How to handle soil-cultured hyacinths after they bloom? A detailed guide to care methods
Potted hyacinths are very beautiful, especially when they are in full bloom, they are even more eye-catching. Although hyacinth blooms are very beautiful, after all, their flowering period is relatively short, and perhaps some gardening friends have not yet had enough of looking at them before they begin to fade. And hyacinth is a perennial bulbous plant. Even after the flowering period ends, as long as post-bloom handling is done properly, there is still hope of getting it to bloom again the following year.
But how should hyacinths be handled correctly after blooming? In the previous article, the editor shared with everyone the relevant knowledge on how to handle water-cultured hyacinths after blooming. Today the editor will share with everyone the post-bloom handling methods for soil-cultured potted hyacinths, hoping it will help everyone do a good job with post-bloom hyacinth care. Below, the editor will share the methods with everyone.
After soil-cultured hyacinths finish blooming, their leaves and flower stems will also gradually wither as the summer temperatures rise. So in order to avoid wasting nutrients, we likewise need to promptly cut off the spent flowers, leaves, and flower stems of soil-cultured hyacinths after blooming, keeping only the bulb. But unlike the storage method for water-cultured hyacinth bulbs, the bulbs of soil-cultured hyacinths are suitable for sand storage.
Sand storage means that in the hot summer, the dormant hyacinth bulbs are buried in sand for preservation. Moreover, the storage time for soil-cultured hyacinth bulbs is not like that of water-cultured hyacinth bulbs, which are directly placed in the refrigerator crisper for long-term storage. Soil-cultured hyacinth bulbs only need to wait until about July, preferably around July 20th, to be dug out from the sand storage state, and then placed in the refrigerator for cold storage. Moreover, the temperature in the crisper is best adjusted to about 4°C, because at this time we can use this method to force the bulbs to sprout.
After the hyacinth bulbs undergo low-temperature sprouting treatment, once the new shoots grow out, we can continue to bury them in sandy soil for cultivation. And when cultivated until about December, the hyacinth bulbs will not only have more roots, but also stronger ones. At this time we can directly pot them into flower pots to care for and manage as potted plants. And during this period, we do not need to spend too much time and energy caring for them.
Compared with the post-bloom handling of water-cultured hyacinths, the post-bloom handling of soil-cultured hyacinths is slightly different. The former mainly involves directly cutting off the excess parts after blooming, keeping the bulb, and then directly carrying out cold storage treatment; while the latter mainly involves first storing the bulb in sand, then transferring it to cold storage for sprouting, and finally potting and planting it. By comparison, the post-bloom handling of water-cultured hyacinths is a bit less troublesome than the post-bloom handling of soil-cultured hyacinths.