Most onion flowers can be thrown out at home and presented to friends and relatives as a unique gift for the New Year or Christmas. One of the most unpretentious to the growing conditions of plants is hyacinth. When to plant it for a quick bud, prompt experienced gardeners. The choice of this plant is easily explained by its exotic aroma and long flowering (up to 3 weeks). Bright inflorescences tightly fit the trunk and allow you to plant several bulbs in one container at once.
In order to get a flowering plant, you need to decide when to plant hyacinths for a particular holiday. Material for distillation is selected large, dense and always healthy, preferably related to rapidly growing varieties. Together with suitable bulbs, they acquire a special nutritious soil. Pour the earth into a low pot or bowl and place the planting material tightly. However, it is worth leaving a small distance between the bulbs, the tops can not be covered with soil, otherwise they may rot or hibernate until spring.
So, to get a flower for Christmas, when to plant hyacinths in the fall? The ideal time would be mid or end of September, many gardeners at this time take bulbs for the winter, and you can get a quality planting material absolutely inexpensively. Immediately after disembarkation, you need to put the container in a dark room with a temperature of about +5 ° C in order to root the young hyacinth well. When planting “winter” flowers, the idea came to the city dweller, he can use an ordinary refrigerator for plants. Attention: in no case should you put a bowl in the freezer or keep the bulbs on dirty shelves next to rotting or sprouted vegetables.
The capacity is kept in the dark and cold for about 6-10 weeks, constantly checking the soil for dryness. The soil must be regularly moistened with a spray bottle, otherwise it will turn out to be a sick or tiny hyacinth. When to plant it already in a permanent place? As soon as the shoots reach 3-5 cm, the bowl is taken into the light in a room where the temperature is maintained at about + 12 ° C. Every day the container is pushed closer to the window, and after 1-2 weeks buds should appear.
If the goal is to grow home hyacinth, when to plant the bulb, depends on the time available for distillation. For a gift on March 8, you can plant a plant in December or at the very beginning of January, and for the New Year holidays - in mid-September. To give hyacinth more colors, you need to ensure that the bowl is not near batteries and drafts. In this case, the temperature should be constantly maintained at 16-20 ° C. The soil should always be moistened, without drying out and waterlogging. As fertilizers, you can use any flower liquid top dressing, which is easy to purchase on the market or in a specialized store.
It should be borne in mind that plants grown in this way die immediately after flowering. Exceptions are cases when a large strong bulb takes root in the garden. But hoping for re-distillation at home is not worth it even when using new-fashioned fertilizers or special technologies for preserving planting material. It will be much easier to purchase fresh hyacinth bulbs for future holidays and gifts.