We drive hyacinth: when to plant

Most bulbous flowers can be chased out at home and given to friends and relatives as a unique gift for the New Year or Christmas. One of the most unpretentious plants is hyacinth. When planting it to quickly get a bud, the experienced gardeners tell. The choice of this plant is easy to explain by exotic aroma and long flowering (up to 3 weeks). Bright inflorescences closely fit the trunk and allow you to put several bulbs in one container at a time.

In order to get a flowering plant, you need to decide when to plant hyacinths for this or that holiday. Material for distillation is chosen large, dense and necessarily healthy, preferably related to rapidly emerging varieties. Together with suitable bulbs they acquire special nutritive soil. In a small pot or a bowl, pour in the soil and densely place the planting material. However, it is worthwhile to leave a small distance between the bulbs, the tops can not be covered with soil, otherwise they can bend or fall into a hibernation until the spring.

So, to get a flower for Christmas, when to plant hyacinths in the fall? Ideal time will be the middle or the end of September, many gardeners at this time select the bulbs for the winter, and you can buy a quality planting material at an inexpensive price. Immediately after disembarkation, you need to put the container in a dark room with a temperature of about +5 ^о С, in order to root the young hyacinth well. When planting "winter" flowers came the idea to the head of the city dweller, he can use an ordinary refrigerator for plants. Attention: in no case should not put a bowl in the freezer or keep bulbs on dirty shelves next to rotting or sprouting vegetables.

The container is kept in the dark and cold for about 6-10 weeks, constantly checking the soil for dryness. The soil must be regularly moistened from the spray, otherwise the patient will get a sick or tiny hyacinth. When to plant it already in a permanent place? As soon as shoots reach 3-5 cm, the bowl is taken to light in a room where the temperature is maintained at about +12 ° C. Every day, the container is moved closer to the window, and in a week or two buds should appear.

If the goal is to grow a home hyacinth, when planting an onion, depends on the time available for the pasture. For a gift on March 8, you can plant the plant in December or early in January, and for New Year holidays - in mid-September. To hyacinth gave more colors, you need to make sure that the bowl is not near the batteries and drafts. At the same time, the temperature must always be maintained at 16-20 ° C. The soil should always be moistened, without drying out and waterlogging. As fertilizers, you can use any liquid flower dressing, which is easy to buy in the market or in a specialized store.

It should be borne in mind that plants grown in this way are killed immediately after flowering. Exceptions are cases where a large strong bulb sticks in the garden. But you should not hope for a second run out at home, even with the use of newfangled fertilizers or special technologies to preserve planting material. It will be much easier to purchase fresh hyacinth bulbs for future holidays and gifts.