How to grow narcissus in soil? A detailed guide to the cultivation method

The soil culture method is generally not often used at home, because soil culture requires relatively loose humus soil. It is very inconvenient at home and may make the home very dirty. But if conditions at home allow, soil culture is still a good choice.

First, remove the dry, withered branches and leaves on the outside of the narcissus, and scrape off the old roots, and set it aside for later use. Put the humus soil into the flowerpot, then place the narcissus bulb into the flowerpot, and add some more soil to cover it.

After the narcissus is planted, it needs to be watered. Be careful to water it thoroughly. Then place the flowerpot in a shaded place. After about 5 days, the bulb will grow roots. After that, just move it to a sunny place!

Now that you have learned how to plant narcissus in soil, there are also many precautions you need to know. Otherwise, the narcissus you plant may turn out poorly, or even die.

Growing narcissus also requires "looking at its temperament." Narcissus with short leaves and long flower stalks has a better temperament. But in reality, narcissus is often "disfigured" by leggy overgrowth. To avoid this phenomenon, dear readers, you need to first grow the narcissus in soil until it sends out flower stalks, then dig out the narcissus bulb, remove the mud, and switch to water culture.

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How to grow narcissus well: narcissus cultivation methods (including water culture and soil culture)

Narcissus should be a relatively easy water-cultured plant to grow. It can survive well with just a little water. Of course, some people will find that the leaves of narcissus turn yellow as they grow it. So how do you grow narcissus well? Below, the editor of Huayu Network brings you the water culture and cultivation method for narcissus!

How to grow narcissus well

When growing narcissus at home, everyone wants it to bloom into beautiful and charming flowers according to their own wishes, so as to beautify the environment, embellish the atmosphere at home, and fill the household with a harmonious spring feeling. So, how should narcissus be grown at home so that it blooms on time?

The optimal temperature for water culture of narcissus is 12°C to 20°C. After 40 to 45 days of water culture, it will send out buds and bloom. To make narcissus bloom on time, the key lies in adjusting the cultivation time, temperature, light, water supply, and so on.

If you want the narcissus to bloom during New Year's Day, how should you grow it? The water culture date should be around November 15, within two or three days before or after. If you want the narcissus to bloom during the Spring Festival, then it depends on when "Lichun" falls. If "Lichun" falls at the end of the lunar year, water culture can be started 31 to 33 days before the Spring Festival; if "Lichun" falls after the lunar New Year, then start water culture 34 to 37 days before the Spring Festival. If no cutting or processing is done before water culture, the flowering period will be delayed by a few days. During the water culture period, the water must be changed once every few days, and sunlight exposure should not exceed 4 hours. In this way, it will certainly bloom on time.

If the temperature changes and it cannot bloom on schedule, or if the holiday is approaching but the flowers have not yet appeared, you can try to remedy it. That is, add an appropriate amount of warm water to the basin, expose it to more sunlight, and place it in the kitchen at night to increase the temperature appropriately; or wrap plastic film around it and use lamplight (a 60-watt electric lamp, with the bulb 50 cm from the leaves) to shine on it. After two nights of lamplight exposure, then spray some water on the leaves and flowers, and it can bloom at the scheduled time.

How should narcissus be grown? If the holiday has not yet arrived but the narcissus has already opened its buds and released fragrance early, you can change to cold water more often and place it outdoors to cool down (be careful to prevent it from freezing), in order to delay the flowering date.

Narcissus cultivation methods

How should narcissus be grown? Generally, narcissus cultivation is divided into two types: soil culture and water culture. These two cultivation methods are different. The editor brings you these two different narcissus cultivation methods:

1. Soil-cultured narcissus

Plant the narcissus heads upright into the soil in the flowerpot, with the soil covering until only a little of the leaf buds is exposed. If planting multiple flower heads, when arranging them, the curved direction of the buds should face the center of the flowerpot. After planting, water frequently with clean water, and place in a spot with ample sunlight and good air circulation.

2. Water-cultured narcissus

The water culture method is cultivation by soaking in a shallow basin of water. Place the narcissus, after bud forcing treatment, upright into a shallow narcissus basin, and add water until it covers one third of the bulb. Quartz sand, pebbles, and so on can be used in the basin to fix the bulb. During the water culture period of narcissus, especially sufficient light must be provided. During the day, place it in a sunny spot, and at night it can be placed under lamplight. For water-cultured narcissus, fertilizer is generally not needed. During the flowering period, applying a little quick-acting phosphorus fertilizer can make the flowers bloom better. Moreover, narcissus has a very good function in cleaning the home environment, which is also one of the reasons people like to grow narcissus.

Actually, narcissus can also be grown in sand. So how do you grow narcissus in sand?

3. Sand-cultured narcissus

It is best to choose clean, washed fine sand, and the basin should also be a clay pot with good breathability. Before planting, first put the sand into the basin, up to 3 cm from the rim, place the narcissus head with old stems and leaves peeled off into the basin, add about 1 cm of sand into the flowerpot already filled with fine sand, then bury the lower stem of the narcissus head about 1 cm into the sand, spread a small amount of stones on top, then water thoroughly and place in a cool place. After 5 days, move it to a sunny place. When cultivating narcissus with the fine sand and stone method, it must be watered every day. If watering is not timely, it is easy to cause water shortage and affect the growth of the flower roots. Of course, watering should also be done in the morning and evening as much as possible.

Precautions for narcissus cultivation

Water-cultured narcissus does not need any flower fertilizer; clean water alone is enough. For soil-cultured narcissus, after planting, water thoroughly and keep the soil moist frequently. In the following spring, strengthen water and fertilizer management, keeping it moist but not waterlogged. You can change the water once a day, then once every 2-3 days afterward, and after the flower buds form, change the water once a week. Narcissus grows well in a 10-15°C environment and can bloom in about 45 days. The flowering period can last more than a month.

I believe everyone now knows how to grow narcissus. In fact, narcissus is a relatively easy plant to grow, especially water-cultured narcissus. As long as you give it water, it can survive very well. For more flower cultivation knowledge, please continue to follow Huayu Network.

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