Care and feeding of winter bulbs
Here ’s the lowdown for keeping your wintertime bulbs fly high and pumping out the perquisite in midwinter .
Light
As much sun as you could summon is optimum . An unobstructed southfacing windowpane is idealistic , but a bright east- or west - facing window will do the legerdemain .
Soil
A well - drain fertile soil is imperative . A cactus - and - succulent soil is idealistic . choose a soil with perlite rather than vermiculite to increase drain .
Containers
In general , most medulla oblongata prefer a shallow container that is not too generous . Clay container are preferred over plastic or metal .
Water
Serve booze when the soil is slightly dry to the touching . This will motley harmonize to the weather even when you ’re arise indoors . Bulbs do not like to be very dry .
Feeding
If your grunge is sufficiently rich , no fertiliser is needed .
Grooming
take away yellowing and dead leaves . Deadhead spent prime .
Dormancy
With the exceptions of imperial shamrock and mottled snowbrush , which are evergreen , most winter bulb go torpid — unremarkably in April or May . Stop tearing , and stack away the medulla in a location where they will persist dry throughout summertime . The exclusion is amaryllis , which ordinarily grows and requires watering until mid - to - late summer .
Annual Reboot
disunite and repot winter bulbs into fresh soil in August before active growing begins .
— Tovah Martin is the writer of several book on houseplant , includingThe Unexpected Houseplant : 220 selection for Every Spot in Your place .
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