For tulips to transform your spring garden into a colorful sea of flowers, a few relevant aspects are important. Read all the details about skillful planting and professional care here. This is how you get the best out of tulip bulbs.
How do I care for tulips in the garden?
To successfully cultivate tulips in the garden, they should be planted in humus-rich, loose soil at temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius. Water moderately during the growing and flowering period, use organic fertilizer and remove wilted flowers while leaving the leaves until they die back naturally.
Planting correctly at the right time – this is how it works
The time window for planting tulip bulbs in the ground only opens late in the year. Be patient until the temperatures drop permanently below 10 degrees Celsius from mid/late October. Choose a sunny, warm and protected location with humus-rich, loose and well-drained soil. How to plant flower bulbs like a pro:
- Dig holes 15-20 cm apart that are two to three times deeper than the height of the tulip bulbs
- Create a bed of sand at the bottom if the soil is clayey
- Insert one bulb at a time with the tip pointing upwards and cover with substrate
Press the soil well with your hands, water generously and mulch with compost or leaf mold.
How to create an all-round feel-good program for tulips
When it comes to care, the colorful spring graces are undemanding. Please only water moderately if there is too little rain during the growth and flowering period. An organic nutrient supply with compost (€12.00 on Amazon) and horn shavings provides tulips with the energy they need. From March onwards, please rake the fertilizer lightly onto the root disc and water every 14 days. Continue this care even after flowering ends until the leaves die back.
One of the main pillars of successful cultivation is pruning in stages. The withered flower cups must be removed promptly, while the leaves remain in the garden until the bitter end. Until these are absorbed, the tulip bulb assimilates the nutrients it contains. Next year, the flower will use this reserve to once again spread a lively spring atmosphere in the garden.
Tip
If summer comes with constant rain, the dilemma affects the lifespan of tulip bulbs. In this case, remove the bulbs from the ground immediately after flowering. Please cut off the withered flower heads, while the leaves remain on the plant until they are completely dead. Until the planting season begins, the flower bulbs stay dry in a box with peat sand in the dark cellar over the summer.
