When to plant tulips in the Urals in autumn: terms and features of cultivation

You need to plant tulips in the Urals in autumn, when it is still not so cold outside the window, the first frosts have not come, and the air temperature has not reached 3 degrees. Such a competent planting of tulips in compliance with all the rules of agricultural technology allows us to expect timely budding and the process of blooming of these delicate flowers in the spring. But even experienced flower growers can be wrong about the timing of planting tulips, especially in the territories of Siberia and the Urals, with their special climatic conditions.

Features of planting tulips in Siberia and the Urals in autumn

And indeed, despite many years of horticultural experience and knowledge about the timing of planting flowers, tulip lovers also encounter miscalculations and oversights in determining such periods.Planting bulbs before winter, later than the due date, threatens tulips with weak rooting before the onset of cold weather, which means a delay in further development and flowering.

Early planting of flowers leads to untimely germination and, as a result, to freezing of sprouts, their decay, and in spring - to late and weak flowering.

Therefore, it is necessary to plant tulips in a particular region on time.

Planting flowers in the Urals is carried out by region:

1. In the Middle Urals, planting of tulips begins in the last ten days of August and lasts almost until mid-September.
2. In the territories of the Southern Urals, the planting of the described flowers begins in the first days of September and lasts until the third decade of October.
3. In the Northern Urals, tulips are planted until mid-September.

Due to the early frosts in the territories of Siberia, flower bulbs should be planted already in August.

How to store tulips before planting in autumn?

For better preservation of the bulbs from spring to autumn, flower growers take the following actions:

• tulip bulbs are processed - roots, clods of earth, adhering leaves are separated;
• planting material is soaked in a solution of manganese;
• onions are being dried;
• filled with dry sawdust to absorb excess moisture.

Specific storage conditions also apply:

• temperature regime, ranging from 20 to 25 degrees Celsius;
• reducing the usual temperature for storing planting material closer to autumn to 15 degrees Celsius;
• ventilate the room to avoid excessive humidity.

How to plant correctly?

From the moment the bulbs are planted until they are fully rooted, about a month should pass. Therefore, it is necessary to start deepening the planting material no later than mid-September.

However, experienced flower growers take into account not only the above periods of planting tulips, they also select suitable weather conditions and the optimum soil temperature of 8-10 degrees.

Preparing tulips

Before planting, the available material is sorted by size and processed:

• by visually inspecting bulbs for rot and possible damage;
• method of removing deformed or loose onion husks;
• by processing planting material, using specially designed tools.

Important! Bulbs that have been stored for a long time can accumulate all kinds of infections and diseases under a dry husk. Therefore, before planting, the upper layers of the bulbs are removed and removed.

Clean onions are saturated with nutrients and essential nutrients faster.

Processing bulbs before planting

To disinfect the planting material, disinfection is carried out using certain means. Solutions are being prepared:

1. From potassium permanganate (2 grams) diluted in water (10 liters). Bulbs are soaked in the solution for at least an hour.
2. Based on Vitaros (2 milliliters) and water (1 liter). The material is processed within half an hour.
3. With the use of Fundazol (30 grams) and water (10 liters). Flower bulbs are soaked in the solution for about an hour.
4. Based on Epin's solution (1 drop) and water (2 liters). Planting material is immersed in the mixture for about 24 hours.

The suggested dosages are enough to process 10 onions, no more.

Selecting and preparing a landing site

The place for planting tulips should be well lit and shady at the same time. Planting material should be buried in an area with a slight slope for the timely outflow of melt water.

The soil must be fertile and not acidic. A place for plantings must be prepared ahead of time, by loosening the soil and fertilizing it in the form of humus or compost.

The place for planting tulips should be changed from year to year, and flowers should not be planted in places previously occupied by onions, asters, lilies, gladioli.

How deep should I plant?

It is necessary to deepen the onions before winter into the soil by no more than 15 centimeters, depending on the diameter of the planting material. The classic method for determining such depth is calculated from the onion height parameters multiplied by 3.

According to the rules, large planting material is planted in the very middle of the flower bed, while small onions are planted along the edges. Growing seedlings, so as not to interfere with each other, are planted taking into account the distance between each flower. Between large heads, the distance should be about 10 centimeters, between small specimens - about 5-8 centimeters.

Plant pattern

In the Urals and Siberia, it is necessary to plant tulips strictly according to the scheme. In open ground, planting is carried out in the following way:

• rows are rowed or recesses are made in the form of holes after a certain interval (somewhere in 25-30 centimeters);
• the depth is calculated from the calculation: for small specimens - 7-10 centimeters, for medium-sized bulbs - about 12 centimeters, for large heads - no more than 15 centimeters;
• planting material is buried bottom down, through a distance of about 10 centimeters from each other;
• all landings on top are covered with earth.

Alternative disembarkation methods

So, the autumn planting of tulips can be done in grooves, in rows, or in other, more interesting ways, suggested below.

Tiered principle

Planting tulips using the longline method involves planting bulbs, depending on size, at different distances in depth. Onions are not planted in rows, but one above the other.

The largest heads of tulips are placed at a depth of about 15 centimeters. Above them, using a checkerboard pattern, medium specimens of the described colors are planted. Small onions are located in the uppermost layer of the earth.

For the beauty of the flower bed and variety, with such a planting, one of the tiers of tulips can be replaced with other bulbous flowers - lilies, hyacinths, daffodils.

Using containers

Another way to grow tulips involves using plastic containers.

The so-called basket-container is literally dug into the ground with planting material already placed inside. Such a planting better protects the flowers from all kinds of diseases and pest invasions.

And similar plastic containers do not have to be immersed in the ground, they, with flowers already planted inside, can be placed anywhere, even throughout the backyard.

Further flower care

After planting and rooting, tulips need appropriate care:

• regular watering especially during the dry season;
• loosening the soil layer to prevent the formation of the so-called crust on the surface;
• sprinkling flowers before frost with fallen leaves and dried grass;
• fertilizing and fertilizing with nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.

Preparing for winter

Preparing tulips for the winter cold includes protection from frost and rodent invasion.

For protection from the cold you need:

• cover tulips on the eve of winter with a layer of dry grass, peat and coniferous mass, dry foliage of trees;
• sprinkle with snow - such a step will naturally protect tulips from frost.

From rodent attacks, improvised means are used, in the form of hiding tulips, for example, with spruce branches.

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