The Key Points of Narcissus Cultivation in Autumn and Winter
The editor will tell you about the knowledge topic of narcissus, a bulbous flower, focusing on the key points of narcissus cultivation in autumn and winter. Please see the detailed introduction below.
I. Narcissus Summer Cultivation Methods
Narcissus is a fall-planted bulbous plant, with autumn and winter as its growing period and summer as its dormant period. It is suitable for warm winters and cool summers, and grows well in climates with ample sunlight during the growing period.
Narcissus is a fall-planted bulbous plant, with autumn and winter as its growing period and summer as its dormant period. It is suitable for warm winters and cool summers, and requires a fertile, loose, water-retaining, and fertilizer-retaining soil during the growing period. Narcissus is moisture-tolerant, requiring a large amount of water during the growing period and is fertilizer-tolerant, needing sufficient livestock manure as a base fertilizer.
The cultivation method involves deep plowing the land in August-September each year, soaking the land in water for half a month, draining the water, drying the land in the sun, and then deeply cultivating and fine-raking. After fully drying the soil, crush the soil clumps and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Create raised beds, dig deep drainage ditches around the beds, and after planting, lead water into the ditches to irrigate the bed surface. Select sturdy and well-shaped bulbs for planting. Soak the bulbs in warm water for 5-10 minutes, then remove all side buds from the bulb, leaving only the central main bud, a process known as "emasculating narcissus."
The method is to dig the side buds from the stem plate from inside to outside diagonally, removing the inner side buds together, ensuring the wounds are smooth, and avoiding damaging the main bud. The main purpose is to concentrate nutrition in the mother bulb (G-Y), allowing it to grow fully.
After emasculation, place the bulbs in a cool place for 1-2 days, wait for the liquid to dry, and then plant them with a spacing of 15×25 or 20×40 centimeters. Open trenches on the bed surface for planting; the trenches should be about 10 centimeters deep, with the top of the bulbs facing up in the trenches. Do not cover the bulbs too deep with soil, water with liquid fertilizer after planting, and after the fertilizer dries, immerse the bulbs in water, cover with straw to keep the moisture. Generally, apply fertilizer once every 10-15 days for 1-2-year-old bulbs, and once a week for 3-year-old bulbs.
Narcissus loves water and should be watered regularly into the ditches to ensure adequate water supply (G-Y). For 2-3-year-old bulbs, the main buds often bloom in winter. To save nutrients, the flower stems should be cut in time. In June of the following year, when the narcissus aboveground part withers, the bulbs mature and enter dormancy. Dig out the bulbs, cut off the fibrous roots at the base of the flowering bulbs, seal the side buds with sticky mud, keeping them attached to the main bulb, which becomes the bulb for ornamental cultivation, ready for sale. Narcissus flowers
Some netizens ask how to grow narcissus? Narcissus cultivation methods include soil planting, sand planting, water planting, and carving shaping. The cultivation technique is not demanding, as long as the temperature is kept around 15°C, there is ample sunlight, and watering is frequent and water is changed regularly. It can bloom in 25-30 days.
II. Points to Note for Narcissus Cultivation:
1. The temperature for narcissus cultivation should not exceed 25°C, otherwise it will stop growing and enter dormancy, causing the flower buds to become yellow and shriveled;
2. There should be sufficient sunlight, otherwise the narcissus leaves will grow like garlic leaves;
3. The water used should be clean, otherwise the water will become contaminated and cause root rot.
Narcissus has a special characteristic of growth; its flowering date can be decided by humans. If you want it to bloom during the Spring Festival, you can plant the bulbs in pots 20-30 days before the festival, and after planting, it will start growing and bloom.
Here are several narcissus cultivation methods:
Narcissus Cultivation Method 1: Soil Planting
The soil for narcissus soil planting should be loose and humus-rich. Before planting, remove the dry outer scales of the narcissus head and scrape off the old roots, then add humus to 3 centimeters below the rim of the pot. Hold the pot with both hands and shake it to make the humus compact, then place the narcissus bulb in the pot, continue adding soil about 1 centimeter high, water thoroughly, and then place the pot in a shady place. After 5 days, when the bulb has grown roots, move the pot to a sunny place for cultivation.
For soil planting, water only when the soil is dry, and when watering, make sure the water flows out from the bottom of the pot. Watering should be done in the morning or evening, otherwise it will damage the root growth.
Narcissus Cultivation Method 2: Sand Planting
For sand planting narcissus, it is best to use clean fine sand, and the pot should be a breathable clay pot. Before planting, fill the pot with sand to 3 centimeters below the rim, then place the narcissus head, which has had the old stem scales and roots removed, in the pot with sand, add about 1 centimeter of sand to cover the bulb's lower stem with sand. Then water thoroughly and place it in a shady place. After 5 days, move it to a sunny place until it blooms. For sand planting, water thoroughly every day, as insufficient watering will affect root growth. Watering should also be done in the morning or evening.
Narcissus Cultivation Method 3: Water Planting
Before water planting narcissus, also remove the old stem scales and roots, then place them in a narcissus cultivation pot, add water to about 1 centimeter below the bulb's lower stem, place it in a shady place, and after the bulb has grown roots, move it to a sunny place to bloom.
It is best to change the water for water planting narcissus every day, to prevent water from becoming contaminated and causing root rot. On the other hand, changing the water every day keeps the water clean and the roots white and beautiful.
III. Narcissus Sculpting
To make the narcissus leaves grow in a graceful and beautiful manner, the bulb head needs to be carved. The specific method is:
First, remove the dry outer scales of the narcissus bulb and scrape off the old roots, then carve. When carving, first observe the growth of the narcissus buds, use the bending part as the carving surface, then make a horizontal cut 2 centimeters from the root plate, and make two vertical cuts on each side, then peel off the scales in the area of the horizontal and vertical lines, and remove the scales between the buds until the leaves and the light yellow flower stems are exposed, at which point the leaves can be curled.
Then, shape the narcissus flower stems by making a cut from top to bottom on the upper part of the flower stem, below the flower bud, or by pricking it with a needle from top to bottom. The flower stem will grow abnormally and bend to the side of the wound. The degree and position of the cuts will vary depending on the desired shape of the narcissus.
The carved narcissus head should be placed in water for soaking immediately, with the wounded side facing down, to remove the sticky fluid secreted from the wound. Change the water every day, and after about 2-3 days, when the fluid is clean, remove it and cover the bulb base with absorbent cotton. Then place the carved side up in the narcissus pot, add water, and place it in a shady place for cultivation.
Change the water once a day to keep the water clean. When the bulb base has grown to about 1 centimeter long, place the narcissus pot in a sunny place for cultivation. Remember, during the narcissus cultivation process, the temperature should not exceed 20°C, water should be changed frequently, once a day, and the leaves should be sprayed frequently, once or twice a day, and kept in the sun. This way, the narcissus will grow lush, fragrant, and beautiful in appearance.
The above is the complete content of the key points of narcissus cultivation in autumn and winter, have the green plant enthusiasts understood it?