excellent solution to the situation.

When growing in a container, good drainage should be built to drain water after rains. For the winter, it should be dug into the ground or compost, or placed in an unheated garage or shed.

Tulips look great next to nasturtium, fragrant tobacco, forget-me-not, daisy, viola.

To answer the question: when can tulips be planted before winter, many gardeners use the lunar calendar.

Landing by region

Aftercare

In wet autumn weather, planting material does not need additional watering. In case of a dry, arid climate, it should be watered. To know for sure whether moisture is required, you need to dig a small hole near the landing site. If the earth in it is dry, a lump does not form during compression, which means that the future plant needs watering.

Tulips are resistant to cold, so they do not need to be covered for the winter. Otherwise, they will grow ahead of time, winter poorly and bloom their buds much later. But in regions with extremely cold winters, care should be taken to mulch. As a shelter, you can use sawdust, coniferous spruce branches, fallen dry leaves.

Pruning tulips after flowering

The soil tends to crack, as a result of which cold air flows to the bulbs, and the most hardy specimens may die. Snow prevents cracks. Therefore, in order to grow beautiful flowers, a thin snow cover should be increased by raking snow from the surrounding area onto the beds.

Tulips are perhaps the most common early bulbous flowers. It is hard to imagine spring without these variegated and colorful plants: terry, fringed, peony, parrot, lily-colored. But in order for the flower beds to light up with bright flowering with the departure of winter, you should follow the recommendations for preparing and planting. By following the simple manipulations described above, you can acquire a beautiful garden decoration for many years.

tulips- almost the most popular flowers in city and country flower beds. They are unpretentious in care and delight with flowering for a long time. And in order for it to be invariably bright and magnificent, summer tulip bulbs dig out, a autumn- again planted in open ground. Experienced flower growers already know when it is better to plant tulips, but it is difficult for beginners to navigate. Tulips planted in autumn should have time to take root in the soil before the onset of frost, but not let the leaves go (otherwise they will freeze).

Tulips have been grown in our family for a long time and in huge quantities! Just look how beautiful it is:

And this is what bulbs ready for autumn planting look like:

We have there is no one clear date for the autumn planting of tulips. When they had time - then they planted. Usually we plant tulips in the third decade of September (20 - 30 of the month), but it happened later - the bulbs took root well. However, it should be noted that we do not have complex, rare varieties. Therefore, let's still take a look at summer literature to take into account all the nuances of determining the timing of planting tulips in the fall. And at the same time, let's go over and Lunar calendar for 2019 😉

1. Tulips in summer: cleaning and storage.
2. What month to plant tulips in the fall.
3. Favorable days according to the lunar calendar 2019.
4. Secrets of autumn planting.
5. Photo of blooming tulips in our garden.

One of the issues of the magazine "My Blooming Garden" tells in great detail about the storage of tulips in the summer, as well as the features of autumn planting. Let's look at this source first.

Tulips in summer: cleaning and storage

So, at the beginning of summer (June-July), tulip bulbs are dug up, dried and put away for storage. And here I would like to dwell on this moment (it seemed to us very important): during storage in the summer, the author of the article recommends observe the temperature regime:

• The first 2 days after digging up the tulip bulbs are dried in the fresh air under a canopy,
• For the next 10-12 days, the bulbs are dried in a room adapted for drying at a temperature of 22-24 degrees Celsius.
• The bulbs are cleaned and stored until mid-August at a temperature of +20 degrees.
• From mid-August until the time of planting in the fall in open ground, it is recommended to store the bulbs at 17 degrees Celsius.

Why dig up tulips at all and then plant them outdoors again in the fall? It is believed that this contributes to lush flowering and better development of daughter bulbs.

Tulips in autumn: what month to plant?

The author of the brochure "My Blooming Garden" recommends planting tulip bulbs in autumn in open ground in the second half of September. Bulbs planted at this time have time to take root well before the onset of frost. It is also important to observe the temperature regime. In the zone of occurrence of the bulb, the temperature for 7 days should not be higher than +10 degrees.

In the journal "Homestead Farming" a more accurate landing date is given: from September 15 to October 5. It is also said that the fastest rooting takes place at a soil temperature of 5-7 degrees, and if it is higher, the bulbs take root more slowly and are more often affected by diseases.

What happens if you plant the bulbs earlier?

• They say that this will not have the best effect on plants in the spring: on a stem that has started to grow early, you can see damaged leaves or buds.

And if you delay the planting and plant the tulips late?

• Bulbs will take root poorly and suffer from frost.

The lunar calendar says...

In the month of September 2019

• from 1 to 5 September,
• from 7 to 9 September,
• from 17 to 24 September,
• September 26,
• September 30th.

• September 10 and 11,
• from 13 to 15 September,
• from 27 to 29 September.

In the month of October 2019 favorable days for landing tulips and other bulbous flowers:

• from 4 to 7 October,
• from 9 to 12 October,
• from 15 to 17 October,
• from 19 to 21 October*,
• from 23 to 27 October*.

* In the second half of the month, it is very, very late to plant tulips.

Unfavorable days for planting any crops, including flowers:

• from 7 to 9 October,
• from 12 to 14 October,
• from 27 to 29 October.

How to plant?

Tulips are planted on ridges or flower beds 10-12 cm high. For planting, they dig holes and pour clean river sand on the bottom (layer 2-3 cm). The sand will protect the bottom of the bulb from the penetration of pathogenic bacteria. The bulb is lowered into the hole with the bottom down, it is also sprinkled with river sand from the sides, and soil on top. Please note: the layer of earth above the onion should be twice its height. And if the soil is sandy, then deepen another 1-3 cm.

In conclusion, the tulips are watered and the beds are mulched with peat or humus (a layer of about 6 cm).

Spacing between bulbs:

• Large bulbs (3.5 cm +) are planted at a distance of 20 cm in a row and 20 cm between rows,
• Small bulbs (3 - 3.5 cm) are planted at a distance of 10 cm in a row and 20 cm between rows,
• Very small onions (less than 3 cm in diameter) can be planted even more often.

Our tulips 2012: photo

Our tulips 2016: photo

Our tulips 2017: photo

Planting tulips in the fall has become a traditional preparation for decorating a summer cottage in the spring. Due to their versatility and beauty, primroses are in excellent demand. To grow these wonderful flowers in your flower bed, you need to correctly plant tulips in the fall. With proper observance of the conditions, the buds will begin to please with long flowering from early spring.

Features of landing in the Moscow region

The Moscow region cannot be called a place with harsh climatic conditions, but the winter here is quite cold and snowy. And the terrain near the area is flat, poorly protected from winds - strong and gusty. Despite this, the suburbs of the Moscow region are considered a suitable region for growing various crops, although the area does not have sufficient environmental attractiveness.

It is recommended to plant tulip bulbs in autumn at the end of September. But in the Moscow region, a change in climatic conditions has recently been observed in the direction of increasing temperatures and warm autumn, so the planting date is sometimes shifted to early October. To calculate the optimal time, you need to monitor the temperature. As soon as it drops to +10 ° C, work can begin, following the universal algorithm for planting tulips.

Features of landing in Siberia

The winter period in Siberia is accompanied by severe frosts, the soil freezes up to one and a half meters. Therefore, Siberia is not very suitable for planting tulips in autumn, but this does not mean that it is impossible to grow primroses here. It will not be easy for a flower to survive, even if spring has already come: sudden snowfalls can begin and destroy the first shoots.

To grow tulips in this area, you must follow the following rules:

1. Pick the right varieties. You can try planting tulips Diana and General de Wet or Brilliant Star. Terry varieties are also suitable, but always of an early category.
2. Use exclusively healthy and strong bulbs for planting: without damage, mold and other defects.
3. Plant the plant where it will be protected from harsh winds. For example, near a house or a dense fence.
4. The place should be with good lighting, and the soil is fertile and loose. If this is not the case, peat, manure, humus should be added, deoxidized if necessary.

Advice! When winter comes, Siberia is covered with snow. This is good for tulips: the snow cover will protect the bulbs. For greater effect, you can cover the place where the tulips were planted with additional snow.

Features of landing in the Urals

The climate in the Urals can change. Sharply continental turns into temperate continental. Winter, as in Siberia, is harsh, spring has to wait a long time, and summer does not please the inhabitants with hot days and passes quickly.

The region is distinguished by a huge amount of rainfall. But some places are protected by mountains, and cold winds cannot harm the vegetation. In any case, the rules for planting tulips in autumn in the Urals must be determined depending on the part of the region where the planting is planned. Some rules that are universal for residents of all districts can be identified immediately:

• flowers should be planted in an open space with good access to sunlight for plants;
• the soil must be prepared before planting if it has ceased to be fertile and loose;
• do not violate the timing of planting, so that the roots of the flower have time to grow and prepare for frost.

Attention! In the central part of the Urals, gardening and planting tulips can be started from September 10, and it is desirable to have time to do everything before the 20th. If landing is planned in the southern part, you can postpone landing until mid-October.

How to plant tulips in autumn

In order for tulips to take root in the soil, at least a month must pass. And if you plant late, the flower bulbs will not be able to grow roots by the first frost. This will result in delayed or no flowering. Tulips planted at the wrong time will grow weak and sickly. The best time to start planting tulips is the end of September.

But experts advise focusing not on calendar numbers, but on weather conditions. If the soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm is 8-10 ° C, you can safely plant flowers. There will be no problems with rooting, and the flowers will grow healthy and on time.

Preparing tulips for planting in the fall

If tulip bulbs were not sorted by size during the laying of tulip bulbs for storage, the first thing to do in the fall is to start with it: during subsequent planting in the ground, you need to focus on the diameter of the bulbs.

After that follows:

• make a careful inspection of the bulbs;
• peel off easily separated or deformed husks;
• disinfect with special means;
• special treatment with minor damage.

Advice! It is recommended to remove the upper hard husk, because under it there may be foci of various infections and diseases.

Peeled bulbs absorb nutrients better. But the peel should be removed with great care to reduce the risk of damage to the planting material.

How to process tulips before planting in the fall

To disinfect and disinfect the bulbs, they are treated with various means.

The following solutions are used:

1. From 2 g of potassium permanganate per 10 liters of water. Soak 1 hour.
2. With the use of 2 ml of the drug "Vitaros" per liter of water. For 30 minutes.
3. 30 g "Fundazol" per 10 liters of water. Soaking time - 60 minutes.
4. 1 drop of "Epin" per 2 liters of water. The bulbs should lie in the solution for a day.

Dosage based on several bulbs. To process a larger amount, it is increased proportionally.

Choosing and preparing a landing site

For tulips, it is recommended to choose a site with fairly good lighting, but slightly shaded, where there are no strong winds. It is desirable that the place was with a slight slope. So the melt water after the snow drains faster, without harming the bulbs in the ground. The presence of depressions on the site is not allowed so that moisture does not stagnate.

The soil for planting should be chosen light, fertile, not acidified. The latter criterion is very important, since tulips grown in soil with such an acidic reaction produce underdeveloped flowers, and subsequent forcing becomes impossible.

The site for planting must be prepared in advance, one and a half months in advance. The earth is loosened about 30–40 cm deep and fertilized with humus or compost. Do not use fresh manure.

Tulips should be planted in different places every year. You can return to already used only after 3-4 years. You can not plant flowers in places where onions, asters, lilies or gladioli used to grow.

How deep to plant tulips in autumn

It is believed that the depth of planting tulips in the fall in the ground should not exceed 15 centimeters, depending on the size. The traditional way to determine depth is to multiply the height of the bulb by 3.

When planting, large bulbs are placed in the center of the flower bed, small ones - at the edges. So that they do not interfere with each other in the process of growth, you need to correctly calculate the distance between them. Between large specimens leave 10 cm, and between small ones - 5-8 cm.

Attention! No need to press the bulbs into the ground. They should simply be laid out in the holes along the grooves.

Planting scheme for tulips in autumn

The universal scheme for planting tulip bulbs looks like this:

1. Make rows or holes at intervals of 30 cm.
2. The depth is calculated: 8–10 cm is enough for children, 12 cm for medium bulbs, and 15 cm for large bulbs.
3. Start planting bottom down at a distance of 10 cm from each other.
4. They fall asleep with earth.

How to plant tulips in containers in autumn

An ideal way to save time and effort when digging up the bulbs later is to plant tulips in pots in the fall. Containers can be placed in optimal soil for growing tulips if the quality of the land on the existing plot is unsatisfactory. Containers will help keep the bulbs from freezing, keep their appearance and good condition, especially if the containers are additionally insulated.

The process of planting tulips in containers in autumn is very simple. It is necessary to dig holes and place containers with tulips in them in the fall, at the end of September. The holes are dug to fit the containers. Sand is placed on top, and the bulbs themselves are placed on it. The rows are covered with earth and mulched with a layer of 2 cm.

Transplanting tulips in autumn

Important! For transplanting tulips in the fall to another place, a day is selected with an air temperature of about 10 ° C. Tubers are dug up only in good weather, without rain and wind.

Depending on the region, transplantation begins in the fall. In the southern strip, this is done by the end of October. The middle lane is recommended to transplant in the middle of the same month, and the northern regions can start as early as mid-September.

You can not plant tulips in the ground, warmed by the sun due to favorable weather conditions. They can easily sprout and in the spring they will no longer be able to please with their flowering.

Not only the external environment must be ready for landing. The bulbs also show signs of readiness. It is a yellow-brown shade and a dried stem.

Care after landing

Follow-up care includes the following:

• abundant watering;
• weed removal;
• loosening;
• triple feeding.

Conclusion

It is difficult to find a cottage where tulips would not be planted in the fall. These flowers are beautiful, it is not difficult to grow them if you follow the rules for planting, preparing planting material and soil for growing.

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The beauty of a spring flower bed must be taken care of in advance, which is why planting tulips in the fall is so popular. This will give the tubers time to take root well and with the first arrival of heat they will give strong sprouts. The timing of planting tulips in the fall, as well as how far it is necessary to deepen the tubers and other features of growing these unpretentious flowers, are discussed in our article.

An important issue of planting tulips is the optimal planting time. If the onions are planted too early, they will have time to sprout, which will inevitably freeze out with the onset of cold weather. On the other hand, planting tulips late in the fall does not give the plants a chance to take root, so they are more likely to freeze.

Focus on the following timelines:

• In the Middle lane and the Moscow region, it is advisable to plant tulips in mid-September-early October.
• Tulip planting in the Urals in autumn starts in early September. For the southern region, you can postpone the deadline for a week or two, completing work in the middle of the month.
• The northern regions are also quite suitable for the autumn planting of tulips, only work is carried out at the end of August.
• In the Kuban, the climate is milder, so planting tulips in winter can be postponed until mid-October.

Temperature indicators are also important. Tulip planting time can vary depending on weather conditions, so it is very difficult to guess the ideal date. Usually, you can start planting bulbous plants if the temperature in the ground at a depth of 10-15 centimeters is around 7-10 degrees. It is also worth paying attention to nighttime indicators. In the event that the air temperature is stable at +3, it is not worth postponing the planting of tulips. In the event of an unexpected cold snap, it is necessary to provide a protective shelter for the planted onions. If frost does not come within three to four weeks, the plants have a good chance of successfully rooting and flowering next spring.

How to plant tulips

Before landing, be sure to carry out preparatory work. They consist in preparing the site and soil, calibrating the planting material, as well as providing the plant with all the necessary substances and moisture. Preparing tulips for planting is not as difficult as it might seem, the main thing is to take into account the possible nuances and focus on the basic rules for growing this crop.

How to plant tulips in autumn:

• A place for growing tulips must be chosen illuminated and slightly elevated to prevent stagnation of melt water.
• It is also worth taking care of shelter from drafts. In blown areas, the stems of plants will be thin and fragile, and the buds themselves will be small.
• The earth must first be dug up and fertilized. Too dense soil is diluted with sand - so it will be easier for young sprouts to break through.
• For fertilizer, phosphorus and potassium would be suitable options. Nitrogen top dressing will be needed in the spring, during the period of growth of green mass. If the soil is acidic, it must be alkalized. Wood ash is ideal for these purposes, which is poured half a glass into each hole.
• On depleted soils, fertilizer in the form of compost, humus, dolomite flour and potassium nitrate is well suited.
• The day before planting, the prepared area is well watered, the landing is carried out on a sunny day.
• It is necessary to deepen the onions based on the climatic regions of cultivation. Typically, the planting depth of tulips is 10-15 centimeters.
• Before planting, be sure to select the largest and strongest onions - only good flowers can be obtained from them.
• You can also treat the planting material with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for additional disinfection from diseases.
• Soaking onions in growth stimulants is undesirable, because the first sprouts may appear just before the frost and inevitably freeze.
• Planting bulbs can be carried out at your discretion. Recently, a method of planting in special boxes and baskets has been popular, so in the summer it will be easier to dig out all the tubers for further storage.

Planting tulips before winter does not provide for further watering and top dressing. However, in very dry weather, the bulbs will not be able to take root, so usually a week after planting, the ground can be moistened.

Many important nuances of the autumn planting of tulips can be found in the attached video.

Storing tulips before planting

In the case when the planting of tulips is carried out in the fall, the correct storage and timing of digging out the bulbs becomes an important issue. On this account, I also have my own nuances, because germination and further flowering depend on the quality of the planting material. Tulip bulbs often grow in one place for many years without the slightest intervention. At the same time, planting and caring for tulips, especially rare varieties, includes mandatory digging and sizing of tubers. If this is not done, the onions become smaller, deepen into the ground and may not bloom at all the next year.

To prevent this, there is a practice of summer digging of tubers and further storage until autumn or spring, depending on when re-planting into the soil is planned.

How is this procedure carried out:

• It is necessary to wait until the leaves are completely dry.
• The tubers are carefully dug up.
• It is necessary to clean them from the ground, to separate the small "kids".
• Onions are sorted by size and dried for at least three to four days in a dry, dark place.
• In the future, the bulbs are best stored in a dry cellar or pantry. You can adapt nylon tights or stockings for these purposes.

Immediately before the autumn planting, tulips must be reviewed again, the strongest and most viable specimens must be selected and planted according to the algorithm described above. Small tubers are usually discarded or planted in spring. In the first year they have a very low chance of blooming, but under favorable conditions they can grow and be used for planting next year.

When is the best time to plant tulips in spring?

For those gardeners who did not have time to plant tulips in the fall, it can be advised to carry out work with the onset of the first warm weather. As soon as the snow melts in the selected area, it is necessary to clear and dig the ground, plant prepared onions and cover the ground with branches and needles. Agrofibre, as well as straw, are also suitable for shelter. Such a “fur coat” will reliably protect the tubers, and in the event of a late snowfall, it will cover from frost. The first shoots will appear no earlier than in a month, and flowering will most likely move for a few more weeks. However, spring planting of tulip bulbs also has its advantages, because this way you can extend the flowering period and provide the flower bed with an attractive appearance for a long time.

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Tulips are a beautiful flower that is one of the first to appear in spring. It is a great garden decoration. Therefore, many summer residents are engaged in its cultivation.

This flower will decorate the backyard, if you know the timing and nuances of planting. Experienced gardeners note that bulbs are best planted in the fall.

If this is done too early, then a green mass will appear, as a result of which the culture will die. And if you carry out planting work late, then the flower will not have time to take root.

Of course, this can be done in the spring, but then the plant will bloom too late, will be susceptible to various infectious diseases, and the appearance will leave much to be desired.

The disembarkation procedure is a responsible matter, so in this article we will analyze all the necessary rules, subject to which, your site will be pleasing to the eye.

Gardeners adhere to certain deadlines for planting flowers. Some are guided by their own observations and experience. And others prefer to follow the recommendations of the lunar calendar.

It is important to note that several calendars are created annually based on the phases of the moon, so you should not completely trust this information. Also, dates may vary. In any case, planting work is carried out from September to the end of November.

Auspicious days:

• September: 1-8, 12-15, 27-30;
• October: 4, 5, 10-16, 16-22;
• November: 4-6, 25-29.

Once again, these dates do not guarantee that your flowers will develop safely and bloom in early spring. It is necessary to take into account the temperature regime and the place of residence.

Tulip planting dates in autumn in different regions

Russia is a huge country, so climatic conditions can vary greatly in different areas. Before planting beautiful flowers, read the information about the timing of planting work in certain regions. Below is a table with this information.

We take these dates as a basis, but take into account the temperature conditions. It is necessary to plant tulips in autumn, provided that the soil temperature is +8 - +10 degrees. If the temperature is lower, then the plant may die, and if it is higher, then the green mass will appear above the ground ahead of time.

Some gardeners successfully plant flowers in sub-zero temperatures. In this case, it is necessary to perform mulching, as well as cover the bed with a thick layer of snow. This will provide optimal conditions for the normal development of culture.

How to process tulips before planting before winter

Flowers, like any other plants, are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Therefore, before planting them in open ground, it is necessary to process the bulbs.

First of all, we sort out the tubers. Material on which traces of decay or damage are found does not make sense to use. Small bulbs can be planted in the fall, but then you should not wait for flowering in the first year, as the plant will not have time to take root and get stronger.

The tubers must be processed immediately before planting. We put them in a disinfectant solution one hour before planting. We are waiting for some time for them to dry.

To prepare the product, stir 2 g of potassium permanganate in a bucket of water. Soaking the material in this mixture allows you to destroy harmful bacteria.

You can prepare other solutions:

• In 10 liters of water, stir 30 g of foundationazole;
• In a container with 2 liters of water, add 1 drop of epin. In this tool, the tubers are soaked for one day.
• In a liter of liquid, stir 2 ml of Vitaros.

The bulbs do not need to be rinsed with clean water after soaking.

How to plant tulips outdoors in autumn

If you have decided on the timing of planting, prepared the bulbs, then you can start planting a flower before winter. Before this, the soil must be dug up, ash, compost and other fertilizers must be added to it. Tulips do well in slightly alkaline soil.

For more information about the procedure for planting flowers in the fall, see the following video:

Landing work is recommended to be carried out in calm and sunny weather. Holes should be prepared early in the morning. If the soil is too dry, then we pre-wet it with water. In order not to damage the tubers, they do not need to be pressed into the ground. Do everything carefully.

How deep to plant tulips

Another significant factor in the successful development of flowers is the depth of planting. It largely depends on the size of the bulbs. This is a very important point to be taken into account.

Adhere to the following rules:

• Very small planting material - 4 cm;
• Small tubers - 9 cm;
• Medium - 12 cm;
• Large bulbs - 15 cm.

Some gardeners determine the optimal depth as follows: the height of the tuber is multiplied by three.

It is also necessary to take into account the distance between the holes. It should be about 15 cm. And if you dig up the bulbs every year and plant them in the fall in a small flower bed, then they can be planted at a distance of 5 cm.

How to protect tulips from mice in winter

Rodents in the country are a real problem. They destroy crops and all kinds of plants. Mice eat everything indiscriminately. But even today there are no one hundred percent ways to get rid of these pests. However, there are some effective methods.

One of the most effective ways is to plant plants next to flowers that contain harmful substances that repel mice. These crops include black root and daffodils.

The problem can be solved with the help of mechanical devices. That is, the bulbs should be planted in the fall in a plastic bottle or container, and then buried in the ground.

Boxes and pots with small holes are also suitable. For the same purpose, a metal mesh is used. This method helps to protect tulips in some cases.

Specialized stores sell modern mousetraps, chemicals, and various repellers. Often, a cat helps to effectively deal with mice in the area.

Caring for tulips outdoors

In order for the flowers to develop well and bloom in early spring, they need to be regularly and properly looked after. But it doesn't take much effort or time from you.

After planting the plant, it is necessary to loosen the soil for two weeks. This procedure accelerates the rooting of culture. If any weeds appear in the garden, they should be removed immediately.

Tulips need additional feeding. At the initial stage, they must be provided with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. To do this, in winter, you can use peat or humus.

These flowers are not afraid of frost, but if you want most of the bulbs to give beautiful flowers, then take care of it. With the first frosts, mulch the bed, and, if possible, cover with spruce branches.

If you are late with planting, then we cover the soil with compost or peat 10 cm thick. This will help to safely survive negative temperatures.

Do not forget to constantly care for tulips in the spring, after the appearance of green mass and during flowering.

These tips will help you effortlessly grow tulips in your garden that will grace your landscape for a long period of time.