HYCINTHS - From bulbs to Blooms

[Syed Adnan]

Hi everyone, I was planning to post this earlier but sorry i was away for a couple of months, kind of busy in office. It is good to be back where i find my feet are

Following are some of the steps that may help gardeners in Pakistan to get magnificient blooms of winter flowering bulbs like Hycinths.

SteP # 01: PLACE THE BULBS IN THE REFRIGERATOR : thats sound weird but to give the bulbs a fake winter chill it is necessary otherwise the blooms may not come. This should be done two months prior to sowing.

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AN ADVICE: it is even better to keep the whole pot in the fridge if possible.

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STEP # 02: After two months , Remove the Bulbs from fridge and sow in the pots , just make sure ambient temperature reaching below 10C in the days of sowing (this is achieved in December end in PAK in ISL /LHR). Bulb should be sown with soil covering max. upto shoulders of the bulbs as shown below:

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STEP # 03: Keep low watering during the initial period, to make sure bulb won't rot, once in 10 days watering is enough, it depends also on the size of pot, soon the bulb will start to sprout.

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A TIP: Do not fertilize the soil while you prepare it, use liquid fertilizer once the sprouts have been noted, Use index finger to check the soil dampness for water needs from the whole below the pot, HYCINTHS likes to be potted closely packed together or even for a single bulb use a small pot to avoid overwatering.

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AND THE RESULT ...............

[Farhan Ahmed]

Welcome back ....we have been missing you.

And gr8 to see a lovely growing guide coming up.
Would it be okay if i move this to growing guide sub-section of knowledge hub...
We have quite a few subsection as you can see now

[Syed Adnan]

Same can be done for Daffodils also......

[Syed Adnan]

Welcome back ....we have been missing you.

And gr8 to see a lovely growing guide coming up.
Would it be okay if i move this to growing guide sub-section of knowledge hub...
We have quite a few subsection as you can see now

Yes Farhan you may do so ..
regards,

[jdashraf]

Thx Adnan bhai, that was very well explained.