Growing tulips

 

Growing tulips.In the past it was thought that growing tulips in Australia was confined to the cooler areas, Tasmania and the Highlands and Foothills of Victoria, Southern New South Wales and South Australia. However many tulips will grow in much warmer climates, and some do not require the winter chill factor of others. Single Late Tulips and Species Tulips worth growing in warmer areas.

Tulips make excellent cut flowers ( a little sugar in the water will make blooms last longer). Chilling tulip bulbs for approx 7 weeks will ensure long flower stems, so buy them in March, place them in the refrigerator, not the freezer, and plant in May. A soil rich in humus is best for growing most tulip bulbs, so dig in well rotted manure.

Tulip seasonTulips will bloom at different times of the season depending on what type of tulip you are growing. Generally speaking species tulips bloom first, then Parrot Tulips, Fringed tulips, Darwin Hybrids and Double tulips. Late in the season are the Single Late Tulips Planting Tulip BulbsBuy bulbs in autumn, Tulips are usually planted in early Autumn, after the last hot days of summer.

 

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