How do you grow hyacinths, how do you handle them after they bloom, and do they need sun?

Have you grown hyacinths? Then what problems did you run into while growing them? For example, how do you handle hyacinths after they bloom?Below are the common problems encountered when growing hyacinths. Take a look and see if the answers you want are here.

Q1. I bought hyacinths this year at the iGarden Bulb Festival. After they bloom, how should the bulbs be handled (the flowers have already been cut off)?

A1. Because of Taiwan, China's climate, it is not easy for bulbs to survive the summer (they may rot); usually we just throw away the whole plant of bulbs that have finished blooming, and buy new bulbs to plant the next year.

If you want to try keeping the bulbs and planting them, you can cut off the spent flowers and let the leaves keep photosynthesizing to accumulate nutrients. Wait until the weather turns hot and the leaves turn yellow and wither, then place the pot, soil and bulb together in a cool, ventilated place (note). At this time the bulb is dormant and does not need watering.

If the bulb makes it through the summer successfully without rotting, then when the weather turns cool in autumn, you can give it a small amount of water. If new shoots grow, there is hope that it will bloom again, but the flower clusters that bloom again are usually smaller.

Q2. If I want to keep the bulb for continued growing, may I plant it in soil now? If it gets sun, is there any fear the leaves will grow too large?

A2. If you want the bulb to survive the summer and bloom again next year, it is recommended to use soil culture (note). You can switch to planting it in soil right away.

Hyacinths are not afraid of sun; they need plenty of sunlight so the leaves do not grow too thin, long and weak.

(Note) If you want to keep the bulb and try to get it through the summer, it is recommended that when growing it in soil, you continue fertilizing after the flowers fade, to help nutrients accumulate in the bulb.

Q3. After hyacinths bloom, can the flower part be reused? For example, made into dried flowers?

A3. Hyacinth flowers have a high water content and are not suitable for making dried flowers; for how to handle the bulbs, refer to the Q&A above.
Actually, hyacinths are very easy to grow. As long as you are a little careful and give them a bit more care, they can grow very well.