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- Driving tulip bulbs - this is how the flowering succeeds in winter
- Simulate winter - How to do it right
- Stratifying tulip bulbs in a glass - That's how it works
- Tips
Tulip bulbs often even drive without any help
Driving tulip bulbs - this is how the flowering succeeds in winter
To indulge in a colorful tulip blossom in the middle of winter, the flower bulbs are animated prematurely to sprout. The procedure is less complicated than you might expect. Read here how to easily grow tulip bulbs.
Simulate winter - How to do it right
In order for tulips to delight us in the garden from March / April with their colorful splendor, they will be set in the ground in October. It is the winter coldness, which is indispensable for the bloom induction. In order to motivate the flowers prematurely to bloom, the winter weather is summarily summoned to them. There are several methods available for this simulation:
The highest premise for successful driving is a temperature level of 0 to 8 degrees Celsius over a period of 8 to 16 weeks.
Stratifying tulip bulbs in a glass - That's how it works
It is a fascinating spectacle to watch the stratified tulips doing their floral work. The specialist trade therefore offers glass vases especially for propelling flower bulbs. These have a bulbous base, which opens cup-shaped with an hourglass-like narrowing upwards. To lure the tulip blossom in the glass:
The distance between the tulip bulb and water must be such that the root strands extend into the water. Direct contact with the bulbs, however, should be avoided, so that no rot can form. In the bright, warm window seat, you can look forward to the first flowers within a few days.
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Tulip bulbs can also be driven in substrate. For this purpose, a mix of potting soil and sand in a pot is filled, which is about two times lower than the onion large. A potsherd over the water drain prevents waterlogging. The tulip bulb is inserted so deep that the tip is flush with the pot edge. Following the cold, the first flowers show up in the bright, warm window seat within 5-10 days.