Hyacinth at home

The outbreak of hyacinths by the New Year

Growing hyacinth at home is alwaysis intended for distillation. Therefore, if you want to have these beautiful plants blossomed with beautiful "rain flowers" on the windowsill for the New Year, the hyacinth bulbs should be planted at the end of September, because the period of their forcing from planting to flowering takes about 2.5 months.

Which hyacinth bulbs are suitable for forcing?

For distillation of hyacinths at hometake large, healthy, strong bulbs. They should not be affected by disease, flaccid or with damaged scales. The bottom of the bulb should be wide, without damage.

The diameter of the bulb intended for distillation,should be at least 5 cm. You can take a smaller bulb, but then the size of the flower and its flowering time may differ slightly from the standards. Bulbs choose blue, they will bloom earlier than yellow and orange.

In what ways can hyacinths be grown at home?

Before planting hyacinths on the pasture, you should choose suitable containers for them. This can be boxes, pots or bowls; they must necessarily have drainage holes.

To grow hyacinth at home, do not need a special primer, any nutritious soil mixture is suitable, but for this flower you will also need sand and drainage.

How to grow hyacinths so that they grow well at home?

Hyacinth - the plant is rather capricious. Successfully growing his house is possible only if properly planted and properly maintained.

How to plant a hyacinth on a pasture

1. 
   At the bottom of the pot, which will grow hyacinths, pour a thin layer of drainage, on it - a layer of sand, then the ground.


2. 
   Plant the hyacinth bulbs so that their tops rise 2-3 cm above the surface of the soil.


3. 
   Observe the distance between the bulbs - it should be about 2.5 cm.
   
   
   Important! Bulbs of hyacinths should sit tightly enough, but do not touch each other or with the walls of the pot.
   
   


4. 
   Well, take the soil along the edges of the bulbs, pour them and pour a layer of sand on the top with a thickness of 0.5-1 cm. It will prevent rotting of plants during forcing.


5. 
   Place a pot of hyacinths in a plastic bag, but be sure to make a few holes for ventilation.
   
   
   Important! If your hyacinths germinate in a dampindoors, wrap the pot in polyethylene is not necessary, because they can mold and corrupt. Polyethylene is necessary only if the air in the room is too dry.
   
   

How to keep hyacinths after germination?

1. 
   Within 6-10 weeks after planting for a pastureplants should be kept in a cool dark place at a temperature of 5-7 ° C. It is best if the pot of flowers will be in the cellar, but a regular refrigerator is also good.


2. 
   During this entire period, check to see if the earth is too dry and how good the first shoots appear.


3. 
   When shoots of 2.5-5 cm height appear, flowers can be transferred to a cool shaded room with a temperature of 10-12 ° C.
   
   
   Important! Do not immediately place flowers in a sunny place, only a few days they can be put on the window.
   
   


4. 
   When the hyacinths have buds, they can be put on their permanent place in the room where they will bloom.

What conditions need to create hyacinths so that they bloom for a long time at home?

1. 
   The place you choose for hyacinths should be well lit, but without direct sunlight, without drafts and away from heating devices. The optimum temperature for flowers is 15-20 ° C.


2. 
   Constantly moisten the earth and rotate the pot from time to time. This will help to form beautiful lush buds.


3. 
   If your flowers begin to bend or fall, be sure to put the supports. And that the flowering was lush and long, feed the hyacinths with liquid fertilizer.


4. 
   Hyacinth at home can bloom and bloom for up to 2 weeks. If you can put pots of flowers at night in a cool place, then their bloom can be extended for another week.

What to do with hyacinths when their flowering is over?

1. 
   After the end of the flowering period, you can cut off the flower stem, but the leaves can not be cut off in any case.


2. 
   For a month, the bulb should be watered andfeed, and then you can reduce watering and gradually reduce it to zero. Wait until the leaves are completely faded and withered. Only now you can delete them.


3. 
   The bulb of the hyacinth must be taken from the pot,dry it and put it in the open ground (if it's spring and you have a household plot), or store it in the refrigerator until autumn and then you can plant it in a pot.

As you can see, hyacinth at home is not at all difficult to grow, and its aroma and beautiful flowers will please you and your loved ones in the cold winter.