Department of Agriculture zones 4 to 8, notes Missouri Botanical Garden. Although the plant produces the best flowers during its first year, transplanting hyacinth from a pot or other garden location is an option to enjoy the flowers in future years.
Before transplanting hyacinth, select a garden location with favorable growing conditions where the bulbs will thrive. Hyacinths prefer full sun but will tolerate some light shade. If you plant near a south-facing wall, the hyacinths will flower earlier in the spring than if they are planted against a north-facing wall.
The bulbs need well-drained soil because the bulbs will rot in wet conditions. To improve the soil quality, Kansas State University Research and Extension recommends that you work the soil 8 to 12 inches deep with a spade. Remove any rocks and debris. Add a 3 to 4-inch layer of compost and mix it into the soil.
Mix in fertilizer so that the bulbs have sufficient nutrients. The University of Illinois Extension recommends adding a soluble fertilizer or bulb fertilizer and bonemeal before planting.
For every 10 square feet, use 5 tablespoons of fertilizer and 2 cups of bonemeal. Hyacinths are spring-flowering bulbs and should be transplanted to your garden in early to late fall.
Bulbs should be spaced 4 to 6 inches apart and planted 4 to 6 inches deep, advises Missouri Botanical Garden. You can move them now, but you need to keep the foliage intact - bulbs use their leaves whilst they're present to photosynthesize and store enough food in the bulbous root to enable flowering the following year. If you cut off or damage the foliage, you won't get flowers next year. That means, when you dig them up, you need to take enough of a plug of soil around them so they don't notice they've been moved, and retain their leaves.
You can cut off the flower stems if you like though, but if you move them with enough of a rootball, that shouldn't be necessary. The trouble with keeping a good plug of soil around them is, obviously, you'll have some fair sized holes in the lawn Whether you transfer them to pots and plant out in the autumn, or move them into a border is largely irrelevant - in some respects, they'll be easier to care for in terms of water supplies in a pot, but that's up to you.
If these are the common variety I can certainly testify to their invasive qualities. Am still trying to get rid of them years later. There are other varieties that are not invasive and are more decorative. If you wish to keep these, the previous advice is very sound. Any bulblets that have been left will grown and can be mown off. These will eventually become exhausted and not regrow. Any bulbs you transplant will readily regrow and flourish, making a haze of bright blue in your spring garden.
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Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 6 months ago. Active 5 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 3k times. The important thing is to ensure the new location has optimal conditions for whatever type of bulb it is including the right temperatures, soil, sun, water, and drainage.
Best Time to Transplant: When the plant is dormant, long before or after flowering. The best time to move bulbs is while they are dormant, long before or after flowering. That said, you can move them while leafing, budding, or blooming too. The key is to disturb the roots as little possible and be sure to replant the bulb at the correct depth. The one time to avoid moving bulbs is right after flowering.
This is when the flowers die off and the leaves are gathering energy to store in the bulb for the next flowering season. Some flowering bulbs take many weeks for this process. I have moved bulbs during this stage and success really depends on disturbing the plant as little as possible, keeping those roots intact. Careful not to damage the bulbs, careful not to disturb the roots, and careful to plant in the new location at the best depth and recommended spacing for that bulb type.
Your email address will not be published. Type your comment in the box. Transplanting bulbs is as simple as carefully digging them up and moving them to another location with optimal growing conditions.
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