Do you know when to dig up hyacinths after flowering?
To successfully grow this plant like hyacinth, a correct and prudent approach is needed. If you want your plant to be strong and produce beautiful inflorescences, there are some rules to follow that will help you a lot.
First, never leave hyacinth bulbs in the ground for the winter. They, of course, can safely survive the winter, but in the spring there will be weak and sick inflorescences, and after a year you generally risk losing the plant.
Secondly, after flowering, the bulb needs to recover within 2 months. During this period, fertilizing and moderate watering.
Thirdly, in order to know exactly when to dig out hyacinths after flowering, you will be prompted by its leaves, which will turn yellow and die off. It is during this period that the most favorable time to prepare the bulbs for "rest".
It is not recommended to dig out the hyacinth bulbs immediately after flowering, as it can harm the flower. Leave the bulb in the ground for a while to gain strength after flowering and before a dormant period outside the ground.
Favorable time to dig up the bulbs for storage
When to dig up hyacinths and how to store it is not difficult to remember. But there is one more important point, without which success in growing cannot be achieved. It is about the storage time of the bulbs. The full rest period is 95 days and of which 60 days the bulbs must be at a temperature of 25-27 degrees, then they must be kept cool and the temperature must be reduced to 17 degrees. In such conditions, the bulbs will spend another 30-35 days. Don't forget about humidity. To prevent the bulbs from drying out at all, you can systematically spray them with water, and ventilate the room.
During storage, the bulb often forms small babies, which must be separated and planted in small pots. It is more expedient to grow them for 3-4 years so that they gain volume, and then plant them with everyone.
How to plant hyacinth, practical recommendations
The optimal time for planting hyacinths is early October. Before the soil freezes, the bulbs will have time to take root and gain some strength before wintering. It is better to prepare the area where hyacinths are to be transplanted after flowering. This requires:
- choose a place where there is a lot of sun and where water does not accumulate;
- cultivate the soil to a depth of 30-40cm;
- add humus and mineral fertilizers.
Don't chase the weather to plant your bulbs. If you, having seen sunny weather, plant the bulbs ahead of time, then the hyacinths that have started to grow may die in winter. And if you overexpose them and plant them later than the first half of October, then there is a possibility that they will not have time to take root before the soil freezes.
In the fall, bulbs driven out at home are planted in open ground.This must be done before the first frost. Moreover, if the weather is unfavorable, the planted hyacinths insulate well, covering with a layer of leaves or a protective film from rain and snow.
After reading our recommendations on how to care for hyacinths after flowering, you will certainly prolong the life of this plant in your garden, enjoy its bright and fragrant flowers. But finally, I would like to note that so that there are no problems with the peduncles, and the bulb grows healthy and strong, you must adhere to the basic rules:
- provide a sufficient dormant period for the bulbs;
- observe the temperature regime and the corresponding humidity during forcing;
- provide optimal lighting during forcing the peduncle;
- timely fertilize with appropriate fertilizers.
And there was not a drop of doubt that you will make a wonderful, caring and experienced gardener. The last step is to be patient, buy bulbs and plant a small lawn of hyacinths in the fall, so that in the spring the colorful and fragrant hyacinth carpet created by yourself will please the eye.