How to store hyacinth bulbs, how to preserve hyacinth bulbs

To preserve the bulb of hyacinth, the bulb needs to be cleaned first, and then disinfected and dried, we can bury the hyacinth bulb in the sand and preserve, or you can put it in the refrigerator in the refrigerated layer to preserve, note that it is generally dug out in June every year when the bulb is stored, if there are bulbs, the bulbs need to be cut and stored separately.

1. Clean it well

If you want to preserve the bulb of hyacinth, you need to clean the soil on the surface of the bulb, then check whether there is any rot part, remove it in time, and disinfect the bulb with carbendazim and other solutions, and finally put it in a ventilated place to dry the water on the surface of the bulb, so that the treated bulb can be preserved.

2. Buried sand preservation

After the hyacinth bulb is treated, it can be buried in moist sand soil for preservation, during which the sand soil is kept slightly moist and placed in a ventilated and cool place, so that after 3-4 months of storage, the bulb can be taken out of the sand and planted in suitable soil, and then it can bloom in the following spring.

3. Store in the refrigerator

We can also wrap the processed hyacinth bulbs in a layer of moist paper towels, then put them in a plastic bag and seal them, and finally store them in the refrigerator.

4. Precautions

Note that the bulb of hyacinth is generally dug out and stored in 6 months of each year, we need to cut off its flower stem after its flowering period, so as to promote the development and growth of its bulb, and wait until its remaining stems and leaves wither before digging, if there are daughter balls, you need to cut the daughter balls and save them separately.

<> hyacinth ball in the maintenance of the first thing to repair the old roots of the root plate, the principle of cutting off the old roots is to try as little as possible, reduce the wound, and rub the mildew spots on it. Soak and dry hyacinth bulbs to be placed in the mouth of the bottle filled with water, the root plate can not be wet, and it is recommended to shade the light for 15-20 days after being placed.

1. Prune old roots.

First of all, the old roots of the hyacinth bulb root disc should be repaired, mainly to remove the dry and rotten part, not removing it will cause the root disc to absorb water and cause rot, whether it is cut or pulled, it can not cause mechanical damage to the root disk. The principle of cutting off the old roots is to go as little as possible, reduce the wound, and rub the mold spot to try.

2. Soak and disinfect.

The pruned root ball is placed in the diluted potassium permanganate solution and soaked for about two hours, and the multi-solution can be diluted to about one thousandth, and it can be placed in a cool place to dry for about a day, and the sun can not be basked in the process of drying. The remaining permanganic acid with potassium solution can be kept for later use, in case there is still mildew in the later stage.

3. Shading treatment.

The hyacinth bulbs that have been soaked and dried should be placed in a special bottle filled with water, and the roots should not be wet. After putting it away, wrap the bottle in a black bag or old newspaper, it is recommended to shade it for 15-20 days, change the water every five days, change the water every seven days after the roots grow, and add about five drops of nutrient solution to make hyacinths grow rapidly each time the water is changed.

4. Illumination time.

The light time of the long leaf period should not be less than two hours, at this time the roots of hyacinths have grown very long, be careful not to damage the roots, and there must be enough light during the day. There must be a gap of some length between the bulb and the water surface, which can be two to three millimeters. The flowering period should not be less than four hours of light per day.

Hyacinth bulbs need to be dug out of the soil before preservation, then washed with clean water to remove old, residual and diseased roots, and then soaked in carbendazim solution for disinfection. Store dried bulbs in a cool place, refrigerate them in the refrigerator, or wrap them in newspaper.

The bulbs of hyacinths are dug out of the soil and then washed with clean water to remove all the soil from their surface. After that, the old, stump and rotten roots on the bulb are cut off with a knife to keep the root system healthy, and then placed in a ventilated place to dry the wound.

The bulbs to be preserved should also be disinfected, soaked in carbendazim solution diluted with water, and the bulbs should be taken out after 30 to 40 minutes to ensure that the residual bacteria on them have been eliminated, and then dried for preservation.

How to store the processed hyacinth bulbs can be directly packed into a bag with sawdust, and then the bag is sealed and hung in a cool, ventilated dry area so that it can better enter dormancy, and then take it out for planting next year.

You can also choose to put the bulbs directly into the bag to keep it breathable, and then put the bag directly into the refrigerator for refrigeration to keep it in a good dormant state and avoid nutrient loss or bacterial infection.

It is also possible to wrap the naturally dried bulbs directly in newspaper and place them in a cool, ventilated location so that the bulbs can breathe normally and will not rot due to the stuffy environment. Wait until October of the following year to remove the bulbs from the newspaper and sow them.

Dig the ball <>

Before and after digging the ball, it is necessary to water properly to keep the potting soil relatively moist and convenient for taking the ball. Once the balls are removed, remove any excess dirt and remove the aged rhizomes and leave them in the shade for a few days.

Disinfect <>

A necessary step when sterilizing before bagging and storing, there will be a large number of bacteria in the humus soil for a long time, soak it in carbendazim solution for 40 minutes, take it out and dry it naturally.

Hang or refrigerate <>

After disinfection and drying, the bulbs are directly bagged and hung in a cool place, taking care not to hurt the bulb epidermis, and look through them once a week. Or just wrap the bulbs in newspaper and store them in the refrigerator.

The bulbs are usually dug up in June for storage, and the temperature hanging in the shade is 20 25, of course, the temperature is high in summer, as long as it is placed in a cool place and properly ventilated, there should be no problem. Many flower friends will also choose the way of refrigeration, the purpose of refrigeration is to promote flowers, note that the ball can not be refrigerated immediately after harvesting in June, after two months of room temperature storage, put it in the refrigerator in August, and the temperature is controlled at 2 5 degrees.

When handling bulbs, do not hurt the root system so as not to affect the regrowth.