Tulip is considered the royal spring flower. It begins to bloom in the month of May.
Then this flower has a moment of rest. Therefore, at this time, it is imperative to follow the rules of agricultural technology, not forgetting to dig up the bulbs in time.
In this regard, you should adhere to the timing when digging tulips. This question is always asked by novice amateur gardeners. Perhaps you think that a tulip should be planted once and then not touched at all. However, not everything is so simple in growing this flower. It is unpretentious, but it will not be superfluous to remember some points and consider whether it is necessary to dig up tulips.
It is best to buy valuable varieties of this type of flower. This will allow them to give good flowering in the first year. Make a purchase only from trusted sellers, as there are cases of fraud, and as a result, you will purchase low-quality planting material. The flower will grow dim, small, or may not appear at all in the first year of planting. To prevent this from happening, you need to properly dig tulips, storage must also be correct.
When you decide to start growing tulips, be sure to try to learn everything about growing and caring for them. For this you need to studyagrotechnics of tulips. It involves digging up the bulbs every year. This will provide comfortable conditions that allow the laying of color buds in young bulbs. Undug tulip bulbs, being in the soil, will be subjected to strong moisture, infections and lack of temperature. This does not provide complete protection. It will begin to grind, this will lead to the subsequent death of the planting material.
Knowing exactly when to dig up your tulips will help keep the bulbs and the soil in which they are planted free of disease. He althy planting material will always give a beautiful tulip bloom next year. To avoid crushing the bulbs, buy only the best tulip bulbs for planting.
If you plant flowers in the same place for several years, without respecting the time when you dig up tulips, the bulbs will start to shrink and many babies will form on them. Then they will begin to quickly sink into the soil, and it will be very difficult to dig them out. The result is soil clogging.
By adhering to regular and timely digging of tulip bulbs, you can bring the soil into excellent condition.
The time to dig up tulips is the end of June and the beginning of July. So that you can not confuse the timing, you should remember the main thing for different climatic zones.
The signal that the bulbs are ready to be dug up is the yellowing of the leaves when it is two-thirds of their length. At this point, the bulbs are fully ripe, and the children hold on to them firmly.
Store the bulbs in boxes with a mesh bottom. Lay them in layers. This way they won't rot or get moldy. Then keep them under a canopy for two days. Peel the bulbs from old scales, stems, roots and be sure to soak in a 0.5% potassium permanganate solution for 30 minutes
