Tulip distillation at home

Dismantling tulips at home will allow you to get flowers of the right kind for a certain date.

Timing of carrying out forcing tulips at home

Among the florists, the conditional division of the timing of the forcing of tulips is made, each of which corresponds to certain varieties :

1. The early forcing of tulips in winter - from the end of December to the first decade of January. Suitable for varieties with a cooling period of at least 16 weeks (Brilliant Star, Christmas Marvel, Mots Miles, Epricot Beauty).
2. Middle-term forcing tulips in winter - from mid-January to early February (Oxford, Confus, Apeldoorn, Scarborough).
3. The average forcing is from the end of February to the middle of March (varieties Parade, Vivex, London, Diplomat, Kis Nelis).
4. Late expiration - from the end of March to May holidays (varieties Triumph, Aristocrat, Negrita, Hibernia).

Preparation of bulbs for forcing tulips at home

For distillation, large bulbs are selected, this will ensure the development of powerful plants with large flowers and reduce the percentage of non-flowering bulbs. Also the criterion for the selection of bulbs is their weight, which should be at least 25 g. This indicates the formation of a flower bud.

Before planting, remove the covering scales from the bulb. This must be done for two reasons:

1. Cleaning from scales promotes penetration of roots into the substrate and faster rooting of the bulb. If left scales, the roots will grow upward and thereby push the bulb out of the soil.
2. When removing scales, you can identify diseases in time and sort the bulbs.

Dismounting tulips in boxes

The substrate for forcing the tulips is picked up with a light, loose, neutral reaction. For the substrate use a mixture of peat and sand, a mixture of turf and sand, perlite, expanded clay.

Plant the bulbs in such containers: boxes, wide pots or containers. It is necessary to have a drainage hole on the bottom of the tank.

The capacity is covered with a substrate by two thirds and compacted. The bulbs are placed in the soil at a distance of 1 cm from each other and slightly pressed, the top is poured on the remaining soil and watered abundantly.

Boxes are stored in a room with a temperature of + 5-9 ° C and humidity of at least 75%. Watering every day. When the first shoots appear, the temperature is reduced to + 2 ° C.

Planting material is grown from 16 to 22 weeks.

Technology forcing tulips

The technology of forcing tulips begins to be observed 3 weeks before the time when you want to get bloom. For this, containers with bulbs are kept in a room with a temperature not lower than + 13 ° C and with dim illumination. After 4 days, the temperature should be increased to + 15-18 ° C, and the lighting switched on at full power. Provide artificial lighting in winter. Tulips should receive the necessary portion of light for 10 hours a day. Failure to comply with this rule will result in the plants pulling upwards.

The flowers are provided with daily watering at room temperature and periodically fertilized with calcium nitrate.

When the tulips begin to bloom, and their buds are painted, the temperature in the room is recommended to be reduced.

Tulip distillation on hydroponics

With this method of forcing, hydroponic installations are used. Bulbs placed in hydroponic pallets, which are installed in a room with a cool temperature. Pouring nutrient solution into the pallets, which is maintained at a constant level. The solution is necessary for the growth of tulips. It contains a mixture of mineral salts. A ready-made solution can be bought at a specialized store. You can also make it yourself. With the help of forcing tulips on hydroponics, you can grow tulips faster than in boxes.

Observing the necessary recommendations for maintaining the temperature, correct lighting and humidity during the forcing of tulips at home, you can get refined flowers even in the midst of winter.