The simplest method of propagation: separating the bulbs
As a proven and fast method of propagation that everyone Snowdrop lovers is to be recommended, dividing the plant resp. Separating new onions. During or shortly after blossom a good time has come to the planted snowdrops to multiply in this way.
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A later division is not advisable. The onions need enough time to root and in autumn there may be difficulties starting because the onions are often already exhausted. In spring they are soaked with water and energy. This method of propagation is recommended by mid-March at the latest.
How to do it:
- Snowdrops with Digging fork dig out
- Remove soil
- Separate smaller daughter onions from main onions
- Dig plant holes
- Plant the onions 6 cm deep with the tip pointing up
- Minimum distance between: 10 cm
Propagation with the help of the seeds
Snowdrops using theirs
Seeds To multiply does not necessarily have to be taken into your own hands. Ants help spread the seeds. The ants carry the seeds away to eat their nutrient bodies. This will naturally distribute the snowdrops throughout the garden.Those who do not want to rely on the ants' work can sow the seeds. The seeds usually ripen in April. They are in the spherical and light brown colored fruit. It is best if the seeds are sown immediately outside or in a box.
- Seeds are cold germers (4 weeks temperatures between -4 and 4 ° C)
- Seeds are dark germs: sow 1 cm deep
- Select moist, humus-rich soil for sowing
- more ideal Location: shady in summer, partially shaded in spring
- do not sow near conifers (snowdrops do not tolerate acidic soil)
Tips & Tricks
Since the development of the seeds weakens the plant, the withered flowers of most snowdrops should be cut off. It is enough to harvest the seeds of a handful of snowdrops to produce many new specimens.
