Forcing Bulbs
On a dreary winter afternoon, nothing is more cheerful than the beautiful blooms of daffodils, iris, hyacinths and other bulbs. Don't let the word "forcing" frighten you, you're really just tricking bulbs into thinking it's spring. Forcing [... more]
Lowes |
Forcing Bulbs Commercially
If you can see roots coming out of the drainage holes, the bulbs are well established. HGTV's Great Indoors visits a commercial grower who specializes in forcing bulbs. The process begins a full year before the bulbs appear in stores, when ... [... more]
DIYnet |
Forcing Bulbs for winter Bloom Indoors
This publication is scheduled to be updated and reissued 10/99. You can enjoy the look of spring during winter by forcing bulbs to flower. Bulbs can be forced to bloom before their normal season by providing them a period of cold temperatures ... [... more]
New Mexico State University |
Forcing Bulbs Indoors
The beauty of spring can be yours in the middle of winter. How? By forcing bulbs indoors. Not all flowering bulbs are suitable for forcing. The most common bulbs used are crocuses (Crocus species), daffodils (Narcissus species), hyacinths ... [... more]
Mississippi State University Extension |
Pot Growing & Forcing Bulbs
Forcing bulbs is a hobby that is almost as old as the bringing daffodils out of the field as weeds, and making a garden flower out of them. There's still time to force those bulbs. Forcing bulbs is a hobby that is almost as old as the bringing ... [... more]
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A show of force: forcing bulbs into bloom is an easy way ...
Author: Nancy Elizabeth Goodman Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 5 Publication Date: 2006-11-01 Release Date: 2006-11-27 [... more]
$9.95
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Paperwhite Forcing Bulbs
Treat yourself to the fragrant, paperwhite flowers of Narcissus ‘Ziva’. Planted in water or soil, these bulbs are easy to force indoors from fall through early spring. [... more]
$24.00
Smith & Hawken |
Narcissus 'Ziva' Forcing Bulbs
Treat yourself to the fragrant, paperwhite flowers of Narcissus ‘Ziva’. Planted in water or soil, these bulbs are easy to force indoors from fall through early spring. [... more]
$12.00
Smith & Hawken |
Narcissus 'Inball' Forcing Bulbs, S/12
Narcissus ‘Inball’ has the mildest fragrance and largest flower of all narcissus. Planted in water or soil, they’re easy to force indoors from fall through early spring. [... more]
$12.00
Smith & Hawken |
Indoor Garden Book
 Great Overview: This book is wonderful for quick reference. Beautiful pictures help guide plant selection. The "plant finder's guide" is useful because it uses symbols to define the care needed for each plant. This guide is categorized by the [... more]
$14.95
Amazon.com |
Carolyne Roehm's Winter Notebook
Amazon.com Review: A domestic dervish whose Summer Notebook and Fall Notebook skillfully blended seasonal advice on gardening, entertaining, and crafting, Carolyne Roehm now turns her thoughts to winter in this, the third installment in the series. [... more]
$25.00
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Forcing Bulbs
To force narcissus bulbs, fill a container with gravel, and place the bulbs right on top. If you force different types of bulbs in layers, remove the faded flowers of those that bloom first. If you want to try your hand at forcing bulbs, begin ... [... more]
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