Major work must begin in the fall, the fruits can be seen in the spring, and more precisely in the 8th of March.It was then that many women give flowers in pots or baskets.No room, and the so-called "forcing".It is usually imported from Gollandii.A can all be done with us.And at home ...
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few years ago, when sales of autumn bulbs in the store, I was left with about thirty hyacinth bulbs.On the street already lay snow, and hope that the remnants of sell out, even at a reduced price was not.
Theoretically I knew that hyacinths can be planted in pots and, using thermal treatment and make them blossom in the home.This process is called "by distillation."
Knowing the theory, I took up the practice.
Took plastic pots of different diameters, filling them with a damp earth and planted hyacinths - somewhere one, somewhere three.Bulbs deepened on the "shoulders" like homemade onion (gipeastrumy, Cleve et al.), And not as in the open field, "the depth of the bulbs on the third."Get 18 pots.
now needed to ensure planting vygonochnyh temperature no higher than 5 degrees for at least two months.Suitable temperature in our refrigerators (not freezer).That's only 18 pots, even small, in the refrigerator rather strained to my family.In our five-storey brick we owned closet in the basement, where we store the winter potatoes.However, it was not kept very well, in February sprout.That's where I decided to arrange a cooling chamber.
put pots in a cardboard box, dragged to the basement.And ... well forgotten.
remembered as much Feb 18 - well remember this date because in the future it became a starting point.Alarmed and ran dragged the box out of the basement.OPEN - sticking out from all the bulbs 5-7 centimeter crests blednozelёnogo leaf color.
Three windows of my apartment faces north, one south.Since I did not know how to react to light hyacinths first set pots on the window sills of the northern windows, and later (after 3 days) a few pots rearranged to the south.
On the northern windows of the arrow stems bent to light, therefore, to align them had from time to time to turn the pots.But inflorescence obtained fluffy, compact.On the south window, hyacinths bloomed earlier, the arrow does not curl, but the flower stalks quickly began to stretch, the distance between the individual colors has increased, in breach of compact inflorescences, and looked not very nice.I quickly moved them north.
Later, I learned how to regulate the onset of flowering temperature change (open or close the window).However, the date of 18 February, was the optimal timing for issuing colors in warm (15-18 degrees) to the light (dark side) so that they were dismissed on 8 March.
The shop I brought flowers on March 6.Enough for 15 minutes of trading, though I put the margin at 400% of the purchase price of the bulb.
The next year I took up "by distillation" knowingly.Stocked 300 hyacinth bulbs, narcissus and muscari (murine hyacinth).As the use of plastic pots of beer glasses, who holed bottoms.Muscari (hyacinth mouse) distillation temperature on the window sill need lower by 2-3 degrees, and they are quickly kicked out for a few days.Daffodils and hyacinths longer expels more favorable to the sun.
Planting took me about 3 days.Again containers stuffed with bulbs in cardboard boxes and "forgot" the whole winter.Of course, the flowers have taken on February 20 in my apartment all the horizontal plane on the furniture, but in the end it is a nuisance lasts only two weeks.
Surcharge 400% suited me just fine, but still the price of my "forcing" was 1.5 times lower than the Dutch and eliminates travel expenses.Flowers on March 8 sold completely without residue.So you can imagine the profit.
Even if you do not have a shop and have no desire to engage in trade, even though only two days before the March 8, it is still possible to agree with any flower shop on the implementation - they are unlikely to give up, because no problems and costs.Only in this case will have to give up in price, but you still will benefit, especially if spread flowers in small batches in different shops.Just make sure that the delivered flowers were still in the budding stage, and place them in the store was given a fairly cool from 5 - 15 degrees for a longer preservation of the presentation.If not
basement or cellar and wants to try, that is another way to heat treatment.
in the garden or on a dacha dig pits to fall under the established box with a margin of 15-20 cm. Separately stockpile dry land for filling the pits.At the end of November to hold the landing operation in the tank, put them in a box, which in turn are placed in pits dug and prepared to fill the earth, can be pre-closing the box a canvas to make it easier to get in February.
That's basically the whole idea, it is not very onerous, but gives a certain annual income.
Irina Kochetkova
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