NATURAL TULIPS – NO WHITE MOLD
The tulip bulbs should be in the ground by mid-November. If you, like us, are late this year, it’s worth thinking again about what to plant.
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Autumn still paints with bright colors. Soon the dark days of November will make the garden look rather monochrome and gloomy. From then on, every gardener dreams of the fresh, bright colors of spring and the first tulips in the bed.
This only works if the tulip bulbs are in the ground by mid-November at the latest. If you want to place a quick order for tulip bulbs online, you should bear in mind that the same applies to flower bulbs as to fruit and vegetables: organic is good for you.
Tulipa. Tulip bulbs @ Alamy Stock Photo
Tulip mania
The speculation with tulip bulbs, during which the value of a tulip bulb equaled the value of a prestigious house on one of Amsterdam’s noble canals, is a thing of the past.
Tulip mania these days is a huge variety of hybrid tulips to allow for a wide range of colors and shapes. After all, who doesn’t love tulips? Without question, it’s great fun to browse through the range of different tulips and dream of color harmonies or color contrasts in your future spring bed. The range is overwhelming.
But is it really right to plant flower bulbs in the ground that have been grown with pesticides and herbicides without a second thought? Especially as the vast majority of modern hybrid bulbs are only annuals, meaning that they have to be replanted the following year.
Organic tulip bulbs
It is still a small market, but there are now also organic tulip bulbs from growers who have committed themselves to growing future tulips without pesticides and herbicides.
The choice of colors and shapes is limited. It is not yet possible to choose from a kaleidoscope of different tulips. But all the insects will be happy about the good deed later. In England, a cooperative takes care of organic flower bulbs, in Germany you can find them at many organic nurseries.
As planting tulip bulbs is also a good way to introduce children to the joys of gardening, it also makes sense in this respect to pay attention to naturalness in nature.
Back to the roots
The tulip originally comes from Persia. You can read about how they found their way to Europe and the Netherlands in particular in one of our previous articles.
There are tulip growers in the Netherlands who specialize in old tulip varieties. Most of these old tulip varieties have a rather low growth compared to today’s often very tall flowers with densely filled calyxes in all colors of the year and more.
Some of the old tulip varieties have the great advantage that they reproduce themselves and therefore do not need to be replanted every year. If you take a closer look at the old varieties, you will discover many graceful beauties among them. Tulipa instead of Turbo.
You can find what you are looking for at Hortus Bulborum in Limmen, a grower who specializes in old varieties. In spring, you can view and buy these old varieties on site or order them online.
Jan Davidsz de Heem ‘Vase of Flowers’ © Mauritshuis, The Hague
The depiction of a single tulip in the still lifes of the Dutch masters stood for richness and grace. One of the most attractive places to admire these still lifes is the Mauritius in The Hague. Why should it be any different today?
There are still a few October days left in the calendar: high time to order tulip bulbs, which really do bring nature back to the fore, and time to order champagne for the coming festive season. Because in this area, too, there is a growing selection of organically grown champagne grapes. Two very appealing ideas for doing something good for the environment.
Still life tulip Cover picture © GloriousMe
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