Bulb forcing can bring the bright colors and fragrant aro-mas of spring indoors during winter. Daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, and other spring fl owering bulbs can be forced indoors from December through March. Paperwhite...
Forcing forsythia indoors is an easier job if you give the branches some humidity (misting with a plant mister helps) and give them ample sunlight. I use a large vase that sits near but not right in front of a south-facing window, until they have started to sprout. I continue to change...
Choose bulbs for forcing. Some common varieties that are good for forcing are listed below.Some large flower heads get pretty heavy and will need to be staked. Miniature varieties are ideal for growing indoors. Don't dismiss miniature daffodils -- they're charming plantedclose together in a po...
Pre-Chilled Bulbs 101 What does it mean to force bulbs? Forcing bulbs is the process of manipulating bulbs to bloom outside of their typical growing conditions. Bulbs are forced when grown in warm climates, indoors, or in containers. Top 10 Pre-Chilled Bulb Basics People who want to force...
Paperwhite narcissus is easy to force into bloom indoors.The bulbs do NOT need to be placed in cold storage to bloom. Paperwhite bulbs begin to grow as soon as they are planted, with fragrant flowers appearing in 4-6 weeks. Each tall flower stem produces several small, snowy-white flowers...
Normally, bulbs that haven’t sprouted will take 4-6 weeks to bloom. Mine should be in flower long before that. (They might be a bit bent…we’ll have to see!) Choose large bulbs if you are using them to force indoors. The larger bulbs will usually produce more and larger flowers....