Bulbs: Pre-chilled forced winter bloomers for 2010 - Anyone!, 1 by BLOSSOMBUDDY

BLOSSOMBUDDY wrote:
Usually for Christmas I get an order of paperwhites. This year.. Wallyworld had the kits for $5. You know the kind, you get the plastic pot, the soil and a handfull of bulbs that are pre-chilled to force bloom just in time for the holiday. They had amaryllus and well, I passed on those because for me they end up being a throwaway later.

So are you prechilling your own or just waiting until spring? Hows your bulbs doing?Well lets see how close to Christmas they actually bloom!

I got mine about a week or so ago and pottted them right away and well today 12/2 they are almost 4 inches tall! I have them in my livingroom under a light.

When spring comes I will transfer these bulbs to a one gallon nursery can and then sink that into a spot in my garden. I have done this for years and in the spring I have lots of flowers from the forced bulbs I have gotten in winter! Sinking them in the cans helps me find them later when it comes time to lift and divide and the cans also deter the critters from disturbing them.

So what bulbs are you forcing for winter bloom? Whats in your livingroom now and in your garden later?

Show and tell time for your bulbs!