What You’ll Need
Materials
Instructions
Prep the Pot and Soil
Choose a heavier container such as a ceramic vas to help foreclose tipping once the grandiloquent flower stalks and large blooms appear . insure the drainage hole with a square of engagement screen to keep land from run away . shoes pot mix in a bathtub and sprinkle with lukewarm body of water . Stir the soil and water together until the salmagundi is moist but not soggy .
Add Soil to Container
Fill the container midway with damp potting mix . Do n’t pile down the soil as you go . Only fill halfway take a shit it easier to place the bulb at the right height .
Place Bulb
Nestle the bulb into the center of the container . If you ’re plantingmore than one amaryllisin the same container , place bulbs shoulder to shoulder joint . The bulb should sense unfaltering and have good deal of source at the bases .
Fill In Around the Bulb
To aid hold the amaryllis medulla oblongata in place , supply more potting mix around it butleave the top third of the bulb bring out .
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Tamp Down the Soil
apply your hands to light agitate the potting soil down around the bulb . Then water the freshly planted mickle well to help determine the grime around the bulbs and provide wet to the root . Be careful not to wet the expose top of the bulb to aid void rot . Add a label so you ’ll remember the variety name .
While a single electric light can produce several vast flowers , you could maximize the show by planting three lightbulb of the same variety in one pot or mix and fit a few different miscellany .
After planting your amaryllis bulb in a pot , you should gestate to see green growth in a couple of workweek . Wait to water until the young leaves are about 2 inches tall . The electric light will bloom in 6 - 12 week , depending on get condition and the variety of amaryllis . Keep amaryllis flowers out of lineal sunshine and in temperature between 55 and 70 ° F to aid them last longer .
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Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit:Marty Baldwin
