#amaryllis#hippeastrum#bloomslikecrazy This video is about caring for Hippeastrum (Amaryllis), replanting and the dormant period. We will discuss care from the moment of purchase until re-flowering. Having bought a bulb with or without buds, place it on a well-lit windowsill and do not water it until the peduncle reaches 10 cm. Water with warm water in a tray. You can water from above, but so that water does not get on the bulb itself. Add phosphorus-potassium fertilizers to watering, they will help to form large flowers. It is better not to use nitrogen, as it stimulates leaf growth and the emphasis shifts from the flower to the growth of green mass. Leaves should appear at the end of flowering or immediately after it. After flowering, immediately cut off the flowers to prevent the seeds from ripening. This process takes a lot of energy from the plant. The peduncle can be cut in half and wait until all the nutrients from it go to the bulb. Over time, it will easily unscrew with your fingers. After flowering, you can transplant the hippeastrum, if necessary. Young plants are transplanted annually, adults once every 3-4 years. You will need a narrow deep pot, so that there is no more than two centimeters from the bulb to the wall of the pot. After removing the bulb from the soil, shake off the soil, remove all damaged roots, cut out the rot and, without drying, immediately soak in a solution of potassium permanganate or another fungicide (for example, Maxim) for half an hour. Then dry and powder all cuts with crushed coal. Soil composition: leaf soil, turf, washed river sand in equal proportions. You can add wood ash - it is rich in potassium. On the bottom, a layer of expanded clay drainage 1-2 cm. The soil should be dry. Deepen the bulb by two-thirds. Water after a couple of days. Place the plant on a well-lit windowsill, water generously and feed it once every two weeks. You can also plant hippeastrum in open ground. The bulb quickly increases in size outdoors. Stop feeding in mid-August and gradually reduce watering from September. Also, in September, you can dig up outdoor hippeastrums and plant them in a pot. Reduce watering throughout the fall and gradually lower the temperature. During this time, the leaves should dry out. Sometimes the leaves of outdoor plants do not disappear, so they can be cut off, leaving a 10 cm stump. By December, stop watering completely and place the plant at a temperature of 13-15 degrees. This can be a dark basement. The bulbs are stored at an angle of 45 degrees. If it is not possible to lower the temperature, you will have to water the plant occasionally so that it does not die. Because at high temperatures, the hippeastrum continues to vegetate. At the end of January, take the hippeastrum out onto a light, warm windowsill and do not water it until the flower stalk reaches 10 cm. Then continue the care described above.