Allow the stem and leaves to die back naturally and only cut them back when the foliage is shriveled and yellow. Hyacinths look fabulous in containers, either on their own or combined with other spring bulbs such as daffodils and early tulips. After your hyacinths have bloomed, remove the faded flower spikes and allow the foliage to die back. Dig up the bulbs, discard any damaged or diseased ones, and then dry them and store in paper sacks before replanting in the fall.
Discover a range of dark dramatic colors and delicate pastel shades in our hyacinth collection. Send me your questions! When to Plant : Hyacinth bulbs should be planted in mid to late fall, any time after the first frost and before the ground freezes. You may plant the bulbs individually or dig out a larger area and plant 5 or more bulbs at the same time. Position the bulbs with the pointy end up and then cover them with soil. Fall and winter rains usually provide adequate moisture.
Water only if the weather is unusually dry. Planting Tips: In home gardens, hyacinths look best when planted in informal groupings of 5 to 9 bulbs. For a natural effect, avoid straight lines and single rows. For a colorful and delightfully fragrant front porch or patio, fill your containers with hyacinth bulbs in the fall, after you remove your summer-season annuals. In growing zones 6 and colder, you'll need to protect the bulbs from freezing by storing the containers in an unheated garage or cold basement.
Learn more HERE. Hyacinth bulbs need a cooling period in order to bloom properly. Hyacinth bulbs can also be grown for indoor enjoyment. When you're ready for spring, bring the pots out into a warm, sunny room and watch them bloom. Learn more in this article: How to Force Hyacinth Bulbs. Carefully separate any bulbs that cling together. Shake off the soil. Brush the bulbs lightly with a small scrub brush if the soil doesn't fall off easily when you shake the bulbs. Lay newspaper over a flat work surface in a cool, dry space.
Spread the bulbs evenly over the newspaper and wait for them to dry. Give them a full day. Place the hyacinth bulbs in a paper bag. Other breathable containers work well, too, including baskets, mesh bags and nylon stockings. It is undesirable to drastically reduce the temperature, this can harm the seeds. The constant decrease in temperature helps to increase the frost resistance of hyacinths, and after transplanting into the ground, it is easier for them to endure cool street weather.
Another nuance to consider when storing hyacinths in winter is the appearance of mold. Extremely high humidity and improper storage conditions can mold the seeds and infect healthy specimens. To prevent this from happening, you need to constantly look through the boxes, and if damaged specimens appear, throw them out immediately, and process healthy ones with potassium permanganate. By the end of winter, you need to start preparing for planting flowers in open ground. The timing depends on the region of residence; in different climatic zones, a cold snap occurs at different times.
Hyacinths are planted in late September - early October, when the soil has not yet had time to freeze and the weather is relatively warm outside. In warm growing regions, the dates for planting hyacinths back into the beds are shifted by several weeks.
Before planting in open ground, the soil is first prepared. The soil for the flowers must be well-drained and fertile. Heavy and acidic substrates are not suitable for this crop. It is not recommended to apply fresh manure before planting. Not only will such fertilizer lose most of the nutrients during application, but due to its concentration, it can destroy the seeds. They begin to prepare the site for planting in August-September.
The soil is dug up, weeds are removed. The soil must be dug to a depth of cm. Then potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are applied to the soil. It is not recommended to apply nitrogen-containing fertilizers before the autumn planting.
Nitrogen stimulates growth, and this is undesirable to allow in the fall, when the plants need to prepare for wintering. You can plant planting material in any order, the main thing is to leave a distance between the bulbs at least cm.
Seeds are planted deeper into loose soil than into heavy soil. Water the newly planted hyacinths abundantly, but do not flood them. Subsequent watering is carried out as needed. This method of planting will help protect the bulbs from decay and the development of infections.
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