Have you ever forced spring bulbs indoors? It’s a wonderful way to scratch your gardening itch and enjoy spring flowers in your house before they appear outside in your garden. See how easy it is to force fragrant hyacinth bulbs indoors. (This post contains affiliate links.) Hyacinth bulbs...
Spring flowering bulbs can be potted up to give you an early bloom indoors, however the flowers may also bring with them a bad case of Spring Fever. The Bulb Forcing Process The best containers for forcing bulbs are Azalea pots or bulb pans. ...
They are great to enjoy indoors well before they give you their cheery spring greeting outside. Luckily, it is very easy to force forsythia blooms in the home. If you are impatient for winter to be gone and the warmth of the sun’s rays to arrive, forcing bushes indoors is a great wa...
A plant will keep growing vegetatively (just stems and leaves) as long as the plant “believes” it is early spring or summer. Outdoors this happens naturally as the seasons change. Indoors, growers put grow lights on a timer to “tell” the plant when to start flowering. Cannabis Life ...
Spring bulbs, such as daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and tulips, are typically planted in the fall and bloom in the spring. However, to enjoy bulbs during different times of year, you have to plant them indoors and force them to bloom. ...
Here's how to cultivate your green thumb before the snow thaws: Directions More From Country Living 1.Whatever type of flower you decide to force, buy the largest bulbs you can find. The bulbs should be firm and free from nicks and bruises. ...
How to Grow Freesia Bulbs Indoors - Step by Step Choose a shallow pot (at least 3 in/7 cm deep) with drainage holes in the bottom. Fill the pot loosely with potting mix. Set corms 2 in (5 cm) apart, pointed end up. Do not press the corms into the mix, keep it loose so the...
Trick Force bulbs in pots all winter and plant the forced bulb pots in containers outside in spring with pansies and other cool-weather annuals. Tip Check your bulbs on a weekly basis during the growing process to make sure the soil is not too dry or too wet. The Time to Chill is No...
There isn’t a lot we can do outdoors in the winter, and if you are a gardener like me, you miss gardening. Forcing bulbs spring bulbs to bloom during the winter is the perfect way to brighten a winter day. One of the easiest bulbs to force is the paperwhite. They are not only ...
How to Force Paperwhites & Amaryllis As the days get shorter and the weather cooler, we could all use a taste of summer brightness and color in our lives. Forcing bulbs indoors is one of the easiest ways to perk up our indoor environments and provide a winter pick-me-up. Forcing bulbs...