In this section, you will find the growing methods in use, the growing techniques, crop protection, disease control and variety choice of tulips, hyacinths and narcissus.

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5.4 Long-term storage It is best to have a production schedule for pot hyacinths so that the market-ready product spends as little time as possible in storage. If storage is unavoidable, which can happen before important holidays such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day, optimal conditions should be provided: - Put the hyacinths in cold storage as soon as the florets separate. - Maintain a temperature of 0.5 to 1°C. - Ensure sufficient air circulation via circulators or by having cooling circulators turned on constantly. - The potting soil in the pots should not be too wet. - Always keep the leaves and the flower cluster dry. - These conditions allow a storage period of 2 to 3 weeks.