How to Plant Tulips in 6 Easy Steps

There is an abundance of articles on this subject, so I decided to repeat as much as possible to remember and direct suggestions to offer that people generally overlooked, while planting tulips. This article will be a good guide for amateurs. I used unanswered questions from various chat forums to give out a meaningful article, I hope, will help to answer your questions.

Step 1: Identify your Climate Zone.

To plant tulips, it is necessary that the climate zone you are in. For this understanding, there are standard USDA Climate Hardiness Zones defined and developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and are subsequently adopted elsewhere.
The first step is to locate your area, you can do here -
en.wikipedia.org / wiki / Hardiness_zone. Then here's a general idea about when tulips based on your climate zone plants:

For zones 4 and 5: September or early October.
For zones 6 and 7 October to early November.
For zones 8 and 9 November to early December.
For Zone 10: End of December to early January.

For zones 8 to 10, it is always a good idea to tulip bulbs for six to eight weeks the refrigerator before planting. (More of it in the next step).

Step 2: Decide what you want to grow tulips.

Choosing which Tulips grow depends on where you live (check your zone), where plants (again depending on area), and the desired effect.

Two of the most common ways to group by tulips bloom and flower height. Choose varieties with different flowering times to extend the flowering season.

Since this article is about "How to" plant tulips and not about "what" to plant tulips, use your common sense and your preferences for the Tulip Varieties to choose.
Step 3: Choose the right Tulip Bulbs for plantation.

Choosing the right tulip bulbs that will not disappoint is a bit technical part, but with care, even amateurs can choose the right ones.

All you need to do is to ensure that the bulbs are large in size to take, without cracks or signs of rot on the outside of the lamp. The larger the bulb, the bigger and better the flower you get

Choose only bulbs that are firm and free of defects such as cuts, bruises, or mold. If you later purchase in the season, be wary of store-bought bulbs. It is recommended that your purchase decision should be based on race or species name, not color. "Yellow tulips" for instance, can mean different kinds of different performance. Or you can use a mixture of colors.

Note also, sometimes you will notice an orange gel-like substance called gummosis present on tulip bulbs. It is not harmful, to influence the performance bulbs. So do not worry about it.

Step 4: Choosing the right place to plant and setting the soil to plant tulips.

Tulips grow best in full sun. These plants prefer a sandy soil that is well drained. Make sure that water does not collect and the place is not sensitive to late frost.

A bottom 6 cm deep, with 60 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer, it is most suitable for the planting of tulips.

You need the following to plant tulips:

- Bulbs
- Trowel
- Shovel
- Bulb Fertilizer