What can be finer than the dismissed hyacinth when around everywhere snow. Very few what flowers blossom in the winter. Several rules will help to receive beautiful gift by New year for themselves and relatives!
It is required to you
- - earth
- - pot
- - hyacinth bulb
Instruction
1. Upon purchase of bulb of hyacinth examine it attentively that there were no damages and mold. It has to be large, healthy and dense.
2. Pick up suitable pot. The bulb of hyacinth has to sit closely. Distance to sides of 2-2.5 centimeters. The pot, the better is closer.
3. On bottom of pot fill layer of drainage or sand. For substrate take peat and sand or compost and sand. It is also possible to buy already ready soil.
4. Plant bulb so that 1/3 stuck out of the earth. It is not necessary to deepen it completely in pot. It is possible to put several pieces at once. To water hyacinths.
5. Put pot on the lower shelf of the fridge, previously having wrapped up in black package. Also it can be garage or the basement, the main thing that air temperature was not lower than 5 degrees. It is necessary to sustain in the cool place 6-10 weeks. Get sometimes to air and check condition of flower.
6. When leaves reach height of 5 cm, it is necessary to get flower (but no later than December 1). At first place it in the darkened place that the hyacinth could get used to light, and in week it is possible to put closer to window. When there are first flowers, put pot on the constant place, turning to light the different parties that all buds evenly were dismissed.