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- To multiply hyacinths over tubers - this is how it works
- Propagation by bulbs
- Handle onions carefully
- Multiply hyacinths by seeds
- Sow hyacinths in the garden
- Tips & Tricks
Hyacinths are best multiplied by breeding tubers
To multiply hyacinths over tubers - this is how it works
You should always multiply hyacinths by breeding tubers. The small onions grow on the main onion and can be separated in the fall. However, they need cold treatment (stratification) to drive them out next year.
Propagation by bulbs
The onions of hyacinths form in the pot and flowerbed many small offshoots. How to win the small tubers for propagation:
In the field, just let the onions overwinter in the ground. They multiply by themselves.
Handle onions carefully
When separating the bulbs from the main onion, be careful not to damage the main bulb as little as possible. Otherwise there is a risk that onion rot occurs. In this case you can only throw the onion away.
Without a prolonged cold phase hyacinth bulbs do not drive. In the garden, this is not a problem, since in winter, the temperatures usually fall strong enough. In the house you have to simulate the cold phase. Store the onions very cool. If necessary, this can also be done in the fridge.
Multiply hyacinths by seeds
Basically, it is of course possible to even hyacinths from seeds. In the house, however, sowing rarely works. The seed must not dry out and should not be stored, but must be sown immediately. Without cold treatment, the seeds do not sprout.
It takes at least two years for hyacinths to flower from seeds for the first time. Also for this reason, an increase in the tubers makes more sense.
Sow hyacinths in the garden
Hyacinths that grow in the garden, sow themselves if you do not cut the inflorescences, but let the seed ripen.
The germinable seeds spread by themselves. You can also try to cut off the inflorescences with the seeds carefully and shake them out over the desired location.
Tips & Tricks
Since hyacinth bulbs contain saponins and sharp-edged salts of oxalic acid, the skin can be injured in direct contact. Hyacinth scabies call that the pros. Therefore, always wear gloves when handling the onions or cutting off the bulbous tubers.