How to grow hyacinths? How to grow hyacinths and what to pay attention to

Hyacinthus is a kind of lily family plant, it is a perennial herb, in nature it is also called daffodil or five-color daffodil, this plant has a unique underground stem and beautiful spike inflorescence, it has bright colors and fragrant smell, many people like to grow it. But how to grow hyacinthus? What should we pay attention to when growing it? If you want to know this knowledge, you can take a look at my detailed introduction of its cultivation method.

[Warning] The whole plant of hyacinth is poisonous

How to grow hyacinth

1. Disinfection of bulbs

When growing hyacinth, you need to plant its bulbs. Its bulbs should be disinfected before planting. Only in this way can it be prevented from rotting after planting. Before disinfection, the dry epidermis of the hyacinth bulbs should be removed, and then soaked in potassium permanganate solution. After soaking for half an hour, take out and place in a cool environment, and then plant it.

2. Planting method

After disinfecting the hyacinth bulbs, they can be planted directly in flowerpots. If the hyacinth bulbs have already appeared eyes, you can let their flower buds appear outside the soil when planting. If they have not yet appeared, you should apply enough base fertilizer in the potting soil, then plant the bulbs with their tops facing up, and finally cover their surface with two centimeters of soil.

How to grow hyacinth

When growing hyacinth, you should place it in an environment above 10 degrees to promote rooting and germination. This process takes 20 to 30 days. During this period, you should water it frequently to keep the soil moist. After the hyacinth bulbs germinate, you can increase the ambient temperature and move it to an environment of about 20 degrees. This will shorten the time it takes to bloom, but be careful not to let the ambient temperature be too high, otherwise it will easily cause it to bloom.

Precautions for growing hyacinths

During the cultivation period of hyacinth, you must pay attention to the maintenance of its bulbs, especially after it is discovered, you must remove the remaining flowers in time and apply enough fertilizer, so that its bulbs can absorb rich nutrients and get better maintenance, so as to ensure that beautiful flowers will bloom again in the second year. In addition, after entering summer, the leaves of hyacinth will slowly shrink and turn yellow, which means that hyacinth has entered a dormant period. You can reduce the number of watering and move it to a cool environment.