Paperwhites and amaryllis plants are easy to grow indoors, and provide a refreshing touch to your indoor atmosphere during winter months.
Amaryllis bulbs are planted in nutrient-dense soil, and sometimes fertilizer is added to encourage growth and prolonged blooming of the flowers. As the shoot matures, it can be held up with a wooden stake, as the flower can get heavy and the stem is relatively thin and flimsy. Also, bone...
These bulbs can be grown similarly to paperwhites in soil or a rocky water medium. Some growers even offer bulbs sealed in wax, claiming that you have to do nothing to enjoy the plant. Just like paperwhites, you can save your amaryllis bulbs once they finish blooming. Cease watering, ...
If this is your first time planting amaryllis an easy to grow amaryllis kit is the best choice to start with. If you have accumulated several empty pots, purchase premium Dutch grown Amaryllis that is sold as an individual bulb. To get the longest bloom time out of amaryllis bulbs purchase...
How to Grow and Care for an Amaryllis Plant Hippeastrum Nothing can break the gloom, like a beautifully blooming House Plant in the dead of winter. Of all of the flowering bulbs, the Amaryllis is the easiest to force into bloom. The large size (up to six inch blooms) of the showy ...
Popular bulbs for indoor forcing that don’t require cold temperatures include paperwhites and amaryllis Start the chilling process as early as September and as late as mid-December depending on where and how you are planting the bulbs. The earlier you start the chilling process the earlier you...
Paperwhites and Amaryllis are the easiest bulbs to force and do not have to be pre chilled. Other bulbs to consider for forcing include hyacinths, tulips and crocus. You can buy the bulbs separately, but around the holidays they often come in akit.These make a great gift for a gardener...
I’m going to share actually 2 ways how to force bulbs in water: #1) The: “proper” gardener way (ie: Martha Stewart’s method I’m sure) and #2) The: “they’ll never know I cheated – way” (ie: enough said). Both ways result in a vase full of gorgeous blooms. Choose yo...
Forcing bloomsis the process of making a plant give out flower buds before it’s natural time to do this in the yard. Many gardeners know that you can force bulbs indoors (see my project withamaryllisandpaperwhites.) But perennial shrubs like forsythia is also a good candidate. ...
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