In February, there is still no possibility to grow out beautiful plants outside the window. Even the earliest colors in this harsh may die. It is possible to bring the spring and rejoice at the beautiful blossom of a home plant on the windowsill - a gentle flower of hyacinth. The dense inflorescences of this plant and an unusual fragrance, plus a bright color will give you a lot of positive impressions.
Translated from the Greek, the name "Hyacinth" flower means - rain flowers. This is a perennial plant that can be raised at its summer cottage. These are hyacinths to the family of Lily and Sparazhev. These flowers can be grown on their own, they will give us their beauty and remind you that spring will come very soon.
Hyacinths achieve no more than 25 cm in growth, the leaves in flowers are dense, fleshy, oblong shape. The bulb itself is very dense, in diameter reaches 5 cm. With proper care, one hyacinth bulb can bloom up to 10 years!
And now a few words about colors - on a solid leg of hyacinth (blooming) there are many small colors. Their form remotely resembles bells. About 30 tiny colors can fit at the same time on one blossom. One flower bulb releases only one arrows - floweros, and in the part where flowers are located, there are no leaves. Externally, the flower view resembles an elegant candle with flowers of various color. Coloring is the most diverse - from classic white, pink and red, to a gentle-blue shade, juicy purple, purple and even bright blue. There are elite varieties of hyacinths with the petals of an unusual shape and color. In Holland, you can see entire plantations of unusual varieties of hyacinths. Thanks to the Dutch and we have the opportunity to grow hyacinths on your windowsill and admire the beauty of these amazing colors.
The period of flowering plants - a half months, which is very pleased with the flower. If you comply with all the rules, you can admire the beautiful flowers of the hyacinth in the winter when nature still sleeps. Not to all amateur growing flowers can achieve flowering in such an inappropriate time. It is called this troublesome work "Celling of hyacinths". In order for the cultivation of these colors to give you pleasure, it is important to know how to put the hyacinths, as they care for them, how to grow hyacinth, what you need to know to speed up the flowering process and how to care for the plant after the flowers fall.
Examination of hyacinths at home
For those who only comprehend the formation of flowers to grow, it will be worth learning that the hyacinths are a short flowering period. Hyacinth at home will quickly fire and go to the trash can. But it can not be done, after the flower bulb relates a bit, it will be capable of re-blossom.
What you need to do to grow homemade hyacinth:
- After you brought a hyacinth from the store, put it on the windowsill.
- The flowering period is 2 weeks.
- Once bloom is completed, it is necessary to cut the filtering patterns, then continue watering and feeding.
- Wait for the period when the leaves will fall asleep.
- Just at this time, the bulb will begin to gain power. You may notice the appearance of new bulbs - it is kids.
- Next, it is necessary to remove the bulb from the pot, remove dry leaves and dry it perfectly.
- At autumn, the hyacinth can be planted in the garden, choosing a secluded place so that the flower does not come to the straight sun rays and the place was not blocked by the winds.
- A year later, wait for a new hyacinth flowering.
- Every year the bulb will turn new kids, so the hyacinths will delight their blossom for a long time.
It is very interesting to breed hyacinths in the garden - this is quite interesting, but now our task is to learn the distillation of the Lukovs of Hyacinth. What is important to do during this period: dig in the fall in the garden of the bulbs and add them. They will please your blossom on the windowsill, and at a time when it wants it.
Rules of growing hyacinths
So that flowering was long and abundant, and the bulbs as long as possible remained healthy, it is necessary to adhere to certain rules for growing these colors.
What you need to know:
- It is important to determine the time. What time it is necessary to grow and get hyacinths. If you want to please your relatives and friends with a beautiful and unusual gift for the new year, then you need to take into account the time of the surveillance. You can grow hyacinths by the end of December - it will be an early distillation, in January or in February - the average distillation and spring - late. The time of cultivation or distortion of flowers takes approximately 2.5 months.
- Consider and decide in advance with the place. This may be a basement (perfect place). If such conditions you cannot provide, then you can put the bulbs in the refrigerator.
- Next you need to think about second place. When the hyacinths begin to bloom, it is necessary to put flowers in a well-lit, but cool place (it can be any room, the room temperature should not exceed +20 oWITH).
- To expel hyacinths at home, your task is to choose only major bulbs, with a diameter of 5 cm. In this case, you can count on success and lush flowering.
- The bulbs can be bought at the Garden Center, in people who are specially engaged in this or in the store. When choosing a bulb of flowers, it is important that it be whole, without damage. Take the bulb in your hand and press the two fingers if it is dense, then everything is in order. Pay attention to the science - the bulb should be with an outdoor scales.
- Selecting capacity for pastures. Conventional pots, boxes or cups are suitable for growing hyacinths. Basic condition - the presence of a hole for drainage. It is important to properly prepare the soil - it can be any nutritional mixture, the reaction is neutral. As a drainage, use fine peeled sand or clay. All the hyacinth needed to be reached in a specialized store.
Preparatory moments
If you did not have time to prepare the bulbs of hyacinths, then go to the garden center and buy several large bulbs. Specialized stores are sold prepared for trampling planting material. Naturally, in price, they will be more expensive than for planting in open ground, since the bulbs passed special training. How to do - decide for yourself.
If you choose raw chefed, then you still have time to independently prepare hyacinths for trampling. It is a somewhat troublesome lesson, but with the task you can easily cope. First you need to disinfect the bulbs in a strong solution of manganese. Prepare the solution and place the bulbs in half an hour. You can go to another way and purchase special funds in the store, this is "phytosporin". After processing the bulbs you need to put in the pallet, to the bottom of which pour some water (no more than 2 cm). It is important not to just pour ordinary water, but to dissolve any means that stimulates the growth of the root system. And now put a pallet with bulbs in the refrigerator or lower the bulbs, the bulbs should be in such a medium at least 2 weeks. In a cool and humid environment, hyacinth will begin an active growth of the root system.
Landing hyacinth
After preparation, you can start landing hyacinths:
- at the bottom of the container (drawer or pot), put a thin layer of clay or sand;
- fill the earth's tank so that the bulbs perform over the soil by 3 cm;
- site the bulbs of hyacinths so that between them there was a distance of approximately 2-2.5 cm;
- the bulbs should "sit" tightly, but not touch with each other. Also, they should not touch the walls of a pot or box;
- press the land near the bulbs, it must be dense at the landing site;
- now you can pour our hyacinths and pour out a thin layer of fine sand (thickness of approximately 1 cm). We comply with this recommendation, as the sand will save the bulbs from the posting;
- now you can put the pot with bulbs in the package, just do not forget to make holes in it so that the air normally circulate;
- it remains to put a pot with bulbs in a cool place (refrigerator or basement). Indoor temperature - + 5-7 oC. After 6 weeks, a maximum of 10 can see the first sprouts. During the surveillance of hyacinths periodically check the soil. It is impossible to ensure the dryness of the Earth.
After 10 weeks or a little later, expect the appearance of green shoots. First, the first hyacinth leaves will appear, 2.5 cm. As soon as this happens, the boxes need to be transferred to the cool dark place, the temperature indoors - +10 oS. A few days later, it will be possible to put boxes or pots with bulbs closer to the light source (to the windowsill). You will see that the bulbs will throw more leaves, and after a few weeks the first buds will appear. During this period, flowers can be transferred to the windowsill or any other well lit place. Note that the direct sun rays, drafts, high humidity and stay near the heaters are destructive for colors. Optimal indoor temperature - +20 oS. Try to constantly moisten the soil so that it does not drive.
Next, it is important from time to time to turn the pots to the light source, so hyacinths will grow even. If you see that the stems began to lean under the weight of the bloomer, make a support.
Do not forget that in the period of active growth, the plant requires feeding, to do this, use special liquid fertilizers.
Recommendations for the cultivation of hyacinths
In order not to waste time in vain and rejoice in the result, it is important to do everything right.
Consider the main points of the distillation of hyacinths:
- compliance with humidity, temperature and shaders - ideal conditions for pastures of bulbs;
- control the bulbs that you have already put on the surveillance. Depending on the variety, early bulbs will develop faster;
- water the bulbs very carefully, in the pallet or on the edge of the pot. Use fresh and clean meat for watering, you can add a growth stimulator (for example, "epina);
- in the room where the distillation of hyacinths is performed, it is impossible to sharply increase the air temperature, as this can lead to the stretching of the flower. They will become weaker and thinner, and therefore can lean toward and even break;
- during the period of active growth in the flower (leaves and flowers), as well as when the flowers begin to open, you can pour onion with snow. Such hardware procedures will allow to maintain a bulb;
- if the hyacinth began to bloom, and you put a plant into a warm room, then the flowering duration is sharply reduced. From the strength of Hyacinth will delight you with his bloom only a few days;
- if the plant lacks light, you can organize artificial illumination. Just follow the lamps to heat the air.
If you are all done correctly, then after a month, hyacinths will begin to bloom. This period will last within 20 days.
Hyacintes are expelled not only standard in the soil, but also in water. To do this, you will need a high container that will have a wide neck. Pour water in the container (exceptionally clean), place the bulb from above. The distance between the dungeon of the bulb and the water is a maximum of 2 cm. Wrap the container (it can be a glass) in dark paper and place it in the refrigerator. Periodically tighten the water. After 2 months, the bulb will let the roots, you will need to get the container from the refrigerator and put in the room. Indoor temperature - +22 oC, at first it is advisable to cover a glass of dark paper. It will be possible to remove it only when the flowers start developing. Extend the bloom of hyacinth can only be in a cool room, where the air temperature will not exceed the mark + 10-12 oWITH.
Hyacinths after disturbing
When the flowers are dried, do not rush to throw out the bulbs, they can be saved until next year. You can put on the bulbs in open soil and after 2 years it can be used to re-distort. Bulbs after landing Cover with dry foliage or truth with sawdust.
Many are faced with such a problem when hyacinths have already been fighting, and they cannot be planted yet - the Earth still did not have time to warm up. Then the bulbs need to be dried, put in sawdust and wait for a favorable period for planting.
The easiest way to do this:
- Cut the dry bloomer and water periodically flower.
- If you have grown hyacinths in small pots, then move the bulbs together with the ground into a spacious container. At the bottom to put the drainage first.
- Water the plant moderately, put the pot into the cool light place.
- When landing, try not to blow the bulb.
If you are all done correctly, after a few months you can admire the beautifully mixing hyacinths.