Crocus cultivation report

A plant that loves the cold season. Early-blooming crocuses herald spring in the garden.

It’s cold! This is Jill, a crocus fairy who loves cold, snow, and frost. It’s cold in winter, so gardening is absent until spring, so if you’re thinking about it, try raising crocuses. In the early spring garden, where the greenery has completely disappeared, you can see your smile when a small flower like the evening star blooms “glittering”.

Crocus “Weekly” cultivation report

10/11start
Bulb planting
Jill
Crocuses are grown from bulbs. Mushroom type and cute, right? The planting time is from October to November if it is the type that blooms in spring.
10/18
Does not germinate!
Jill
After all, it’s going to be a winter, so I’ll take root first.
11/1
It hasn’t germinated yet …
Jill
Some of the usual plants have the first leaves in a few days after planting, but crocuses are slowly self-paced. I want you to watch over me patiently.
11/22
Finally the buds have come out!
Jill
The crocus had been squirming in the soil for over a month. When I completely forget it, it sprouts, so I’m often asked, “Oh? What kind of sprout was this?” .. ..
11/29
It’s nice to have buds, but the stay is long …
Jill
And even more, when I finally thought that the buds had sprouted, they just sprouted. There is no change from here.
12/5
A few leaves came out (?)
Jill
Two months have passed since the planting, and from the tip of the bud, which looks like a crab’s claw, a green leaf-like thing is finally visible.
12/12
Is it a stem? Is it a leaf? ??
Jill
If you think something has finally come out, is this a stem? Is it a leaf? ?? Well, it’s a leaf, but it’s the ultimate thinness! And the shell that wraps it is like an overcoat. It is cold resistant so far.
12/20
Begin to grow cautiously
Jill
So, there is no change from here
12/27
More cautious, thick and long
Jill
No change! Something like an incense stick makes me want to light it, but that’s no good.
1/3
Started to open a little
Jill
The needle-like leaves that are just a little out of the overcoat seem to make the crocuses think like a temperature sensor, “I wonder if it will grow” or “I wonder if I should see it a little more.”
1/10
Grows to the size of a toothpick
Jill
As if in anticipation of the coldest day of the year, I’ve been in activity mode little by little, but I can hardly tell the change from the surroundings. But if you look closely, something is formed in the leaves.
1/17
Something begins to form in the center of the needle-shaped leaf
Jill
I wonder if the stems will start to form? I think it’s normal, but …
1/24
The one in the center is even bigger!
Jill
Something is white! ??
1/31
Once in the preparation period (?)
Jill
I’m not saying that the recent crocuses haven’t changed, but I’m not careful!
2/7
Suddenly there is a bud!
Jill
Really! It’s sudden. It will come suddenly in just a day or two so don’t go out (laughs) And this is not a stem but a bud.
2/14
Suddenly, the flowers start to bloom!
Jill
Flowering ~! It’s so fast that you can’t beat it. What about the stem? The leaves are only 5 like needles? What about photosynthesis? It causes unnecessary worries to everyone. The orange pistil is bright and beautiful, isn’t it?
5/16
Three months after that, Crocus lived only on the leaves …
Jill
The needle-like leaves grew to about 15 cm and continued to grow, but in the end, the flowers were only one shot in February and never bloomed again. It’s a crocus, a one-hit wonder in the flowering world.
5/30
The end
Jill
The first flowers were beautiful, but after all, most of the time they ended up looking at the pincushion, which is actually a sober crocus, but about four months after the buds sprout, they stored a lot of sunlight in the bulbs, and next year. I was absent until. .. ..

Crocus cultivation point

It is cold-resistant and resistant to frost and snow. It is recommended for beginners as it will bloom even if it is left planted in a well-drained and sunny place. Since flowers deteriorate so that they dissolve when they get wet, watering after flowering should be given to the roots.

育成難易度：★☆☆☆☆