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How and when to grow grape hyacinth seed ball

Walter White
2020-07-07 09:06:20
It likes cold environment, so it's best to plant between November and December. High temperature will affect the growth. Before planting, the old root should be pruned and the root disc should not be damaged. After pruning, it should be disinfected, and then dried and put on the mouth of the container with water. Pay attention to shading and water exchange, and the leaves will take root soon. In addition, enough light should be given in the later stage, especially in the long leaves and flowering stage.

I. planting time

It likes cold environment, not high temperature. Therefore, summer and spring should be avoided when planting, and autumn or winter planting is the best. The specific time is between November and December. If the autumn planting cannot be too early, the high temperature will affect the growth. But also depends on the actual area, if the north can be properly advanced, the south to a little later

II. Planting method

1. Pruning the old roots: before planting, the old roots of the bottom plate of the seed ball should be pruned, so that the root plate will not absorb water. Be careful not to damage the root disc when trimming.

2. Soak the seed ball: after trimming, soak it in disinfectant for about one or two hours. After soaking, put it in a cool place to dry. Please don't dry it in the sun.

3. Put it into the bottle mouth: after the seed ball is soaked, put it on the special container mouth with water. Note that the water volume should not be too much, and the root plate should not be contaminated with water. After processing, use newspaper to block out the light and put it in the dark. About half a month of shading, during the period, pay attention to change water every five days, wait for its root system to grow and change every seven days, and add a proper amount of nutrient solution to the water to promote rooting.

Grape hyacinth

4. Later maintenance: it will bloom about two months after planting, and sufficient light should be given in the later stage. In particular, the leaf growth period and flowering period, leaf period every day to give it at least two hours of light time, flowering period can not be less than four hours.

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