Very often, hyacinths are given to women for the spring holiday on March 8 in small pots. A beautifully smelling flower pleases its hostesses for only a couple of weeks, and then its leaves turn yellow, the flowers fade and fall. Hyacinths faded: what to do with flowerpots, many do not know and just throw them away. But in vain! After all, in fact, this is a perennial plant, which is easy to care for.
Suppose you became the owner of several such plants. The hyacinths faded: what to do with them after that, we now find out. If you don’t feel like messing with them, give the flower into the good hands of an amateur gardener. And if you nevertheless decided to extend his life, then after the hyacinth fades, you need to cut off the pasture with withered flowers and yellowed leaves.
The question may arise: "When the hyacinths faded, what to do with watering?" Continue to gradually moisten the soil until all leaves are yellow and wilted. This is necessary so that during this period the bulb of the plant gains strength and weight and can form daughter sprouts. When all the leaves are wilted, the bulb must be removed from the flowerpot and dried. Look how she “feels” herself, whether there are various formations on her. Often such bulbs already have children, if they easily depart, you can carefully separate them. If not, leave them and do not touch. You will separate them next year.
Many will be interested in the question of when to dig up hyacinths after flowering in the garden? Florists recommend waiting for the leaves to wither and at the end of June or early July to remove the bulbs from the soil.
After the hyacinths have faded, what to do with the bulbs you dug? Drying and storing them is the most critical period. At this time, inflorescences are formed. Bulbs must be well dried for 7 days in a ventilated dark room. Then you need to remove the remnants of the roots, clean from the ground and sort by size. You can keep them either in drawers or in paper bags with holes.
Storage of planting material is carried out in two stages. The first stage: the bulbs will be stored for at least two months at a temperature of 25-28 ° C. And the second stage is pre-planting: 1 month in a room with a cooler temperature, close to the outdoor, if you plant plants in the garden.
Bulbs should be planted in the ground in early October, but if the weather is still warm, wait a week so that they do not begin to grow, otherwise the plant may not survive the winter. If many children have formed around the bottom of the bulbs, they must be planted carefully and to a shallower depth. Such children will grow up for several more years. Do not forget to cover the hyacinths with a layer of mulch, this will protect your plants during frosts.
And if you plant the bulb in a pot for home, then you need to keep it for several weeks in the dark and cool. Do not forget to water it at the same time. Some take out to the garage or to the loggia (in any cool room). And when the plant leaves the leaves, bring the flowerpot into the house.
Now you will know when the hyacinths have faded, what to do next, and don’t just throw the pot out. You will want to grow a new flower that will delight you with its wonderful aroma.