Saving bulbs of Hyacinth

Here is a video on how i saved Hyacinth bulbs that flowered in December this year.


 

 Apparently most of the leaves have dried up, so it is the right time for me to store these Hyacinth bulbs. The process is very easy, the only difficulty i faced was holding the camera on one hand while working on hyacinth bulbs with the other. I emptied the pot content on to the news paper and to my surprise i found eight bulblets attached to the main bulb. This was different from my last experience in two ways. Last time i only got one bulb but that was equal to the size of bulb that i bought. This year the bulb is too small but their are so many bulblets. May be i do not have any flowers coming year but year after that i might have eight hyacinth.

I left these Bulbs on a newspaper for a day to let it dry and shifted it to a shoe box and stored in a cool dry place

Zinnia Megallon

Zinnias are summer flowering annuals and are very heat tolerant. Zinnia Megallons are short cultivars with large blooms. They have approximate height and width of 1 foot.

April 4th, 2016

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I sow Zinnia Megallon in three colors named as Rose, Scarlet and Orange in 10 cups each. Sprouts appeared on fourth day with germination rate of 100 percent for scarlet 90 percent for orange and 60 percent for Rose. these sprouts as visible in pictures are now 2 days old.

Zinnias are sensitive to root disturbance, therefore they have to be transplanted with care, Planting zinnias in cups give you the advantage of minimum transplant shock, therefore this method is recommended. If they are transplanted from paneeri pot then extra care should be taken not damage their roots. Also the best time for transplanting is evening and water thoroughly.