Agriculture Review

When To Plant & Care For Tulips

By Aditya Abhishek

Introduction

Tulips are herbaceous, spring blooming flowering plants that produces red, pink, yellow, to white coloured alluring flowers.

When to plant

You can start growing tulips during fall, i.e., late September to December for getting flowers during spring season. 

Soil

Well drained, sandy loam soil is considered best for planting tulips as they do not love wet soil. 

How To PLANt

You will have to plant the bulb 6 to 8 inches deep. Cover it with soil & apply water after plantation, 

Sunlight

Tulips love direct sunlight to grow. Plant in a spot where it can receive at least 6 hours of sunlight daily.

Watering

You can water once in a week. But during spring time do not add much water. Avoid soggy condition of the soil.

Fertilizers

After plantation you can use balanced fertilizer (NPK) 10:10:10 along with two tea spoon of bone-meal once every month.

Pests & Diseases

Protect you tulips from slugs, snails, aphids, bulb rot, mice, and gray mould. You can use neem oil for control. 

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