Tulip cultivation

tulip flowers are noble and elegant, many ordinary consumers because of its delicate and difficult to raise and far away. In fact, tulips are difficult to keep mainly because of its
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process needs a cool summer climate, most parts of China is not suitable. And buy a ball cultivation, let it bloom at home, it is not difficult to do, well raised, the next year can also flower again. Why don't you try potting when you love flowers?
to choose a ball should be selected more than 4 cm diameter, that is, the perimeter of more than 12 cm full of strong ball, in order to ensure flowering. Different colors can be purchased to match the planting. Most of the commodity seeds are treated at low temperatures from 4 to 5 degrees C, sown immediately after buying back, and can bloom from 60 to 70 days. Buy a ball should choose the right time, to New Year's Day, Spring Festival before and after flowering, should be purchased from September to October, but after the leaves need to be warmed up. The average family is best bought in late October to November, after planting long roots in winter, spring leaves, April to May flowering, in line with the natural environment, good care.
tulips like warm and humid winter, cool summer
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climate, happy light, resistant to semi-yin, leaves unearthed to more sun. Suitable for growth temperature of 15 degrees C to 20 degrees C, winter bulbs can withstand - 35 degrees C low temperature, summer 30 degrees C leaves withered. Long-term pot soil should be kept moist, do not accumulate water. Magpies fertile sand loam with pH of 6.5 to 7. It is better to fertilize with full-element compound fertilizer or humus acid fertilizer.
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October to November: Planting balls can be used in pots of 10 cm to 20 cm. Basin bottom pad about 3 cm thick charcoal slag, masonry grains, ceramic grains, etc. for drainage layer, add loose fertile neutral soil. Note to use new soil, planted lily plants and ball root flowers of the old soil can not be used to prevent viruses, worms and other infections. Caliber 10 cm to 15 cm pots 1 ball to 2 balls per pot, 18 cm to 20 cm pots 3 balls to 5 balls per pot, when planting the top of the ball and the earth surface level. After planting, put the shade 3 to 5 days, watering and then put outdoor cool place. Water when the surface of the basin soil is less than 1 cm dry.
December to February of the following year: the cold season can be covered with foam, etc. , put outdoor lids to the sun, more than 5 degrees C root system can grow. Pots of soil do not dry or water, watering is poured through.
March to April: sprouts in March. 15 to 18 degrees C for the stem and leaf growth period, to be moved in the sun to maintain. Pour 1 full-element compound fertilizer once a week. Spray the leaf surface with warm water 1 to 2 times a day. After the buds appear, always spray water on the ground around the potted flowers to increase air humidity. Flowering is available from April to May.
May to June: Plants can generally be discarded after flowering. Mountain and highland areas have unique conditions for continued conservation. General area for the Spring Festival before and after flowering plants, flowers after more than two months of suitable growth, if interested can continue to raise another year. Method is: the flower wilts immediately after cutting off the flower head, retaining the flower terrier, so that nutrients to the new bulb transfer. Place the pots in a cool, airy, well-lit place and pour 1 full-element compound fertilizer solution every 10 days to promote the growth of new bulbs. After the leaves wilt, you still need to keep the basin soil moist for about half a month.
July to September: stop the water, put the cold place to let the bulbs sleep. In October, the scale stems, if the diameter of the new bulbs are more than 3 cm, can be reseeded, according to the initial planting ball management method for conservation, the following April is expected to flower twice.
planting and breeding takes 4 years to flower. Small bulbs can also be used to reproduce, but in most parts of china there are no natural conditions for reproduction. If you want to like it, you need to buy a ball every year.