The "hero" of the article is
the hyacinth flower. Surely many gardeners and landscape designers have heard a lot about it, because in early spring it is one of the most beautiful primroses that decorate urban flower beds and garden plots. Hyacinth is well-deservedly popular in the preparation of floral arrangements. He stands in a cut for a long time, elegantly framing small bouquets.
Grow hyacinth
How to grow this miracle in your garden? Hyacinth is not only a garden flower, but also a home flower. In the southern part of our country, it is much easier to grow it, so the rest can only be envied and continue to patiently care for the capricious plant. They plant and propagate it with bulbs, but you can do this with seeds. The latter method is not popular with gardeners, because flowering and the formation of daughter bulbs occurs after 5 - 6 years. it
too long and absolutely unjustified. Before planting in the soil, planting material must first be carefully sorted and soaked for several hours in a weak (pink) manganese solution. This process will help to avoid unnecessary diseases in the flower. Hyacinth is planted in late September or early October, using large and healthy bulbs without damage. The plant is very demanding on the lighting of the site, as well as on the soil (it needs rich humus), so it is advisable to feed at least two times. Usually it is made during planting and then flowering. When digging hyacinths, their yellowed leaves will tell you.
Care Features
The fact is that you need to remember a few rules when breeding flowers such as hyacinths. When digging this plant, you need to remember first of all, because this is one of the main difficulties in growing it. These flowers are very sensitive to moist soils, so if groundwater passes near a flower bed, you should consider choosing a new location for the plant. In shady places, the plant feels uncomfortable, and may even wither away. And finally, hyacinth can often undergo various diseases, for example, yellow bacterial rot.
Hyacinths: when to dig out?
After the flowers have wilted and the leaves are completely yellow, carefully examine the plant: when it dries completely, it's time to prepare it for the next season. If you, of course, want to propagate it and again admire the bright and odorous colors. New bulbs ripen after the hyacinths have bloomed (when it is time to dig them out). This happens about a month after the flower arrow completely dies. Carefully separate the new small bulbs from the main mother, sort them out, eliminating the damaged ones, and dry them in the sun. Their next landing will happen only in the fall. To grow large varietal hyacinths, when digging them, you need to know first. Otherwise, every year the flowers will degenerate, becoming smaller and smaller. Remembering these few simple rules, you will always have a spring flowerbed, fragrant with variegated primroses.