Simple Tips To Keep Your Tulips Looking Gorgeous

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.

Although tulips are technically considered to be perennials by the experts, it is perhaps best to think of them as annuals given the year around nature of their care and blooming cycle. It is in late October or perhaps even early November when green thumbers should plan on planting their bulbs into the soil.

When thinking of what kind of soil to plant tulips in, try to aim towards sandy soil. The reason for this is because tulips require great drainage and sand tends to do best in this regard. This is also why people using planters for their tulips need to make sure that they drain properly as tulip bulbs are prone to rotting in wetter soil.

If you do not have naturally sandy soil in the area where you live, it is fine to just add some sand and a little compost to your soil. Whatever you do, make sure that the soil is fairly dry when digging and planting 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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