Planting tulips in autumn

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Beautiful spring flowers are often used for landscaping. They do not need special care, they attract with their unpretentiousness to different conditions. Getting high-quality seedlings depends on several factors, because tulips are planted in autumn, taking into account simple rules.

Planting tulips in autumn

Dates for planting

Planting tulip bulbs in flower beds or in boxes on the site is done in advance. It takes about 3-4 weeks for them to take root completely. Planting tulips on time is due to the peculiarities of the development of the plant. At the first stage, the root system is activated, the first shoots are released, reaching the surface of the earth. The second stage begins in the spring, when tulips direct all their forces towards flowering.

It is worth planting tulips in the fall for the winter in a warm season, when the temperature at night does not drop below 10 ° C, and the earth warms up to 8 ° C. The lower temperature means that the bulbs will not take root and cannot develop before the first frost. High rates force the leaves to prematurely release arrows, form peduncles, which threatens the plant with death from the cold, exhaustion before wintering.

The best time for planting tulips in the fall before winter is from mid-September to the last days of October. In most regions of Russia and Belarus, work on laying a new flower bed is carried out until the beginning of November, when cold snaps begin. Regional planting of tulips in the fall in the ground in the country depends on the characteristics of the season:

1. In the Moscow region, the optimal dates for planting tulips are from September 10 to October 20. You can plant tulips in any way, taking into account the weather conditions. Often people are guided by the lunar calendar or check the soil.
2. Horticultural planting in the Urals is worth considering the area. On the territory of the Middle Urals, tulips are planted in autumn in mid-September, in the southern regions - until October 15.
3. Conditions in Siberia are harsh. Frosts come early here, so it is worth starting planting at the end of August. If the end of summer is warm, then planting tulips in the fall is allowed until October.
4. The landing rules in the Leningrad region do not differ from the Moscow region. It is worth planting tulips in autumn in the first half of September or during Indian summer, when the air temperature meets the requirements.

Preparation and landing

It depends on the description of the variety whether the flowers will be grown using bulbs in the open field and a greenhouse, or by seeds in specially equipped trays with a drainage system. A popular type of planting tulips at home is placement in pots, baskets and plastic bottles. To plant the plants, they choose the right place and take care of the preparation and processing.

Soil preparation

For planting in the fall, a sunny place, protected from strong winds, is suitable.Excess water should not accumulate in the thickness of the soil, therefore, different devices are arranged in swampy areas, using the best ideas and schemes. Before planting tulips, it is required to check the acidity level well. The best option is a neutral or slightly alkaline soil balance.

Heavy clay soil is not suitable for tulip planting technology. If the soil turns out to be acidic, add 400 g of chalk or hydrated lime.

To correct the composition of the soil and reduce its density, a small amount of fine sand is added. It is good to plant flowers in sandy loam, peat and other light soils.

In order for the roots of a young plant to receive enough nutrients in spring, tulips are supplied with organic fertilizers in autumn. The land on the site is dug to a depth of 25-30 cm a month before the start of planting work. At about the same autumn or summer time, the area is treated with Roundup to remove weeds. It is allowed to plant flowers in the same place 4-5 years after the break.

Planting in the ground in autumn

For flowers, correct planting is important.

They prefer to plant tulips in autumn more often than in spring. The uniqueness of these bulbous plants lies in the mandatory cooling period before flowering. Staying in the ground in winter creates ideal conditions for a rapid metabolism, so that tulips bloom in spring.

With the correct planting of tulips with bulbs, the following sequence of actions is followed:

1. The depth of the pits is equal to three diameters of the head; insufficient deepening can lead to the loss of a flower due to frost. Mineral fertilizers, which include chlorine, are not applied in the autumn; they choose a specialized feeding for bulbous plants. 2-3 cm of river sand is placed on the fertilizer layer to create drainage.
2. Flower beds are allowed to be dug in the vicinity of other spring bulbs, for example, crocuses and daffodils, but they cannot be planted together. A distance of 25-30 cm is maintained between them. The planting material is placed every 10 cm from each other. The larger the tulip bulb prepared for planting in the fall, the deeper it is placed in the furrow of the bed.
3. It is unacceptable to plant plants with children with rotten dark spots; only healthy, one-color specimens are chosen. You can plant late and early varieties together. Before transferring to the ground, the seed is soaked in a 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate to prevent fungal diseases and create a protective barrier. After getting wet for 1-2 hours, they immediately start planting tulips in the ground in order to prevent premature root development.
4. Before planting tulips in the fall, the soil is watered with plenty of water. Each onion is well sprinkled with ashes, sand on top, then covered with a soil substrate. Trample the surface of the beds so that the bulbs are not washed with water during the rainy season and melting snow.
5. Autumn planting of tulips involves placing them according to varieties and sizes. Blooming late varieties are placed closer to the center of the flower bed, early and small ones are pushed back some distance. The plots look beautiful when the plants emerge in waves - each on a certain date and in a certain month - mixed with other species. The cultivation of plants for such combined flower beds takes place in a separate area.

Care rules after landing

In autumn, tulips are prepared for successful rooting and wintering. Therefore, the main task of the gardener is to keep the bulbs in a moderately active state. It is not allowed to peck fresh shoots through the soil layer, flowers emerge only in spring at certain times.

The main tasks of good tulip care in autumn:

• watering only in dry weather, no more than twice a week;
• when the soil freezes to a depth of 5 cm, the beds are covered with mulch - peat, sawdust, straw, the layer thickness for frost protection is 3-5 cm;
• so that the bulbs do not rot and mold does not appear, in central Russia, a shelter is made no earlier than November;
• the bulbs of tulips planted in autumn are not dug out at the onset of early frosts;
• cut flowers of the same species also need warmth, shelter for the winter, and dug up babies are stored in a dark, cool place at home.

Reasons for the lack of seedlings

If the flowers did not rise when the warmth came, then serious mistakes were made when planting tulips in autumn by children or adult bulbs. The novice gardener is often unable to correctly calculate the depth at which the planting material is placed. Early germinated plants suffer frost damage if they are located too close to the edge of the soil.

There are other common reasons:

1. The bulbs are too deep. If you had to plant tulips far from the surface of the earth, then the earth is slightly excavated, the top layer of the earth is removed. Often they simply do not have enough strength to sprout.
2. Melt water. With a sharp thaw, there is an increased soil moisture. If at the same time a severe frost hit, then the flowers will not go for distillation, but will die. A flower garden or flower bed is located on a small hill. In such conditions, a natural drainage system is created.
3. The presence of garden pests. Tubers often spoil shrews or mice. They can damage the roots. It is necessary to carry out preventive treatment of bulbs from rodents.
4. Fungal disease. When buying, it is worth assessing the condition of the plant. If infected tulips are planted in the fall, they will harm hyacinths and lilies. To destroy the fungus, it is required to soak the tubers in a solution of potassium permanganate. The place of excavation is also processed with a special compound, which is bought in a specialized store.

Conclusion

It is recommended to plant tulips in autumn, subject to all the rules and deadlines. To ensure the safety of plants until spring flowering, they are looked after. One of the ways to plant flowers is to plant in hand-made boxes, containers or other containers for the winter, followed by transplanting into the soil in the spring. Gardeners in Russia and Belarus are advised to take maximum care of plants.