Methods and precautions for soilless potted tulips

Soilless Tulip Potting Medium

Put the window screen at the bottom of a clean flowerpot. The holes of Wang Yan should be smaller than the common perlite particles. This can prevent the perlite from being gradually lost with water or nutrient solution. Then put clean expanded clay in the pot to facilitate drainage, and add an appropriate amount of perlite until the pot is 80% full.

Planting tulips in soilless pots

Place the sterilized bulbs into the pot, exposing the tops of the bulbs, and then press the medium around the bulbs with your hands. 3-4 bulbs can be planted in each pot.

Watering and moisturizing of soilless potted tulips

The planted bulbs need to be watered, then covered with plastic film and placed in a warm place to keep them moist.

What should I pay attention to when growing tulips in soilless pots?

Low temperature stage of soilless potted tulips

Tulips in the low temperature stage need to be cultivated for more than 20 days.

Watering Tulips in Soilless Pots

Tulips should be watered less during the low temperature stage, and should be watered appropriately after they germinate. Otherwise, the roots in the pot will be frostbitten. After the flower buds appear, do not pour water on them to prevent them from rotting.

Soilless potted tulip light

3-5 days before flowering, the flower pot needs to be placed in a place with sufficient light, and the temperature for inducing flowering should be around 20℃.

Application of nutrient solution for soilless potted tulips

The medium for soilless tulip cultivation has no nutrients, so it is necessary to add nutrient solution appropriately and control the concentration of the nutrient solution. When the leaves turn yellow and enter dormancy, reduce the number of times the nutrient solution is added to ensure the normal growth of the bulbs.

Digging up Tulip Bulbs in Soilless Pots

After the flowers fade, you need to clean up the dead branches and stems in time to prevent excessive consumption of nutrients. After the leaves turn yellow, the bulbs need to be placed in a cool and ventilated location at 20℃.