Hyacinths : planting and care

In early spring, when flowering, colorful plant is very small, the most beautiful ornament of the garden flowers are hyacinths.Photos of these plants you can find in our article.The name of a flower from Greek means "flower rain".Hyacinths are among the most popular types of flowering plants in the spring.These flowers are different intense-smelling odor and a rich palette of colors.

Many people listen to the advice of friends on how to care for them, and at the same time commit many mistakes.In fact, this process is not so complicated as it seems.In order to get positive results from the work done, it is necessary to comply with the rules of planting and care of hyacinths.Following them, your garden will be filled with gorgeous blooming flowers, as in the photo.You will receive pleasure, admiring the beauty of your garden for years to come.But the most important thing in this matter is the love of these plants.

Features cultivation

Flowers Hyacinths are very cranky, so you need to remember a few characteristics of their cultivation:

• need to maintain a neutral ground, which should be equal parts of turf and ground sheet with the addition of baking powder.If your site clay soil, it needs the addition of sand;
• be allowed waterlogged, so Hyacinthe needs good drainage;
• should be bright lighting;
• flowers should be planted firmly in a place sheltered from the wind;
• fresh organic can not be used as an endorsement.

Planting hyacinth

Hyacinths like light and heat, so they should be planted in well-lit, sunny location, is well protected from the wind.The best landing place will be where there is a light partial shade, it will lead to a longer flowering.

hyacinth When planting is necessary to observe the depth of the hole in the 15-18 cm Small bulbs are planted at a distance of 10 cm between the major should be a distance of 20 cm at the bottom of the need to pour over onions washed sand -.. It protects plants from fungal and humiditydiseases.This is followed by mulching ridges - fill humus or compost (up to 5 cm thick).

in soil to plant hyacinths in the country is best at the end of September or in early October.If the plant flowers early, they quickly rise in growth and die at the first winter cold.Late planting hyacinths until frost did not have time to take root.

soil for planting

important factor for the good development of hyacinth have light, rich in organic matter, neutral or slightly alkaline soil.Prepare flower bed should be in 30-40 days before planting to land settled and sealed by the autumn.The soil is best to dig a depth of 40 cm, then add compost or humus, superphosphate and potassium salt.If the fertilizer is not enough, they should only be added to the wells.To mute the growth of weeds, you need to cover the ridge of black film.

Choice bulbs

One of the professional advice is the right choice of bulbs:

• large bulbs should be left for distillation;
• average copies - the most stable landing.

bulbs should be examined carefully select dense, solid, with a smooth surface and drop them in half an hour or potassium permanganate to treat fundazol.

Watering hyacinths

After planting the flowers are not supposed to be watered.It is permitted only after the dry autumn, otherwise it will not take root bulb.When growing plants should be able to maintain the soil moisture, which leads to the normal development and long flowering hyacinth.Sometimes necessarily need to be watered artificially (if there is no rain) - to spend 15 liters per 1 sq.m.landings.About two weeks after flowering is necessary to stop watering.

Feeding colors

Over the entire period of the growing season is necessary to make fertilizer 2-3 times hyacinths.You can make dried approval - to scatter on the ground and to seal a hoe into the soil, and as a solution - to put a little less fertilizer.Before embarking on a liquid fertilizing the soil must be watered.

What to do after flowering?

After flowering is necessary to remove the flowers and inflorescence leave.Bulbs can dig up only after the leaves have withered and turned yellow (June-July).Each year, the bulbs are dug and stored prior to planting in the warm temperatures.You must remove the dried leaves, clean up the bulbs and keep a week at a temperature of 20 degrees under a canopy.Then you need to remove excess scales and long-standing roots.Easily separated large Babe remove and store separately and leave for small bulbs.At this point in the bulbs is the formation of inflorescences.To avoid drying out the bulbs should be kept in a room high humidity and ventilate the room.

Diseases hyacinths

Rarely from pests and diseases suffer flowers in the open field.Most often the disease occurs through improper care and to avoid this it is worth remembering a few rules:

• when purchasing, pay attention to the condition of the material;
• before you plant the bulbs, treat them with a solution of fungicide;
• spend culling sick specimens during plant development;
• not grow flowers too moist and acid soil;
• not make fresh manure for planting.

most common disease of hyacinth - yellow bacterial rot.Symptoms of infection with this disease:

• suspended growth;
• become noticeable spots on the leaves and stalks;
• have bulbs rot scales.

when an infected flower disease must remove and burn the bulbs a fungicide to treat and disinfect the soil in the hole.Only a few years it will be possible to plant hyacinths in its place.

if certain rules on planting and caring for hyacinths, the cultivation of these flowers will be your favorite hobby, and you will constantly enjoy the beautiful blooms in your garden.

Video how to grow hyacinths