In order for tulips to transform your spring garden into a colorful sea of blossoms, a few relevant aspects are important. Read all the details about skilful planting and professional care here. This is how you get the best out of tulip bulbs.

Strong color contrasts can be set in the garden with tulips

Planting right at the right time - that's how it works

Only late in the year does the time window open to plant tulip bulbs in the ground. Be patient until the temperatures drop permanently below 10 degrees Celsius from the middle/end of October. Choose a sunny, warm and sheltered spot with humus-rich, loose and well-drained soil. How to plant the flower bulbs like a pro:

  • Dig pits 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 down well with your hands, water generously and mulch with compost or leaf soil.

This is how the all-round feel-good program for tulips succeeds

In terms of care, the colorful spring graces are undemanding. Please only water moderately if there is not enough rain during the growth and flowering period. An organic nutrient supply with compost and horn shavings (32.93€) provides tulips with the energy they need. From March, please rake in the fertilizer lightly on the root disc every 14 days and water again. Continue this care even after flowering has ended, until the leaves have died.

One of the mainstays of successful cultivation is pruning in stages. The withered flower cups must give way promptly, while the leaves linger in the garden to the bitter end. Until these are absorbed, the tulip bulb assimilates the nutrients it contains. The next year, the flower falls back on this reserve to spread a fresh spring mood in the garden.

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If the summer comes with constant rain, the dilemma affects the lifespan of tulip bulbs. In this case, get the bulbs out of 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 beginning of the planting season, the flower bulbs oversummer dry in a box with peat sand in the dark basement.

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