Tulips: October is the right month to plant bulbs in pots or in the garden and have beautiful flowers in spring

Time to plant Tulip bulbs! Practical tips and tricks to plant them and thus have splendid flowers in spring

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Time to plant Tulip bulbs! Practical tips and tricks to plant them and thus have splendid flowers in spring

Those who love to cultivate the vegetable garden or take care of the garden know it well, there is always work to be done. In fact, even in this season there are many things to take care of, one of them is burying the bulbs to see beautiful flowers grow in spring. Between October and December is the ideal time to plant Tulip bulbs, before the winter frosts begin. Let's see below how to do it. (Saffron, September is the right month to bury the bulbs of the precious plant to have free red gold in the kitchen)



The right terrain

The ideal soil, substrate, for Tulips is sandy but also rich in nutrients, i.e. organic matter. Definitely well drained then and it can be composed as follows:

  • a part of universal soil for green plants;
  • one of natural compost;
  • a part of river sand which ensures proper drainage which will prevent the bulb from rotting.

The correct exposure

As for all plants, even for tulip bulbs, the correct exposure must be chosen. We must know that these flowers love the sun but fear drafts. Therefore we will have to choose a sunny but at the same time sheltered position. If we use pots, placing them on a porch or porch facing southwest will be the right choice.

How to bury them

Tulips: October is the right month to plant bulbs in pots or in the garden and have beautiful flowers in spring

As with all bulbs, we must be careful to plant them in the correct direction. The pointed part will go upwards and will be the one that will develop the shoot, while the flatter part will go downwards and from there the roots will arise. You can help yourself with a specific tool, the bulb planter, to make a hole in the ground that will be 10-15 cm deep. After that, if placed in the flowerbed, we will have to space them 10 cm from each other to allow the plant to develop in the best way.

The watering

For the whole winter period it will not be necessary to wet the plant while it will be essential to do it in early spring if this period will be particularly dry.

The practical advice

Tulips: October is the right month to plant bulbs in pots or in the garden and have beautiful flowers in spring

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In order not to grow weeds near our tulips, we recommend covering the ground with bark. This, in addition to a decorative and practical function, protects the bulb from winter frosts.


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