Hein Htet, I suspect you are a gardener like me. Thank you for your kind comment and for taking your time to watch our Harvesting History videos. You might enjoy the horticultural history we have on our website, www.harvesting-history.com
Thank you for a very informative video, specifically, relating to stratification. Answered my questions about crocus bulbs that I couldn't find anywhere else.. Very happy to learn that Hyacinths can be forced as well. That sounds like a unique Christmas idea... I'll be visiting your website now.
Do you have to add alchohol everytime you replenish their water? I just added alcohol the first time watered and they are still super tall and floppy. Great video too😊
While forcing in direct water .. where should I place the setup ? In exposed sunlight Or in indirect sunlight (window pane) Or in dark place? Please reply 🙏
Ice BlueDepends on the conditions. You should sanitize your bowl and pebbles with a bleach solution after each use. This delays the stench, but doesn't stop it completely. You probably should change the water weekly or add fresh water every 2-4 days.
Thanks for the video! I have a question about hyacinth. I have a bulb that I was given as a gift in a water vase about three years ago. I don't know much about bulbs, so after it was done flowering I let it dry out completely, including letting all the water evaporate from the vase. I didn't get around to planting it, the roots dried out so I was sure it was dead. So I put it and the vase on a shelf in my basement and forgot about it. Recently I found it and the outer skin was very dry, I was going to throw it out but decided to peal back the skin and found the bulb was dehydrated but it had green tips coming out, about an inch tall, and some small root bumps around the base. I have the very end of the bulb in water and it looks like the roots are hydrating but I am wondering since this bulb hasn't had water in two years, is there anything I should watch out for or do with it other then changing the water and see if it grows? Any fertilizers? sunny spot? keep it in the dark? What temperature should I keep it at? Thanks!
Cyep kyep, congratulatios, you are discovering a little known fact about almost all bulbs. That is, they can last forever. With your hyacinth bulb, I would trim the roots to within 1 inch of the bulb and plant it in soil now. Before planting I would mix 1/2 cup bone meal into your potting soil. Keep the bulb outside all summer and water. Then, in the fall, put it in a dark cool area and let it go into dormancy until the beginning of next year. Your little bulb seems very determined, so feed it some water soluable blossom booster fertilizer throughout of the spring and summer of next year and you just may get it to bloom again. In order to get blooms you will need to expose the bulb to 10-13 weeks of refrigerator cold. Good Luck!
