How to grow tulips at home and in a greenhouse?

Flowers growing in pots are considered a good decoration for any room. Especially because recently growing flowers in pots is becoming not only popular, but also fashionable business. However, many people who often ask themselves the question "how to grow tulips" simply do not know where to start. But with the right approach to the matter, it is very easy to grow tulips.

So, how to grow tulips in an apartment? In this regard, you can go in several ways. That is, either grow simple "yard" tulips first in pots, and then already transplant them to a flower bed, or buy immediately decorative flowers and grow on your windowsill throughout the year. True, it is worth paying special attention to soil in which tulips will grow. Those. The soil must be chernozem, in which a small amount of charcoal should be added. If the tulips grow in such a soil, they will grow very quickly.

This question can not be approached anyhow. Cultivate tulips should be with the forcing of bulbs. This is usually done in the fall. As a rule, for these purposes it is necessary to stock up in advance a pot of the necessary diameter, into which the bulb should be planted. Initially planted bulbs of tulips of early varieties. This is done so that the tulips begin to bloom early in the winter. And then the bulbs of late varieties are planted, so that the flowers appear in the spring.

Tulips do not tolerate direct sunlight, they are afraid of drafts and sudden "jumps" of temperatures. Therefore, knowing how to grow tulips correctly, and you should choose a place on which to put a pot.

When tulips bloom, the main task is to preserve their flowering. At such times, pots of flowers preferably at night to take out on the balcony, i.e. Where it's cool. If there is no balcony, you can simply provide a cool place in the room where the pots with tulips stand. This can be achieved if 2-3 times a day to spray leaves of flowers with warm water. However, while strictly observing that the water does not fall on the flower.

If you grow tulips at home, then you must remember that plants should be watered regularly. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the soil in pots with tulips is constantly moistened. You can water with tap water. But as for boiled water, it is not suitable for watering tulips. In general, the water temperature for irrigation should not be less than +20 degrees. Otherwise, the roots will not absorb water and the flowers may die.

All of the above was an answer to the question: how to grow tulips at home. In that case, how to grow tulips in a greenhouse? To do this, land greenhouses are suitable, which allow increasing the number of cultivated tulips. If the bulbs of tulips are planted in a greenhouse, the grown tulips can blossom 2 weeks earlier than those grown in room conditions.

With this method of growing tulips, bulbs must be planted only in cold ground. For these purposes, greenhouses, in which various vegetables were grown before, will do. It should be chosen such a place that the roots do not absorb rain or melt water.

The peat mixture is best used as a substrate. It's good for this, humus, turf, etc. But as far as non-perishable manure is concerned, it is not necessary to bring it into the soil for planting tulips, because the bulbs will simply burn. Before planting bulbs, it is desirable to dig the soil.

Cover the greenhouses should be in early April. This is done in order for germs to appear faster. It is very important to achieve the same temperature in the greenhouse. However, the high temperature will be fatal for tulips. If it reaches +27. . . + 30 degrees, then the greenhouse should be opened, so that the temperature in it would sleep to +18. . . + 20. When the forcing of tulips begins, regular watering of the soil should be carried out.