Treatment of tulips after they wilt

How to store bulbs

Do not remove the bulbs immediately after the flowers fade. Wait until the stems and leaves have completely withered naturally before removing them. The specific method is as follows:

prune

After the flowers fade, cut them 2-3 cm below the flowers. Keep the leaves and don't cut them too long.

Maintenance

Water normally and apply a small amount of fertilizer. Pay attention to rainy days and avoid wind and rain to avoid root rot.

Stop watering and fertilizing in September, and place the plants in a cool place to allow them to dormant naturally.

Storage

In October, the leaves and stems all turn yellow. The bulbs should be dug out before the rainy season, and all the remaining stems and leaves should be removed, being careful not to damage the bulbs.

You can find a large box, fill it with sand, put a layer of plastic film on the bottom to prevent leakage, put the bulbs in, and put the box in a cool and dry place. Do not cover the box, leave it open. The soil in the box should not be too dry, you can spray some water on it. Or take out the bulbs, wrap them in a thick layer of newspaper, and put them in the refrigerator.

In November, take out the bulbs and put them into the soil. Don't place it in the sun at first. After a week, move it to the sun and maintain it normally.

Precautions for bulb storage

The 5-degree bulbs have been treated with low temperatures before, so they will bloom more easily than other bulbs, but they can still bloom repeatedly. If there is no flowering or only dumb flowers, the temperature may be too high. At this time, the bulbs must be well preserved so that they can bloom year after year!

After the flowers fade, you should fertilize and water frequently to promote the growth of rhizomes and facilitate the preservation of bulbs. Compared with seed propagation, directly planting bulbs is easier to maintain and will bloom faster.