In this section, you will find the growing methods in use, the growing techniques, crop protection, disease control and variety choice of tulips, hyacinths and narcissus.

1. Cultivation techniques   1.1. Introduction   1.2. Forcing in trays: 9°C (pre-cooled) and uncooled tu   1.3. Forcing in the border soil of the greenhouse: < a>   1.4. Forcing in the border soil of the greenhouse: < a>   1.5. Delaying flowering in trays: Ice tulips 2. Temperature treatment and stage of flower development   2.1. Stage G   2.2. Intermediate temperature   2.3. Stage properties   2.4. Stage determination 3. Forcing 9°c (pre-cooled) and uncooled tulips in trays   3.1. Advantages of forcing in trays   3.2. Cooling   3.3. Cooling temperature   3.4. Determination of flowering time 4. Greenhouse, trays and rooting medium   4.1. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment: Introduction   4.2. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment: Space utiliza   4.3. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment: Heating   4.4. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment: Shading syste   4.5. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment: Watering syst   4.6. Forcing trays: Requirements   4.7. Forcing trays: Cleaning   4.8. Rooting medium 5. Planting practices for forcing in trays   5.1. Planting period   5.2. Bulb size   5.3. Planting method: Introduction   5.4. Planting method: Planting density   5.5. Planting method: Covering layer   5.6. Planting method: Watering 6. Rooting room and standing ground   6.1. Rooting room: Temperature   6.2. Rooting room: Humidity and relative humidity   6.3. Rooting room: Ventilation and air circulation   6.4. Rooting room: Crop protection   6.5. Standing ground: Introduction   6.6. Standing ground: Description   6.7. Standing ground: Soil requirements   6.8. Standing ground: Temperature   6.9. Standing ground: Housing   6.10. Inspection 7. Greenhouse climate   7.1. Temperature   7.2. Relative humidity   7.3. Light 8. Production practices in the greenhouse   8.1. Crop advancement   8.2. Cover   8.3. Watering measures   8.4. Period in the greenhouse   8.5. Brilliant Star and Joffre   8.6. Disease control   8.7. Cultivation in pots: Methods   8.8. Cultivation in pots: Cultivation 9. Cultivation of 5°c tulips in the border soil of the greenhouse   9.1. Cooling   9.2. Determination of flowering 10. Greenhouse and greenhouse equipment   10.1. Greenhouse facilities: Requirements   10.2. Greenhouse facilities: Soil requirements   10.3. Greenhouse facilities: Salt content   10.4. Greenhouse facilities: Sprinkler installation   10.5. Greenhouse facilities: Shading 11. Production specification for 5°c tulips   11.1. Bulb size   11.2. Skinning the bulbs   11.3. Planting instructions   11.4. Greenhouse and soil temperature   11.5. Relative humidity   11.6. Watering   11.7. Greenhouse period   11.8. Inspection in the greenhouse 12. Forcing of 9°c and uncooled tulips in border soil of the greenhouse   12.1. Cooling   12.2. Production methods 13. Harvesting and preparation for sale   13.1 Harvesting   13.2 Bunching   13.3 Watering and cooling the flowers   13.1. Harvesting   13.2. Bunching   13.3. Watering and cooling the flowers 14. Crop protection, diseases and disorders   14.1. General soil treatment: Steaming   14.2. General soil treatment: Flooding   14.3. Additional soil treatment   14.4. Treatment of planting soil   14.5. Bulb treatment   14.6. Fungal diseases: Augusta disease   14.7. Fungal diseases: Botrytis cinerea   14.8. Fungal diseases: Botrytis tulipae   14.9. Fungal diseases: Fusarium   14.10. Fungal diseases: Pythium - root rot   14.11. Fungal diseases: Pythium - soft rot   14.12. Fungal diseases: Rhizoctonia solani   14.13. Fungal diseases: Rhizoctonia tuliparum   14.14. Fungal diseases: Trichoderma   14.15. Disorders: Flower blast   14.16. Disorders: Topple   14.17. Disorders: Veinal streak   14.18. Disorders: Oedema and hollow stems 15. Classification