Tulip Gardening in Winter: The largest tulip gardens are present in Switzerland-Netherlands. Tulips are grown in Sirmaur Kashmir of our India. This is the pride of Kashmir. Kashmir’s Tulip Garden opens every year in February, but now not everyone is lucky enough to go there and see the picturesque view of tulips. If you cannot enjoy them by going to Kashmir then do not worry. Now you can easily grow tulips in pots at home. People who are fond of gardening these days plant a lot of tulip, dahlia, lilium and rose plants. In today’s article, we will tell you the easiest way to grow tulips at home.
Why are tulips famous
Hundreds of varieties of tulips will be found all over the world. These colorful flowers are grown in winter, after which they bloom profusely from spring till the beginning of summer and attract people’s attention. Tulip has got the status of national flower in Turkey and Afghanistan. Many people have so much craze for tulips that they reach Switzerland. Its beauty and fragrance are so special that many Bollywood movies have also been shot in Tulip Garden. It is the nature of these flowers to bend towards the light like a sunflower. Wherever these flowers are found, they fascinate the mind. Now you can plant them in your garden too.
buy tulip bulbs
To grow colorful, fragrant flowers of tulips, you have to buy tulip seeds ie bulbs from the market or from the online market. Its size is same as that of garlic. These are available in the market at different prices. If you buy from an ordinary nursery, then a bulb comes for Rs.70. After buying it, it has to be kept in a freeze or a cool place, so that it is easy to germinate at the time of sowing.
prepare the planter
To enjoy tulip flowers, only one bulb ie tulip seed should be planted in a pot. This gives good growth to the bulb. For this, first prepare the plant mix.
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- Use sandy soil in the pot to grow tulips. Mix well cocopeat, vermicompost and cow dung manure along with the soil and fill the pot a little more than half.
- Plant the tulips in a shady spot. Meanwhile the soil should be cool. For this, you can sow the next day by keeping the pot on the terrace or balcony overnight.
Plantation
Keep the part of the tulip bulb from where the sprout has emerged, towards the bottom and cover it well by keeping it in the center of the pot. Keep one thing in mind that before sowing, there should be some moisture in the soil, so that it becomes easy to become a plant.
take care like this
Tulip is a flower of cold regions. In North India, it can be planted when winter comes. After preparing its planter with tulip bulb, keep it in the shady place of your house terrace, balcony or garden.
- If it rains once in a week, do not water the pot. If there is no rain, you can apply water with a sprayer once in 7 days.
- Tulip flowers require a cool environment of 12 to 14 weeks to bloom. When the flowers bloom for 6 to 7 days, separate its leaves.
- After some time the flowers start withering when the weather changes, but its plant remains alive for 12 months.
- If the flowers start withering due to the heat in the environment, then you can uproot the plant and take out the bulb from the root.
- This bulb can be stored in the fridge for the next year.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.