How to care for tulips indoors
A comprehensive introduction on how to care for tulips indoors and some handy tips for maintaining these green plants and flowers, followed by detailed content sharing.
Tulips, this kind of flowering plant is not unfamiliar to everyone, their bulbs resemble onions, but few people like to plant them. The reason is that people know too little about this plant. They always think it's very convenient to buy directly from the store, but in fact, this plant is very easy to grow and can adapt to any growing environment.
At the same time, each bulb can grow and bloom easily, at least a bunch of flowers. They look very beautiful. If you also like tulips, why not try with the editor to cultivate them in soil indoors during winter and force blooming.
Point 1: Control the temperature well
Tulips, this kind of flowering plant has very high temperature requirements. Basically, if the temperature is below 10 degrees, it will not bloom or have blind flowers, which means only the flower bud grows but does not bloom. Therefore, we must control the temperature well. Most of the time, if tulips want to bloom vigorously, the temperature should be controlled between 15 to 25 degrees. Too high or too low temperatures will reduce the quality of blooming and affect the number of flowers.
Point 2: Keep the air not too dry
If the temperature is maintained between 15 to 25 degrees in winter, it may require the use of radiators or air conditioners. In such cases, we rarely open the windows, which can lead to excessively dry indoor air, which is not conducive to blooming. Therefore, we should pay attention to moderate adjustments, preferably placing a humidifier around the radiators, or simply increasing the frequency of spraying water mist on the tulips every day.
How to care for tulips indoors
Point 3: Frequent sun exposure
Tulips can adapt to a wide range of light, so tulips grown outdoors in the open often grow lush and bloom vigorously. Therefore, when growing them indoors in pots, we should not reduce the supplement of light. Especially in autumn and winter when the light is weak, they should be placed on the windowsill for full sun.
Additionally, in case of poor weather and insufficient light, we also need to supplement the light artificially. We can use incandescent bulbs or professional grow lights as the light source to supplement the light, maintaining a daily light time of more than 6 hours but not exceeding 12 hours.
At the same time, tulip enthusiasts should also pay attention to the intensity of the light, and avoid placing it too close to prevent long-term exposure from burning the leaves, reducing the ornamental value of the potted plant, or causing the flower buds and leaves to dehydrate, dry, and turn yellow.