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Most gardeners will plant their tulips one bulb at a time or in small clusters, but for the flower farmer, they plant them in trenches by the thousands. When planting tulips, flower farmers start by digging a trench about 3 to 4 feet wide and about 6 inches deep. Next, they plant the bulbs as close together as eggs in a carton.

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Flower farmers do things backwards sometimes - tulip bulbs are a great perennial for your spring garden, and yet, flower farmers grow them as an annual. Che

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Planting Tulips in the Ground. Instead of digging a single hole for each bulb like you do when planting in the garden, you will dig a long trench. Dig at least 6-8 inches deep; the deeper they are, the longer the stems will be. Once your trench is dug, place the tulips in next to each other. Pointy side up always.

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Most people use the "Trench Method" when growing Tulips as cut flowers, instead of digging a separate hole for each bulb. Here's how it works: Dig a trench about 6 inches deep. Place the bulbs in the trench, spacing them like eggs in a carton. Cover the bulbs with the soil. Water in well.

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Ever wondered how flower farms grow tulips for cutting? Get some of the insider tips and tricks in this video as we harvest the first tulips of the season fo

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Field Production. It is easier to plant tulips by digging a trench than it is to plant the individual bulbs. To form a trench, cultivate the planting area 12 inches deep and then shovel the soil to one side of the bed. In field production, tulip bulbs can be planted up to eight inches deep.

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Plant them in the fall if you can. Tulips require a good 12-16 weeks of cold (below 40 F) weather in order to bloom and grow properly. If you can provide that in your cooler or refrigerator, that is great but even better is if you live in an area where the weather remains that cold out in nature.

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Tulips have been a mainstay crop at my farm since the very first season. I remember learning about planting them for commercial production at the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers' conference I attended that fall. My mind was blown that flower farmers planted thousands of bulbs in big trenches at "egg carton" spacing, rather than digging an individual hole for each bulb, as I

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Dirt would go onto a tarp on one side while we dug out the trench. The next step is to lay out the tulips close together with "egg carton" spacing. We plant close together to help elongate the stem. Stem length is super important when growing tulips as a commercial crop. Next, we cover up the tulips with 6" of soil we put onto the tarp.

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Place the tulips in the vase at slightly different lengths. Place taller/straighter stems in the center and stems that are a little more curved or shorter around the sides. Fill in gaps with other tulips. After a day or so the tulips may be standing up a lot straighter than originally.

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STEPS FOR PLANTING TULIPS FOR CUT FLOWERS. Order bulbs up to a year in advance from a wholesaler. Plant anywhere from mid-September to early November (as long as the ground hasn't frozen yet) Plant pointy side up with egg carton spacing-as close as possible without touching. Cover with soil.

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Plant bulbs in freely draining soil. If ground becomes waterlogged it will cause bulbs to rot. Choose a sunny spot and plant bulbs three times as deep as they are tall. We plant thousands of tulips every year in our unheated hoop houses utilizing a technique that involves digging out a 3ft. wide, 6″ deep trench.

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Powered by GoDaddy. Tulips are one of my all time favorite flowers to grow. I honestly wasn't a huge fan of tulips before I started growing them, and quickly realized there are so many more beautiful varieties than the typical grocery store

https://www.threeacrefarm.net/blog/2022/10/5/7-great-tulips-for-cut-flower-use
8 Great Tulips for Cut Flower Use. There's nothing quite like Tulips in the spring. After the long dreary months of winter, they are a healing balm to soul and delight to behold. For most us, fall is the time to plant Tulips for blooms the following spring. Here on our farm, we usually try to get all our Tulips planted before Thanksgiving.

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How to Plant Tulips for Cut Flowers . The best way to grow tulips specifically for cutting is to plant the bulbs in trenches that are 6-7" deep and 2-4 feet wide (wider than 4 feet makes it difficult to reach into the center of the bed to harvest). These dedicated planting areas can be located in a cutting garden, vegetable garden, or raised beds.

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To grow tulips solely for cutting, plant them in a wide trench. For the trench method, dig out a trench that is 3 ft (1 m) wide and 6 in (15 cm) deep, piling all the dirt to one side. Sprinkle a light dusting of organic bulb fertilizer into the trench and rake it in, smoothing the bottom of the trench at the same time.

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To prepare the flowers, I cut the bulb off and place the tulips in a hydrating solution to ensure the longest vase life. Depending on the variety and the wholesale source, each tulip bulb is somewhere between $0.20 and $0.80. It's a big investment in Fall, and sometimes feels like burying money in the ground.

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Pre-Chill in Warmer Climates. Tulips grow best in USDA growing zones 3 to 7. Any warmer than that and the tulips may not bloom properly or may have short stems. Tulips require a period of vernalization—a period of cold or cool—to bloom properly. Tulips require eight to 10 weeks of temperatures at 45 degrees F or under to bloom properly.

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Plant bulbs fairly deep—8 inches deep, or about three times the height of the bulb. Dig a hole deeper than that in order to loosen the soil and allow for drainage. In clay soils, plant 3 to 6 inches deep instead. Space bulbs 4 to 6 inches apart. Set the bulb in the hole with the pointy end up.

https://www.thespruce.com/tulips-planting-and-growing-tulips-1402137
Plant the bulbs 4 to 8 inches deep in the fall (a depth about three times the size of the bulbs) in a sunny location with well-drained soil. Space the bulbs 2 to 5 inches apart (depending on their size), with the pointy end facing up. Tulips tend to display best if planted in groups of about 10 bulbs.

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Check the water level in the vase daily and, for the longest vase life, change the water in the vase daily. At the very least, top off the water as the level lowers. Never let your tulips sit without water covering the bottoms of their stems. Keep your tulips in a cool room. You can even drop an ice cube in the water, to help keep the

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Use a shovel to dig down and remove 6 inches of soil in the area where you plan to plant. Mix in a little organic bulb fertilizer and compost, and then plant your bulbs roughly three times as deep as they are tall. Tulips can be planted quite close, less than an inch from each other.

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Most tulip varieties only grow 12-18" tall. We need to cut the stems at the very base of the bulb to maintain that height in order to produce flowers that will fill your vases perfectly. Keep in mind, that stem will be cut several times before it even reaches you: once to take the bulb off, another time when the tulips are being graded and

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P olly Nicholson was already developing her small organic flower farm, the Wiltshire-based Bayntun Flowers, when, in 2015, she set eyes upon 'Dom Pedro' - a Dutch Historic tulip in deepest

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Learn about the journey of tulips at 1-800-Flowers.com and the special care these popular flowers receive along their travels. ... We source our fresh-cut tulips domestically, mainly from farms in Washington state and California. Those regions provide a very specific climate — with cold temperatures but minimum freeze risks — in which to

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69 likes, 3 comments - bluewaterflowerfarm on June 29, 2024: "cool flowers Yep. If you are growing cut flowers for pleasure or profit, now is the time to start gathering your cool flower, biennial and perennial seeds for indoor sowing. I like to start mine after the July 1st long weekend here in Ontario, Canada in zone 6b. When you start to grow cool flowers, you realize how incredibly

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However, there's one slight exception to this rule: Certain flowers with soft, watery stems, like tulips and calla lilies, do best with just a couple of inches of water in the vase at a time.