The latest planting time of hyacinth

Hyacinth is a perennial herb in the hyacinth genus of the hyacinth family, and its flowers are rich in colors, such as red, blue, white, yellow, purple and so on. The cultivation method is mainly ball-dividing reproduction, and the cultivation soil should be well drained, deep and fertile sandy loam. Let's take a look at hyacinth planting time, planting temperature and planting method.

Planting time of hyacinth

The time of water culture and soil culture are the same, and it should be carried out from September to October, and it can blossom in April of the following year.

Hyacinth planting temperature

Hyacinth bulbs have the habit of dormancy in summer, take root in autumn and winter, sprout in early spring, blossom in March, and wilt in early June. Like warm and humid winter, cool summer slightly dry, sunny or semi-overcast environment. Like fertilizer, suitable for fertile, well-drained sandy loam, avoid too wet or sticky soil. During the growth of hyacinth, the root growth of bulb was the best when the temperature was 2-6 ℃. The optimum temperature for bud germination was 5: 10 ℃, the optimum temperature for leaf growth was 5: 12 ℃, and the most favorable temperature for budding and flowering was 15: 18 ℃. The storage temperature of bulb is 20-28 ℃, and the optimum storage temperature is 25 ℃, which is the most ideal for flower bud differentiation. Can withstand short-term frost.

Planting method of hyacinth

The flower market supplies two kinds, one is supplied from September to October, and it is a dried bulb like the dried head of a daffodil. The other is a bud that has been cultivated. When this kind of hyacinth is bought before the Spring Festival, it can be raised in water and placed in the indoor window to watch and smell incense. For the cultivation methods of dry bulbs, we should choose the places with sufficient sunshine, high dryness and good drainage, and apply sufficient basic fertilizer (for bean cake crumbs, fishbone meal or retting organic fertilizer). During the autumn and winter growth period, topdressing mainly composed of phosphorus and potassium was applied twice.

Maintenance method of hyacinth

Usually keep the soil slightly wet, avoid too wet or stagnant water, so in March of the following year, generally can blossom, potted plants and soil planting are basically the same, with loose soil 1 Mel per pot of 4 bulbs, apply sufficient base fertilizer, put outdoor sunny place, topdressing during the growth period, Shanghai area moved into the indoor sunny place in November, room temperature maintained 5 ℃, around March, can also blossom fragrance.

Post-flowering treatment method

After the hyacinth blossoms, cut off the withered leaves, dry and hide the indoor ventilation, plant or pot in September, apply base fertilizer and topdressing to promote the division of the mother bulb, help the bulb grow, and only when it is grown to a certain extent can it blossom again.