Hyacinth planting and care outdoors for beginners

Hyacinth (hyacinthus) is a bulbous perennial plant belonging to the Asparagus family. His homeland is Asia. About 30 varieties were previously included in the genus of hyacinths, but after the reorganization of the classifications, only 3 species remained. The plant reaches a height of no more than 30 cm. The peduncle is covered with small flowers, similar in shape to bells. About 30 flowers bloom on one stem, exuding a strong aroma. Hyacinths can be grown at home or in the garden, but they need to be cared for to bloom profusely.

1 Landing in open ground

Hyacinths are grown from seeds or bulbs. The first method is laborious and time consuming. This technique is used mainly by professional breeders engaged in the development of new varieties. It is much easier to grow hyacinths from bulbs. In the Leningrad region and the Moscow region, their planting in open ground must be carried out in early or mid-autumn. In the Urals and Siberia, it is recommended to plant them in early September. Planting later is undesirable, since the bulbs will not have time to take root before the onset of frost.

It is not recommended to plant flowers in the spring.

Before planting hyacinths in open ground, it is necessary to prepare the soil in the selected area. First you need to dig up the ground and add mineral fertilizer to it at the rate of 70 g of superphosphate, 15 g of magnesium sulfate and 30 g of potassium per 1 sq. m. Rotten humus should also be added to the soil at the rate of 10 kg per 1 square meter. m.

Planting hyacinths

For planting in the country in open ground, it is better to choose medium-sized bulbs. Before planting, it is recommended to hold them for 30 minutes in a fungicide solution. The distance between them should be at least 15 cm, and between the rows - about 20 cm. Small bulbs can be planted at a closer distance. Dry soil should be moistened.

Liatris: care and planting in open ground

2 Caring for flowers

These ornamental plants require moderate watering in dry weather. Waterlogging of the soil leads to rotting of the plant and its death.

Remove weeds and loosen the soil from time to time as needed.

Timely fertilization is equally important. You need to feed the flowers at least three times. Before doing this, it is recommended to moisten the ground.Nutrients are added according to the following scheme:

1. 1. The first feeding is carried out at the beginning of hyacinth growth. It is recommended to use a mixture containing superphosphate and nitrate as a fertilizer.
2. 2. The second is carried out during the budding period. In this case, a mixture of potassium sulfate and superphosphate is used.
3. 3. The third is carried out after the end of flowering. In this case, a fertilizer with a high nitrogen content is suitable.

After flowering, the hyacinth begins a dormant period that lasts about 2 to 3 months. At this time, it is advisable to feed the flower once every 3 weeks. As soon as the dormant period comes to an end, the yellowed shoots should be cut off, and the bulbs should be pulled out of the ground, dried and set aside until autumn.

Often, hyacinth develops bacterial rot. The characteristic signs of the disease are spots on the peduncle and foliage, as well as significant growth retardation. Injured plants must be dug up and burned, and the planting hole must be treated with bleach.

Sometimes hyacinth also has fungal diseases. Their development is signaled by a plaque covering the leaves and peduncles of the plant. You can get rid of the disease by spraying with a product containing copper.

The hyacinths are attacked by flower flies, whose larvae eat the bottoms of the bulbs. The drug "Tabazol" will help to destroy parasites.

3 The process of forcing at home

Distillation refers to a technology that accelerates plant growth. Since the flowering period of hyacinths is quite short, it is advisable to resort to this technique at home. In order to get flowers in March, you need to dig up the bulbs in the summer. Then they need to be stored for 2 months in a dry place at a temperature not lower than +25 degrees. At the beginning of autumn, it is recommended to transfer the bulbs to the refrigerator by packing them in a cloth bag.

Many growers practice growing hyacinths by March 8th. To do this, they need to be planted at the end of autumn. Plant the bulbs correctly in non-acidic and nutritious soil, a low capacity will do. The soil mixture should consist of leafy earth and river sand. Several bulbs can be planted in one container at once, but they should not touch each other. The soil must be slightly moistened and the bulbs must be sprinkled on top with a small amount of loose earth. At the same time, the crown must remain open. Then, for a couple of months of planting, you need to remove it in a dark place where the temperature will be within + 4 ... + 6 degrees, for example, a refrigerator. Shelter is not required.

The first leaves will appear in about 10 weeks. As soon as they reach at least 4 cm in length, the containers with the bulbs must be rearranged to a cool place and protected from direct sunlight, covered with a paper cap. The optimal temperature regime during this period is +13 degrees. It is necessary to regularly moisten the soil.

Distillation

As soon as the leaves open and the peduncle appears, the container will need to be rearranged in a well-lit place. If you wish, you can transplant the bulbs into larger pots.

For long-term flowering, it is necessary to protect hyacinths from drafts and exposure to direct sunlight. The pots should be removed away from various heaters and the room temperature should be kept at least +20 degrees.

Beautiful hyacinths in a pot, given to you by someone loving and caring on March 8, have faded, and you do not know what to do with them next?

This is what we will talk about in our today's article.

In Internet resources today there is a lot of various information on the topic of forcing bulbous, for example, for such a wonderful holiday as March 8. Usually, these articles end with a gorgeous flowering of expelled crops or their donation to someone. Just like in a fairy tale: "wedding, and then they lived happily ever after ...".

So what is next? This is exactly what most resources are silent about.And most of the ladies who do not have summer cottages, oh horror, take dried plants that have lost their beauty to the trash. It turns out not at all fabulous.

It's good that our blog is read mainly by summer residents. It is in them that beautiful flowers are saved! We, lovers of our native land, will not let them go to waste!

And here's what we will do for this.

1. Cut off the peduncle.

He is now an extra burden for the plant, which needs to spend valuable nutrients that the bulb gets in his absence.

2. After the end of flowering, leave the plant in the ground for another month. During this period, we water it as usual.

3. Then gradually stop watering and let the leaves turn yellow and dry.

4. When the aboveground part is dry, it's time to remove the bulb from the pot with soil. We do this very carefully.

5. Dry the bulbs on a sheet of paper, then put them in a cool dark place until autumn.

6. At the end of September, we plant the bulbs in the flower bed. Soon they will again delight you with their flowering, but already in the garden.

There is another method described by P.N. Steinberg in "Everyday recipe for a gardener." According to him, the peduncles, as in our method, are cut off, and the plants are moved to a cool room, where watering is gradually stopped. Then, right in the pots, the faded plants are stacked on top of each other and stored so until the onset of heat.

Then they are taken out into the street and also stored in the garden. No maintenance required. In September, the bulbs are removed from the pots, cleaned of old roots, remnants of dry leaves, etc. and put away in a dark cool place. Bulbs are planted in the ground towards the end of October.

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Think hyacinth is a flower? No, this is the name of a young man, beloved friend of the Greek god Apollo. Often the young men had fun by throwing a disc one by one. But the jealousy of the god of the West Winds led to misfortune. And now Hyacinth is bleeding in the hands of a friend - the god Apollo. Apollo could not help him in any way, only in memory of his friend he created a unique flower and named it Hyacinth.

This, it turns out, is thanks to whom many women receive a deliciously smelling gift on March 8. Moreover, there is such a variety of colors: white, pale yellow, pink (any tonality), lilac, blue, blue, red, purple.

How to care for hyacinth at home

How to grow hyacinth at home Homemade hyacinth has faded what to do next

Looking at the hyacinth, everyone will think: “I want it! Want! Want!". If you want, then everything will be, while you have to try. "Hyacinth" is a Greek word translated as "rain flower", maybe because the grower needs to shed a lot of sweat over its cultivation. This, of course, is a joke, however, one must not only know the peculiarities of growing, but also methodically adhere to them.

Preliminarily, we note that it may be necessary for additional lighting and supports for the peduncles (the inflorescences are too weighty). Our task is to get as close as possible to the conditions of the natural environment - South Asia and the Mediterranean.

Choosing a location, suitable temperature and light

This is a tricky business, as all of the following factors should be taken into account:

• daylight hours are needed for about 15 hours (windows to the south or southeast are suitable, on others additional lighting is needed - prolongation of daylight hours);
• the flower loves light, but not heat - a comfortable temperature is slightly more than 20 ° C - so in summer you will have to remove the flowerpot or shade it from the direct sun;
• does not tolerate drafts or sudden changes in temperature;
• loves walking on a terrace or balcony at the right temperature;
• in winter, the proximity to heating devices is unacceptable.

Creation of the necessary air and soil moisture

Everything is simple here - you must not allow the soil to dry out - on the one hand, rotting of the bulb and leaves - on the other. Watering should be done regularly, along the walls of the pot, without reaching the bulbs. Drain excess water from the pallet.Hyacinth does not need spraying, and during flowering, this procedure is prohibited.

Soil selection, fertilization

The choice of soil mixture is important, a neutral soil is suitable for hyacinth, ideally the use of leaf and sod land, peat, humus and sand in equal proportions. No fresh organic matter. Pre-calcine the earth for 1.5 hours in the oven - for disinfection. For lush flowering, the plant will need strength, which means that feeding is required (with ordinary complex fertilizers for flowering plants). The first time at the beginning of the growing season, then - during the budding period, it is possible a little in the final phase of flowering.

How to choose planting material

The key to a beautiful flowering is a quality bulb. Bulbs should be selected in flower shops according to the following parameters:

• the diameter of the bulb is at least five centimeters;
• there is no damage and rottenness;
• the bulb is dense, not dry;
• the best time to buy bulbs is August.

If you are purchasing a flowering plant, then the stem and peduncle should be erect.

Forcing hyacinths How to adjust the beginning of flowering to a specific date?

Hyacinth in a pot how to care at home

It can be very roughly calculated as follows: from planting to flowering, it takes about 2.5 months, the plant itself blooms for 10-18 days (depending on the variety), so it is easy to calculate. We want a new year - we start in the middle of October, for Valentine's Day - the end of November, by March 8 - the 20th of December. Before buying bulbs, read the growing conditions thoroughly - the most important thing is that the three phases of forcing require different temperatures (and therefore a different place).

First stage - we plant the bulb in a pot and simulate winter. We keep the pot for 1.5-2 months at temperatures up to 8 ° C and complete darkening. This can be a cellar, and in the absence of it - the lower section of the refrigerator (close the pot with a package). We proceed to the next stage when the emerging sprout reaches 5 cm. We keep the substrate in the flowerpot constantly moist, drying out is unacceptable.

Second phase - temperature rise by 5 -7 ˚С (spring comes), the room is still darkened. You can gradually move closer to the window, adding light. We are waiting for the buds to appear.

Stage Three - flowering, takes place in good light and a temperature of about 20 ˚С. The golden rule is no sudden jumps in heat and heat, otherwise you will not see flowers.

How to plant bulbs

Hyacinth at home care watering photo

We fill the pot with nutritious soil two-thirds in height. No need to tamp.

How to plant hyacinth at home in a pot photo

Hyacinth flower at home planting photo

We plant the bulbs half the height so that the tops are on the surface. So the hyacinth will not get sick with putrefactive diseases and will develop well.

Planting hyacinth in a pot at home photo

After gently pouring without touching the bulbs themselves, place the pot in a cool, dark place. When the leaves are 7-8 cm in height, the pot should be placed on a sunny windowsill.

If you have presented the whole process, found places with a suitable temperature - go ahead, plant bulbs. This is a simple matter.

• You can pick up individual flowerpots 5 cm wider than the bulb, or you can place several hyacinths in a container (at a distance of 2-3 cm) - so they look more spectacular flowers.
• It is imperative to place drainage on the bottom of the container, then the earth, do not fill up to the top, so that the planted bulb looks out 2 cm from the soil.
• We plant the bulbs (not close to the edge of the container), tamp the soil and water abundantly.
• A layer of sand (up to 1 cm) can be poured on top to avoid rotting of the bulbs. Everything, we cover it with a dark film (ventilation holes are required) and in the "winter", in the first phase.

Hyacinth care at home after flowering

The eastern name of the hyacinth is "Curls of the Hurias". Here they have blossomed, delighted us with their curls, wonderful aroma, now it's time to rest.

• The flower has faded - we cut off the peduncle. During the dormant period, we adhere to moderate watering, we give the plant the opportunity to form "children" and gain strength in the main bulb.
• Let's feed the plant with complex fertilizer.
• Only after the leaves are completely dry should the bulb be dug out.
• Examine carefully, air dry, remove dry husks, let too small "kids" stay with "mom", and larger ones can be separated.
• All of them must be thoroughly dried - the first week even at 30 ˚С, then another 2 weeks at 25 С, and before planting - at a temperature of 17 ˚С and high humidity (so that the bulb does not dry out). This is a very important stage, because right now the future inflorescence and small children are being formed (therefore, the next time you plant, you need to be careful not to damage them).

In autumn, hyacinth bulbs need to be planted in the ground in a flower bed so that they can recover from flowering at home. Plant them deeper (15-20 cm) so that they do not freeze, and cover with a layer of mulch 10 cm. Remove the shelter in the spring. Plants may not bloom in spring, but they will perfectly prepare for the next distillation in the new season. In the fall, the bulbs can be dug up, dried and stored in a cool place until they are planted in the pot. The bulbs can form babies, it is better to carefully separate them and leave them in the flower bed, they will grow for 4-5 years until they reach the size of adult bulbs. Only then can they be used for forcing at home.

Reproduction of hyacinths at home

How hyacinth multiplies at home photo

• A faded plant is not suitable for re-forcing at home - it must be planted in open ground (in the fall, even on a flower bed at the entrance) so that it gains strength.
• If you plan to grow it again at home in a year, then this year the hyacinth should not bloom in the soil (you will have to cut the peduncle).
• A small baby in 3-4 years can be grown to normal size so that it is suitable for forcing at home.
• Over the years, the "cubs" will go through the growing season without flowering, gradually gaining strength.

A sensible idea arises here: to get beautiful flowers, buy ready-made planting material, and let them grow it in nurseries.

Diseases and pests of hyacinth

The flower is occasionally affected by yellow bacterial rot, with which, alas, nothing can be done. The plant with the earth will have to be thrown out, and if the pot is planned to be used further, then it must be disinfected.
Pests can be:

• spider mite;
• nematodes;
• aphid.

To combat them, insecticides are used, however, this cannot be done during the flowering period.
Possible problems when caring for hyacinth at home:

• yellow leaves - the draft and watering are to blame;
• leaves wither - lack of lighting;
• falling buds - water hit the buds, a sharp temperature drop;
• cessation of flowering - the flower is hot;
• decay - chronic waterlogging.

Conclusion: you can grow hyacinth with patience and care. Grow smartly and enjoy lush blooms!

Description of hyacinth

Hyacinths photo when to plant at home Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Delft Blue’ photo

Hyacinth is now classified as a member of the Asparagus family, although earlier it was isolated into a separate family of Hyacinths or ranked in the Lileiny. This bulbous perennial is considered a native of Asia Minor, but Dutch breeders have worked so hard to breed its new varieties, to spread the flower and bulbs, that it can be considered a truly modern "Dutchman".

Hyacinth is a plant up to 30 cm high; a stem and oblong leaves grow from a dense bulb. Hyacinth flowers - small bells with twisted leaves - are collected in a dense cone-shaped inflorescence (reminiscent of an ear). The flowers are simple and double in appearance.

At the end of flowering, both the peduncle and the leaves dry up, in the corners of the leaves you need to look for small baby bulbs (you can further use it for breeding), and the main bulb develops on the stem inside the mother bulb.
It has proven itself perfectly at home, also in the open field (where it is one of the first to be shown from the ground in spring). This is not unfounded, it is said by more than four hundred years of experience in breeding hyacinths. During this time, about 30 species were attributed to this species, including half a thousand different varieties of plants.

However, today there are three types of hyacinths:

• eastern (Hyacinthus orientalis);
• Litvinov (Hyacinthus litwinowii);
• Transcaspian (Hyacinthus transcaspicus).

It is on their basis that all the variety of shapes and colors of these plants is created.

Types and varieties of hyacinth with photos and descriptions

Indoor flower hyacinth oriental Hyacinthus orientalis

Oriental hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis - the same great-grandfather of most of today's varieties. Flowers with a delicate aroma are loosely placed on a thin peduncle. Can be any of the shades of white, yellow, pink or blue. In the wild, you can meet in Lebanon, Turkey or Syria.

Hyacinth Litvinova Hyacinthus litwinowii home flower care

Hyacinth Litvinov Hyacinthus litwinowii - has bluish leaves and light blue flowers with protruding stamens. Natural area - Iran, Turkmenistan.

Transcaspian hyacinth Hyacinthus transcaspicus at home in a pot care during and after flowering photo

Transcaspian hyacinth Hyacinthus transcaspicus - undersized flower (up to 20 cm), has up to two stems, leaves equally thickened along the entire length. There are no more than a dozen flowers in a loose inflorescence. Natural place - the mountains of Turkmenistan.
Another classification of hyacinths is their separation by color:

• white - Arentine Arendsen (white or cream flowers), double Snow Crystal and Madame Sophie;

Yellow hyacinth Yellow Hammer Flowering and storage of hyacinth at home photo

• yellow - Yellow Hammer (deep yellow), Oranje Boven (pale yellow), City of Haarlem (salmon);

Pink hyacinth Hyacinthus Anna Marie how to care for hyacinth at home photo

• pink - Anna Marie (light pink), Gertruda (deep pink), Moreno (pink with a dark raspberry stripe);
• red - La Victoire, Tubergen's Scarlet, Hollyhock (terry);

Hyacinth red violet Woodstock Hyacinths growing at home

• lilac - Bismarck (pale), Blue Magic (red-purple), Indigo King (dark purple);
• blue - Queen of the Blues (pale blue), Perle Brillante (pale blue), Marie (deep blue).

There are not so many plants in nature that have such a richness of colors as the hyacinth flower. At the time of flowering, hyacinths delight with bright colors in the flowerbed, in the country and in pots. Before growing hyacinths, you need to know how the planting and care of hyacinths in the open field differs from planting at home. It will be important to know how to plant hyacinths, how to carry out forcing, how to store and care for hyacinths at home.

The flower, with its many-sidedness and beauty, gave rise to several legends about its birth. One of them is a romantic story dating back to distant centuries, when the gods could descend to earth and communicate with people. The ancient Greek legend of hyacinth has survived to this day - that was the name of a handsome young man, a friend of the god Apollo. He died, and Apollo from the blood of the deceased created the most delicate and beautiful flower.

There is also interesting information about the flower, for example, in France it was used for poisoning. The flowers were sprayed with a poisoned potion, the strong scent of the plant completely drowned out the poison, and the kill was almost perfect!

Only three types of flower are officially recognized - Litvinov's hyacinth, as well as eastern and trans-Caspian species... Water hyacinth and mouse hyacinth muscari have passed into other species.

Hyacinth varieties are a real extravaganza of color, each with its own "zest". Hyacinth Aida changes color from blue to purple, woodstock hyacinth is considered the king of bouquets due to its gorgeous dark purple color. Hyacinth mix has beautiful double flowers, and China Pink hyacinth is intricately painted in salmon-apricot color.

Brief information about the flower

The homeland of the plant is the Middle Eastern and North African territories, the Mediterranean regions, but many believe that Holland deserves the title of "homeland of hyacinth" most of all, because it was discovered by the Dutch, and a large number of flower varieties have been bred by breeders in this country. You can grow hyacinths in the open field - in gardens, plots or urban flower beds, as well as at home on a windowsill. Hyacinths at home in a pot are especially pleasing in winter, and hyacinths in the garden look great in flower beds.

About the hyacinth flower you need to know the following:

• Bulbous plant, according to the classification - asparagus family;
• There is no exact understanding of perennial or annual.
• The bulb is dense, with elastic lower leaves.
• The stem continues the bottom, this is the lower thick part of the flower stem.
• The perianth is a ringed funnel with a bright color and slightly curved lobes.
• The leaves are long, narrow in shape.
• The fruit is a small capsule with two seeds in 3 nests.
• The ear can reach 25-30 cm.
• Growing and caring is easy even for a beginner.

How a flower multiplies: methods, features

There are two ways of reproduction - natural and artificial. The question of how to propagate hyacinths at home can be easily answered: you can propagate hyacinths at home in a natural way.

With the natural method of reproduction by bulbs, the process occurs slowly: during the year, up to 2 children can form on the bulb, in rare cases - 4, maximum - up to 8 specimens. If the daughter shoots are easily separated from the onion, they grow on their own, in the case when the separation is difficult, the bulb and shoots are not separated.

Reproduction of an artificial type is used in industrial floriculture in order to get many bulbs of a plant at the same time. In industrial production, the bulbs are first soaked in potassium permanganate, then dried in heat for several days (about + 22 ° C).

Another way how hyacinth propagates is by seed to get new varieties of plants. Sow them in a prepared container in the fall. The soil for seeds - humus, leafy earth and sand, is taken in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. For the first two years, a cool room is needed to grow seeds.

Plant at home

Home care and cultivation are simple. A charming and healthy hyacinth in a pot is grown without much difficulty, you just need to know a few rules and create the necessary conditions for the flower. Before planting hyacinth at home, you need to choose a suitable container. A flower pot needs a shallow, wide, with drainage holes.

Small expanded clay is poured at the bottom, then soil is poured (it can be bought ready-made in special stores, or made at home from compost, turf, leafy soil, taken in the same ratio, adding a certain amount of peat and sand). The soil is covered with sand and the bulbs are placed on it. Planting hyacinth in a pot is simple - the onions are planted close to each other, pressing a little into the ground and gently sprinkling with the remaining soil, the upper parts are left on the surface.

In order for planting and care at home to take place in compliance with all measures, after planting the hyacinth bulbs in a pot, you need to provide them with a rest period by placing the pot in a cold room. In summer, a room with a temperature of at least +5 ° C is quite suitable, in the rest of the months - a garage or a loggia. In this mode, the bulbs will "sleep" for about 2 months.

It is important during this period to constantly check the condition of the soil and keep it moist, preventing it from drying out.... Hyacinth in a pot takes care at home well, an indoor flower responds to care with a lush color - the plant seems to enjoy attention.

Outdoor flower - growth features

The plant is demanding enough to external conditions, in order to carry out the cultivation of hyacinths in the open field, you need to remember a few basic rules:

1. For a flower, a neutral soil is needed (a baking powder is added to the leafy and soddy lands). The acidic earth is neutralized by liming, sand is added to the clay.
2. The area intended for planting should not be open to all winds; it is better to plant a plant near higher plantings.
3. The plant does not tolerate excessively moist soil, good drainage is needed.
4. The illumination of the area should be good, but without direct exposure to sunlight.
5. Fresh organic matter cannot be introduced.

The answer to the question of when to plant hyacinths is simple - hyacinths are planted in open ground in the fall. Planting hyacinths in the fall provides the required bulb ripening period before summer. Caring for hyacinths in the garden differs little in complexity from caring for home flowers.

It is advisable to cultivate hyacinths in the open field on flat areas with a slight slope for water flow in order to prevent the accumulation of moisture during heavy precipitation.

Note! - groundwater at the site should not be close to the surface, the optimal distance is more than half a meter.

Forcing hyacinths

Forcing - this is the name of the stimulation of a plant to unplanned flowering. Forcing hyacinths at home will not cause much trouble.

For the process to be successful, you need to take bulbs with a diameter of more than 4 - 6 cm. Home distillation is carried out in several successive stages.:

1. Digging up a flower (most often at the end of June).
2. Place the bulbs in a humid room with a temperature of up to +30 ° C; storage under such conditions lasts 2 weeks.
3. The next step is to transfer the bulb to a cooler room, where the temperature is + 23-25 ​​° C.
4. After a two-week stay in the warmth, the bulb "moves" again - to + 17-18 ° C.

At the end of the three-fold movement, the bulb will be completely ready for planting. If the material was purchased in a store, then all the necessary preparation has been carried out, you only need to carefully store the hyacinth bulbs until the moment of planting. It takes about 4 months for a flower to grow and form into a beautiful inflorescence.

If you need a bouquet by a certain date, you need to focus on the following dates:

• To obtain a flower for the New Year holidays, forcing is carried out in the fall in September or early October;
• To make the plant happy on March 8, the process begins in the first decade of November.

Hyacinths Ailos, Blue Jacket, Carnegie, City of Haarlem, Gypsy Queen, Woodstock, Anna Maria await early forcing. Late forcing is indicated for almost all varieties.

Hyacinth after flowering

After the hyacinth has faded at home, you need to cut off the wilted stems, without stopping feeding and watering. The procedures must be continued, since at this time the bulb gives young shoots.

After that, the bulb is removed from the ground. We felt that the "daughters" had already developed enough and were easily separated from the mother's bulb - the moment of their disconnection had come. If the separation did not work out right away, it is better to do it a year later.

Storing the bulbs

To constantly decorate your home and garden with these stunningly beautiful flowers, you need to know how to preserve the bulbs.

Storage is perhaps the most crucial moment when inflorescences are formed in them. As it ripens, temperature conditions should change. It is necessary to dig out hyacinths for storage after the conditions for the preservation of the flower are prepared. As soon as the plant is dug up, it is transferred to a warm room, protected from light for a week. They are cleaned, sorted and placed in prepared boxes. Small onions, if there are few of them, can be put in paper bags. Large specimens are stored in two stages: first at high temperature for 2 months, then in pre-planting mode - 1 month, at a temperature of + 17 ° C. The total preparation time is about 3 months.

Digging: what is it for and when it is done

Inexperienced novice flower growers often ask themselves: is it necessary to dig out hyacinths after flowering? The bulbs of the plant must be dug up every year. There are several important reasons for this:

• If the onion is not dug out, then the next year the colors will be much paler and more inexpressive;
• Digging up will avoid disease;
• The formed babies are separated from the bulb in time and are grown in proper conditions.

After the onion has been dug up, the following steps are performed sequentially:

1. Thorough washing of the bulbs.
2. Etching (05, hours) - in 3-4% solution of karbofos. You can do without the drug. In this case, the water is heated and the bulbs are kept in it for several minutes.
3. Airing.
4. Drying for a week in a place far from light (at t + 20 ͦ C).

Another question is when to dig up hyacinths? This must be done immediately after flowering, without waiting for the dead leaves to fly around, otherwise it will be impossible to find the flower bulb in the ground.

Diseases and pests

Plants in the open field are practically unaffected by pests and diseases. But in greenhouses and forcing, they can weaken and get sick. This may be due to the following reasons:

• landing in already infected soil;
• planting in waterlogged acidic soil;
• the use of organic fertilizers (manure, chicken droppings);
• planting in the ground in which bulbous plants or root crops grew;
• overlooked a spoiled onion during storage;
• dense seedlings of hyacinths;
• lack of preventive work with the bulb before planting it.

If the flowers are hit by a pest, then they will lag behind in growth, may turn yellow or wither. To prevent this, before planting, the plant bulbs are treated for 15-20 minutes in phosphorus-containing preparations. They get rid of diseased plants, and the rest are also treated with drugs.

Important! Sometimes hyacinth inflorescences fall out of the rosette of leaves, not having time to rise above the ground. This is not a manifestation of the disease, but an excess of moisture or a low storage temperature for the bulbs.

Flowers can develop yellow bacterial rot. In this case, the plant turns into unpleasant mucus. The first signs of the disease are slow growth, the appearance of stripes and spots on the peduncle and leaves, as well as their decay. Affected bulbs and leaves are burned, and the pit is treated with bleach.

Hyacinth flowers are so exquisite - beautiful that they look equally good in the house, in pots, and in a flower bed in the garden.

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Many summer residents strive to grow hyacinths in their area, planting and caring for which in the open field require a certain amount of time. In this article, we will look at how to grow these beautiful flowers (even in those regions where the ground freezes in winter), when to dig up hyacinths, how to store bulbs, how to propagate your favorite variety.

Hyacinths in a flowerbed (photo by Nadezhda Abramovich, Krasnodar)

In early spring, as soon as the snow melts, green arrows of hyacinths sprout from the ground. This flower with a captivating and pronounced aroma differs in all shades of the rainbow. Inflorescences in the form of tassels can be either regular or terry in structure; there are usually 20-30 buds on the peduncle.

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Perennial hyacinth is a bulbous crop, the size of the bulb may vary depending on the type of flower. The planting material is considered an adult by the age of 5-6, when it is fully formed. The tuber is a scaly sphere with a bud of renewal - it is this that affects its growth. By the 5th year, adult bulbs usually acquire babies, which are formed near the bottom and are hidden under the scales.

Hyacinth, photo of flowers:

When choosing tubers, you should pay attention to the following nuances:

1. Terry bulbs are often smaller than their regular bulbs.
2. To grow flowers in the open field, the tuber must have at least 4 cm in diameter, a full-fledged active bud and multiple scales. Elasticity and heaviness are indicators of the healthy state of the bulb.
3. The appearance of the bulb should be perfect - no damage, loose sides, mold.
4. On the lower part of the tuber (near the bottom), root primordia should be present.
5. The bottom of a suitable bulb for planting should be about one and a half to two times smaller than the bulb itself (we are talking about volume).

The key to a long and lush flowering is not only high-quality planting material, but also the planting site itself. You can set up a flower garden near trees or bushes, but not very close to them. The place for plants should be calm, well lit by the sun's rays. The soil is needed loose, if black soil or loam predominates on your site, then it is advisable to add peat to it in advance (sand is also possible). Sod land or deciduous humus are excellent conditions for the development, growth and flowering of hyacinths.

As a fertilizer, organic matter gives good results, but you should not use manure. If the soil is acidic (pH above 6.5), then it should be diluted with dolomite (limestone) flour. Hyacinth tubers do not like excessive moisture very much. If on your site groundwater runs close to the surface (closer than 0.5 m), you cannot do without arranging high beds. In addition, the plants will have to provide a high-quality drainage substrate, as well as make a slight slope of the ridge - for better outflow of water during rains, spring melting of snow. With the arrival of spring, high beds are warmed up faster by the sun's rays, hyacinths bloom much earlier.

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It is highly desirable to prepare the soil in advance - to dig it to a depth of about 40-45 cm and add the required additives (depending on the composition and condition of the soil). Limestone (200 g), wood ash (150 g), superphosphate (50-70 g), magnesium sulfate (10 g) or potassium (20 g) are added at an approximate rate of 1 m² of land. So that fragile young roots are not damaged during planting, digging up the soil in the place of the future flower garden is also important. During the deepening of the bulbs, the soil temperature should be approximately 8-11 degrees, the distance between the tubers should be no more than 10-15 cm. If the flowers are planted in the beds, then the row spacing should be approximately 18-22 cm. If you want different varieties of hyacinths bloomed at the same time, make sure that all tubers are approximately the same in size.

Hyacinth, photo of bulbs:

A good time to plant bulbs is mid September / October. It should be borne in mind that if you plant a tuber too early, then it will begin to develop, but it will not survive the winter. If you plant hyacinths too late, then they will not have time to take root and get used to the place - accordingly, they will also die. If you are late with landing, then hurry up by the first week of November - this is the latest date. To do this, you will have to resort to additional measures.

The place for the future flower garden is mulched with leaves or some other suitable material, covered with plastic wrap to keep warm. After the tubers are buried, the site is sprinkled with sawdust or peat, and it can also be covered again with foliage or coniferous spruce branches. A special covering material is excellent for this purpose. With the arrival of the first days of spring, the protective cover can be removed to make way for the emerging hyacinth sprouts.

As mentioned above, the bulbs should be healthy, but if you are still afraid of fungal manifestations, you can first soak them in a fungicide solution. The width and depth of the hole for the tuber should be equal to two of its sizes - about 15-25 cm, you can pour a little sand on the bottom, and then bury the tuber with the bottom down (about 13-15 cm).Sprinkle the bulb with soil, which needs to be tamped lightly, then watered. The root system of the plant absorbs moisture and nutrients from the ground within a radius of about 20 cm from the tuber - this should be taken into account. Small onions should not be deeply buried; they should also be planted quite thickly.

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After the protective cover is removed, caring for the plants will consist in weeding, regular watering, loosening the soil, and applying top dressing. It should be borne in mind that hyacinths are bad for the neighborhood of weeds. When buds begin to set and flowering time comes, fertilizing the soil becomes especially relevant. After sprouting, the flowers can be fed with saltpeter (25-30 g per 1 m²).

The second stage of fertilization follows during the period when the buds are gaining color. Now, in addition to ammonium nitrate, you can add potassium chloride (25 g) and a phosphorus additive (for example, superphosphate, 35 g). At the end of flowering, superphosphate and potassium chloride are applied to the site - 35 g of each product per 1 m² of the area. The aisles or spaces between flowers are treated with fertilizers; after top dressing, watering always follows.

Hyacinths - how to care after flowering? Unfortunately, this wonderful period is fleeting; after the flowers dry, the roots should be saturated with moisture. For tubers to recover well after flowering, watering and fertilization should be in the first place. If you live in a "cold" region, then you cannot leave hyacinths for the winter, they will have to be dug out - these are necessary measures for the further favorable formation of replacement buds.

If you live in the Kuban, in the Crimea, in the north of the Caucasus, then the annual digging of tubers can be avoided, but only under the condition of a very hot summer. It should be borne in mind that the bulbs left in the ground will give much fewer flowers next year.

From my experience, I can share this observation: I accidentally dug up several hyacinth bulbs, forgetting that they grew in my place. I didn’t begin to dig in, as it was urgently necessary to plant a rose seedling. And I forgot about them, leaving them lying on the porch. Accidentally stumbled upon them only in the fall. Planted. And in the spring I was surprised by the large peduncles, abundantly dotted with flowers, which crawled out of the ground in this very place. Other hyacinths bloomed too, but their blooms were much more modest, something like the one in the photo below.

Hyacinths have not been transplanted for a long time (photo by Anna Nepetrovskaya, Novokubansk, Krasnodar Territory) ↑ back to content ↑ When to dig out hyacinths after flowering

The optimal period is the last weeks of June - the first half of July, when the leaves of the plant turn yellow and weak. The ground part of the flower is removed, the tubers are removed from the soil, washed with water and thoroughly dried. Then we carry out an audit - we throw away the damaged (or with obvious signs of illness) specimens. If there are undeveloped babies on the bulb, they are separated and put aside for growing. Before storage, all tubers are subject to treatment against diseases and pests.

Planting material, photo:

After all the manipulations, the bulbs should be aged for about 7-10 days in a well-ventilated place at an air temperature of +17 .. + 20 ° C. To do this, they need to be laid out on clean paper, and after the specified time has expired, they must be hidden in paper bags. It is the period after flowering, as well as the processing and storage time of tubers, that are most important for hyacinths. At this time, the acclimatization of the planting material occurs, the scales dry up, the tubers are prepared for the summer period.

At a sufficiently high summer temperature, air access and moderate humidity should be provided to the bulbs (if the thermometer reaches + 30 ° C). About three weeks before planting, the temperature in the room with the bulbs should be lowered to + 16 ° C to help them adapt before planting.

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Separately, it is worth considering the methods of reproduction, since the tubers can give flowers for two or three years, but at the same time they will not form children. For this, the bulbs need stimulation, it is carried out in various ways.

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Even during planting, the place where the largest bulbs are planted is determined on the site. After the leaves of the plant turn yellow, the tuber is removed from the ground and immediately, without letting dry, arrange a "shower" under the strong pressure of water. During this process, old scales are removed along with the ground. Next, the bulbs are laid out in one layers in a ventilated box, taken out to a shaded place, dried for about 7-10 days. After this time, using a sharp knife, a wedge-shaped cut is made on the bottom, in which the kidney and the bottom itself are completely removed. The cut site must be treated with crushed activated carbon.

After this operation, the tubers are laid out in a container, the bottom of which is covered with a layer of perlite. The bulbs should be placed with the cut bottoms up. Next, the container is placed in a large plastic bag (you can use garbage bags) to create the required microclimate. At a temperature of + 30 ° C and high humidity, babies will appear at the cut site, and after 2-3 months they will reach about 1 cm, acquire root rudiments and sprout small processes. If the bottom was cut out in the first months of summer, then the tuber with children can be planted in the soil and covered with sawdust (or peat).

If time is missed, then the tubers are turned upside down, placed in a container with soil, placed in the cold (refrigerator, basement), and with the onset of spring they are planted on the site.

After the hyacinths have faded, what to do with them? With the onset of August, these tubers are dug up (by that time they are already covered with children), the children are separated. By early September, the young generation of hyacinths is buried in the soil, covered with a 10 cm layer of mulch (sawdust, spruce branches, foliage, peat). At the end of the first wintering, the mulching layer is removed, but left in place after the second winter. In the third year, these hyacinths give color and delight you with a wonderful aroma.

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Large tubers (about 5-6 cm in diameter) are cut into 4 parts, after which some scales are separated from the bottom, the "wound" surface is treated with crushed activated carbon. Next, a container is taken, at the bottom of which perlite or clean sand is poured; you can also use crushed charcoal with ash. Broken flakes are placed in this container, then it is placed in a transparent plastic bag, tied securely and kept for 2 months in not too bright light.

At the same time, the air temperature should be approximately + 19..23 ° С, but at the second stage, which lasts a month and a half, the temperature should be reduced to + 16..19 ° С. During this period, several bulbs will be tied on the scales. Young stock storage is similar to the method described in the first method.

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To do this, you should wait for the period of the ovary of the peduncles and separate from the hyacinths by a couple of sheets, they must be cut as close to the base as possible. Then the leaves are treated in a solution that stimulates root formation (for example, "Heteroauxin") and buried 3-4 cm in a container with clean sand (or perlite). This container, again, is enclosed in a plastic bag, tied up and placed in a moderately lit place for a month and a half. The air temperature should vary within + 10..17 ° С, humidity - 80-90%. After the specified period, you can see bulbous buds on the cuttings, and after 50-60 days - young roots and small leaves. Further, the plants are planted on the site, each stalk subsequently gives 6-10 children.

↑ to the content ↑ Notching the bottom, as a way of reproduction of hyacinth

In this procedure, the end is not removed, as in the first case, but is cut crosswise. A couple of crosses are made on large tubers, on those that are smaller - one. The damaged areas are treated with powdered activated carbon, then the bulbs are placed in a warm room for 24 hours (+ 20..22 ° C) so that the “crosses” open up. All further actions are similar to the above recommendations. With this method of stimulating the tuber, it is possible to obtain about 10-16 large young bulbs.

For these messengers of spring to please you with long flowering, the splendor of the tassels and an amazing aroma, you need to make an effort. Now you know how to grow hyacinths, planting and caring for them in the open field, although they are fraught with difficulties, are undoubtedly worth the effort and time.

First flowers (photo by Lyubov Belykh, Krasnodar)

Hyacinths are one of the first spring flowers to delight with fragrant fragrance and bright flowering. Planting and caring for hyacinths in the open field does not require much time and effort, if you adhere to certain rules, which will be discussed in this article.

Preparing for landing

In spring, nature wakes up, including flowers. Hyacinth, as a kind of decorative bulbous culture, produces the first thin arrows with pink or blue buds. The flower, which fell to the liking of flower growers in many countries of the world, captivates with a fragrant aroma and an incredible riot of colors. So, in nature there are hyacinths of white, pale yellow, various shades of lilac, pink and lilac, purple, burgundy and even black.

This flower, unique in its beauty, can bloom both at home and in the garden. Today we will focus on the features of planting and caring for this plant in the open field. Many beginner growers are interested in how and when to plant hyacinths so that the flower grows well and pleases with abundant flowering for a long time. Let's try to figure it out.

Bulb selection

For planting to be successful, you need to take care of high-quality planting material. To propagate hyacinth, you need seeds or shaped bulbs, which can be bought at specialized nurseries and stores.

Growing hyacinth outdoors begins with the selection of the bulb. According to the recommendations of experienced gardeners, a hyacinth bulb suitable for planting has an average size (at least 4 cm in diameter), is elastic and dense, consists of a fully formed bud, 6-8 accumulation scales and several surface scales. In this case, the diameter of the bottom is several times smaller than the diameter of the bulb itself.

Carefully inspect the planting material; there should be no mechanical damage, dents, traces of mold, diaper rash and rotting on it. At the bottom, small rudiments of roots are clearly visible (no more than 2 mm long).

Site selection and soil preparation

The next stage of preparation is the choice of a place and soil for planting hyacinths in the fall. As experts in the field of horticulture note, hyacinths are very demanding on the place of growth, for this reason it is recommended to avoid areas with a close occurrence of groundwater.

The best option is a sunny and wind-protected area of ​​the garden on a small hill. A slight shading prolongs the flowering period, but in this case there is a danger that tall plants will take all useful and valuable substances from the soil.

It is equally important to know how to choose the right substrate for planting hyacinth bulbs. It is better to grow this ornamental crop in light, loose and nutrient-rich soil. In this case, the acidity level should be neutral or slightly alkaline.

So that the bulbs planted in the open ground in the fall can germinate, the soil for planting is prepared in the summer. They dig up the earth in the garden (approximately 40-50 cm deep), apply fertilizers (universal complexes, humus, potassium salt, etc.) and cover the beds with plastic wrap.

Video "Planting and caring for hyacinths"

In this video, you will learn how to properly plant hyacinths and care for plants.

Time to board

Answering the question of when to plant hyacinths in open ground in the fall, gardeners suggest focusing on the weather and climatic characteristics of a particular region. So, for central Russia, the optimal time for planting hyacinths in autumn is the period from late September to early October.

If the bulbs are planted too early, the plant will have time to harden well in the soil and sprout the first shoots that will not be able to cope with the harsh frosty winter. Late planting will also not be crowned with success, since weak and not yet very strong bulbs will freeze at the first drop in air and soil temperature.

Planting process

After all the preparatory steps have been completed, you can proceed to the autumn planting of hyacinths. Wells are prepared in advance, where the flower bulbs will be planted. To make the flower bed look beautiful and well-groomed, do not forget to observe the distance between the holes (10–20 cm).

Coarse sand is used as drainage. The hyacinth bulb should be planted in the center of the hole, carefully sprinkling it with earth. Then the soil is lightly compacted, watered and mulched with fallen leaves, sawdust or peat.

Features of further care

We have already figured out when and how to plant hyacinths in the fall, but flowers need appropriate care for active growth and normal development. Now let's figure out how to care for ornamental bulbous plants.

Watering and feeding

After transplanting the bulbs into open ground, the soil must be well moistened. If the fall is generous with rainfall, then there is no need to re-water the plants. Additional watering is needed only in the absence of rain.

Hyacinth prefers root watering and does not like spraying. It is necessary to moisten the soil infrequently, but abundantly. Make sure that no water gets on the leaves, stems and buds. Excessive moisture in the soil can lead to rotting of the bulbs. For this reason, it is recommended to carefully monitor the condition of the crops grown in the country. At the first sign of wilting or decay, the flowers should be dug up.

During growth, hyacinth is fed several times with fertilizers according to the following scheme:

• superphosphate - after planting in open ground, if fertilizers were not applied during the preparation of the planting holes;
• potash fertilizers and superphosphate (twice) - during the period of bud formation and immediately after flowering.

Soil loosening

Perennial crops require constant air circulation. In order for oxygen to flow to the bulbs, it is necessary to loosen the soil after each watering. Also, do not forget to timely remove weeds that clog the soil with their roots.

According to the reviews of gardeners with many years of experience in growing bulbous plants, it is recommended to periodically mulch the soil in the garden. Thanks to this procedure, it is possible to reduce the number of weeds and retain moisture in the soil.

Prevention of diseases and pests

Flowers growing outdoors are often attacked by harmful insects. Hyacinth suffers from flower flies, greenhouse aphids, common bear. Sometimes the plant is invaded by the bulbous root mite.

If signs of insect pests are found, flowers should be treated with folk remedies or use insecticidal preparations, among which Aktara, Fitoverm, Akarin, etc. are very popular among gardeners.

Treating your garden with fungicides helps prevent various bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Hyacinth is affected by yellow bacterial rot, gray rot, fusarium, penicillosis, variegation and other equally dangerous diseases.

It is necessary to transplant infected plants as soon as signs of a disease are revealed. Please note that infected flowers require special attention and care.

The plant with a poetic name, which in translation means "rain flower" and goes back to the touching and at the same time tragic story of love and friendship, sung in ancient Greek mythology, simply must have a spring-like tender, discreet, but enchanting beauty. To succeed in its breeding and get a lush early bloom, it is worth figuring out when to plant hyacinths and what is the care of these perennials.

Ideal plot

Hyacinths love light, so open, but windless areas of the garden, generously flooded with sunlight throughout the day, are preferable for their cultivation. It is advisable to arrange a flower bed away from shrubs and trees, since the shadow falling from them will create uncomfortable conditions for flowers, and their powerful roots will pull out the bulk of the nutrients from the soil. Plants will grow unevenly under these conditions, and are likely to remain weak and sore and produce few buds, even if properly cared for.

Hyacinth bulbs are very sensitive to stagnation of water in the soil, which creates a favorable environment for the development of fungal diseases and all kinds of rot. Therefore, it is better if the surface of the site has a slight slope. It is also important to take into account the depth at which the groundwater is located, it should be at least 0.5-0.6 m. If they come closer to the surface of the earth, you will have to make high beds or provide the plants with good drainage by pouring a thick layer of expanded clay.

Light, loose soil is most suitable for hyacinths, which freely allows oxygen and moisture to pass to their bulbs. It should be neutral (up to pH 6.5) and well saturated with nutrients. The ideal soil for flowers consists of leafy and turfy soil, mixed in equal amounts and slightly diluted with baking powder.

If the soil in the area where it is planned to plant hyacinths is sour, it must be liming. For this procedure, you can use formulations with a high content of calcium and magnesium:

• slaked lime;
• cement dust;
• wood ash;
• ground chalk;
• lime tuff;
• dolomite flour;
• drywall;
• ground limestone.

To lighten heavy, dense soil with a high clay content, peat and river sand are added to it.

Preparing for planting bulbs

Planting hyacinths in open ground requires preliminary site preparation. They begin to it at least 10 days before planting the bulbs so that the roots of the plants do not suffer during the process of soil subsidence. In the place of the future flower bed, they dig a shallow hole and fill its bottom with a layer of river sand, reaching 3-5 cm.

The soil is thoroughly fertilized. It is good to use three-year-old humus for this in combination with a complex mineral remedy. Another option for soil enrichment - 2 months before the flowers are supposed to be planted, dig up the area to a depth of 40 cm, having previously sprinkled it on every square meter

• humus (10-15 kg);
• peat;
• sand;
• superphosphate (60-80 g);
• potassium sulfate (30 g). It is permissible to replace it with wood ash in the amount of 200 g;
• magnesium sulfate (15 g). Dolomite flour (250 g) is often used instead.

Advice

If the soil on the site contains a lot of sand, the recommended dose of potassium-magnesium compounds will need to be increased by 1.5 times.

The key to getting strong and viable plants is to plant healthy bulbs.They should be carefully examined, getting rid of soft, damaged and diseased ones, sorted by size, and then treated with Fundazol or another fungicide according to the instructions or dipped in a potassium permanganate solution for 30 minutes.

Features of planting bulbs

Growing hyacinths outdoors is best done with medium-sized bulbs. The plants that have developed from them are more resistant to fluctuations in temperature and humidity. They are planted at a depth three times the height of the bulb itself. The quality of the soil is also important. If it is light, the hole is made 2 cm deeper, if it is heavy, the recommended distance is reduced by 2 cm. Between large bulbs (5 cm in diameter), 15-20 cm are left in a row, smaller ones are placed closer to each other. In general, the same principle of "three" works here: a distance equal to three of its diameters must remain free around the bulb.

It will be much more convenient to take care of plants in the open field if the beds for them are made high (10-15 cm). It is easier to cover them for the winter, and in the spring they are freed from snow earlier and the soil on them warms up faster. In addition, this method of growing hyacinths allows you to protect their bulbs from waterlogging and provide the soil aeration they need. Plant flowers in moist soil. If the soil was dry, then ready-made beds are well spilled. Optimal for planting hyacinths in the garden in the middle lane from the end of September to mid-October. If done earlier, the flowers will begin to grow and die in winter.

Advice

You can plant the bulbs later, but in this case, the site must first be covered with a thick layer of dry leaves, compost or spruce branches and protected from precipitation, after the procedure, returning the shelter to its original place.

Planting hyacinths is carried out according to the following scheme:

1. In the prepared area, holes or grooves are made.
2. The bulbs are lightly pressed into the sand and sprinkled with them on top.
3. Fill the hole with the bulb with nutritious soil to the top.
4. The soil is mulched using humus or peat. Additionally, you can sprinkle dry foliage on the beds, which will protect the flowers from freezing.

Compliance with these rules facilitates the care of plants and serves as a guarantee of their health. The sand acts as a drainage system, protecting the bulbs from waterlogging and fungal infections. If the site was not previously dug up with humus and peat, they are brought into the hole during planting.

Watering and weeding

Outdoor hyacinth care includes several mandatory activities. It is important for these perennials that the soil around them is free of weeds, so they need regular weeding. A good option that will save the time and effort spent on it is mulching the beds after planting hyacinths on them. A layer of mulch will also keep the soil from drying out and protect the flowers from disease.

Plant bulbs need a constant supply of air. It is not difficult to provide it, you just need to carefully but thoroughly loosen the top layer of soil. Such care is carried out constantly from the moment of emergence of seedlings until the end of the growing season.

Hyacinths prefer infrequent, but plentiful watering, during which the soil should be soaked by 15-20 cm. Moisture should be avoided on the leaves and buds. Plants do not tolerate spraying. Excess water has a detrimental effect on flowers, so you need to control the moisture content of the soil. Particular attention should be paid to this during bud formation. When the dormant period begins, watering is reduced. Proper hyacinth care includes regular inspection of the plantings. Having found diseased plants, they are removed from the flower bed and immediately burned.

Another important point is pruning hyacinths. It is carried out when the flowering period is over. The stem with withered buds is cut with a knife. If this is not done, the plant loses its attractiveness.But you can return it to its aesthetic appearance in another way - to get rid of only withered flowers. To do this, it is enough to run your hand along the stem from its base to the top. Dead flowers will fall off by themselves.

Fertilization and preparation for wintering

The main care for hyacinths, which allows you to get lush flowering plants, is their competent feeding. It is carried out in three stages:

1. In the spring, when most of the planted bulbs give their first shoots, the soil is enriched with mineral compounds. On 1 m² of soil, 20 g of ammonium nitrate, 15 g of superphosphate and 10 g of potassium chloride are added.
2. During the period of active bud formation, fertilizing is repeated using the same amount of ammonium nitrate, but increasing the proportion of the remaining components by about three times (superphosphate up to 40 g, and potassium chloride up to 20-30 g).
3. When the plant fades, it is fertilized with a mixture of superphosphate and potassium chloride in equal amounts (40 g each).

Advice

If dry compounds are used to enrich the soil, they are scattered over the soil and then embedded in it with a hoe in the amount indicated in the instructions. When using a liquid form of fertilizer, the plants are first watered abundantly, and the recommended dose of the drug is slightly reduced.

The feeding procedure should always be completed by loosening the soil. Fresh organic fertilizers are categorically contraindicated for hyacinths. Caring for perennials in the form of watering and feeding continues all the time as long as their leaves remain green. This will allow their bulbs to accumulate enough nutrients for future growth and flowering before entering the dormant stage.

To keep the plants from freezing in winter, they need shelter. You can save the beds from the cold with sawdust, spruce branches, straw, dry peat or humus. Hyacinths belong to primroses, and their sprouts break through the soil very early, therefore, they free the plantings from winter protection at the very beginning of spring. This must be done very carefully so as not to injure delicate seedlings.

For all their touching charm, hyacinths are demanding and capricious plants. You can expect that with the arrival of the first warm days they will bloom the garden with bright colors, if you provide them with proper care.

Competent planting, regular watering and weeding, adherence to the intricacies of feeding are the basic principles that must be adopted when growing these perennials. We'll have to be patient and devote a lot of attention and time to the beds with hyacinths. But how nice it will be to see the results of your labors, when in early spring the plant is thickly covered with delicate fragrant flowers!