Reproduction Hippeastrum without hassle. A few important tips

Hippeastrum - beautiful bulbous plant, easy to breed at home. How to do it, and some tips from the experts continued.

breeding Methods

At home Hippeastrum breeds mainly in two ways: the children and the division of the bulbs.

To breed the plant by the first method, you must:

· Separate the young bulbs are growing around the adult plant;

· Plant them in small pots, not buried completely;

· Soil slightly ram, then pour;

· Pots with plants are placed in a bright place.

Bulbs for propagation by dividing the following steps:

1. Selected the most healthy onion with a smooth surface and good roots.

It should not have dents, cracks and rot affected parts.

2. The bulb is released from the leaves, stems, top dry flakes.

3. half of the substrate is removed from the pot.

4. In the bulb 2 made Hippeastrum notch (crosswise).

5. The fabric is not fused, iron needles are inserted in the sections.

6. Pot with notched bulb is exposed to well-lighted place.

Soon the new bulb is covered with husks, after about 25-30 days begin to form children.

If the parent bulb is well matured, with good immune systems, it can be extended up to 30 young plants.

When little kids grow up, they are separated and transplanted into individual pots.

There is another way Hippeastrum breeding - seed, but it is a bit time-consuming, not all growers want to do it. But, after all, for fans of breeding work, we describe this method.

First, to obtain the seeds must be transferred pollen from stamens in a pestle with a brush.

A month later, when the seeds are ripe, they are sown in the substrate consisting of sand, vermiculite, ground sheet, humus. The box with the seeds are put in a well lit windowsill.

When the seedlings grow, they are transplanted into individual pots.

Reproduction Tips

1. Young bulbs are separated from the adult plant is not earlier than 30-40 days because they need to ripen for an independent life.

2. Before planting children should be held in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

3. Propagation gippeastrum after flowering period.

4. Unacceptable sudden change of temperature when planting the bulbs-children. Optimum t - 22-24 ° C.

5. Begin fertilizing is necessary not earlier than one month after the planting of young plants.