How To Properly Care For Your Tulips

Tulips are from Holland, right? Not exactly. Tulips are actually from Turkey. Tulip means Turban in Turkish. Regardless of the orgin of Tulips they are a beautiful flower that people of many backgrounds enjoy.

Experts would term tulips as perennials, however they are generally thought of as annuals. They can be termed annuals because of how you take care of them and their blooming cycle. Tulip bulbs should be planted around the end of Ocotber and beginning of November as any experienced gardener knows.

Are you confused about what kind of soil a tulip requires? Tulips require a sandy soil. A sandy soil is necessary because tulips require a good drainage system in order to thrive. Sand works best for drainage. If you use planters for your tulips make sure that they drain correctly. You don't want your tulip bulbs to rot from improper drainage.

You may not live in a sandy soil area so you can just add sand into the soil yourself. Also make sure to put some compost in the soil as well. The key is to have soil that is mostly dry when digging and planting tulip bulbs.

How deep should you dig when planting a tulip bulb? Experts do not have a suggestion as to a specific depth. Why not? It is due to fact that tulip bulbs come in many different sizes. Therefore, you can estimate how deep to plan bulbs by measuring the length. Multiply this number by three and you have found the correct depth at which to plant your tulip bulbs. This is not the best solution for every case, but you will see more tulips spring up then if you planted them all at the same depth.

Tulips are generally not known as disease prone flowers but they are vulnerable just like any other. "Tulip Fire" is a condition that afflicts tulips more often than anything else. When this occurs, you will notice that the stems and leaves appear stunted and somewhat deformed. As the season progresses, you will notices that brown patches will appear on these same stunted and deformed leaves and stems. The only solution when this occurs is to destroy the tulips completely and start over.

You probably don't want to spend time and money at the garden store each year buying new tulip bulbs. So what can you do? Dig up your tulip bulbs each season. If you do this, you need to store them in a dry, cool place until fall rolls around again. Tulips are still susceptible to rotting at this time so proper storage is critical. Dig up the tulip bulbs when the tulips have dried out.

Tulips are a beautfiul addition to any garden and the aroma is wonderful. If you cut tulips to display them make sure to add some sugar to the water. This will let the tulips live another week longer. Whether you enjoy tulips in the garden or on your kitchen table, they are a nice addition to your surroundings.

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