Simulate Winter - How To Do It Right
So that tulips will delight us in the garden with their blaze of color from March / April, they are planted in the ground in October. It is the winter cold stimulus that is indispensable for flower induction. In order to motivate the flowers to bloom prematurely, the winter weather is unceremoniously fooled them. Various methods are available for this simulation:
- Start cold treatment in October or November
- Fill the tulip bulbs with sand in a plastic bag and place in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator
- Alternatively, store the flower bulbs in a cool, dark cellar in a wooden box with sand or peat waste
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The top priority for successful driving is a temperature level of 0 to 8 degrees Celsius over a period of 8 to 16 weeks.
Driving stratified tulip bulbs in a glass - this is how it works
It is a fascinating spectacle to watch the stratified tulips at their floral work. The specialist trade therefore offers glass vases especially for driving flower bulbs. These have a bulbous lower part that opens upwards in the shape of a bowl with an hourglass-like constriction. How to attract the tulip blossom In the glas emerge:
- Fill the lower part of the vase with soft water
- Place a tulip bulb in the bowl with the tip pointing upwards
- There is a small gap of 5-6 mm between the water level and the onion peels
The distance between the tulip bulb and the water must be such that the root strands reach into the water. Direct contact with the bulbs, on the other hand, should be avoided to prevent rot. At the bright, warm window seat you can look forward to the first blossoms within a few days.
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Tulip bulbs can also be driven into substrate. To do this, a mix is made Potting soil and put sand in a pot about two times deeper than the size of the onion. A pottery shard above the water drain prevents waterlogging. The tulip bulb is inserted so deep that the tip is flush with the edge of the pot. Following the cold stimulus, the first flowers appear on the bright, warm window seat within 5-10 days.
