Bulbs: Containers for forcing bulbs, water only method., 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:
Hi, tfa, I love your idea for hyacinth pots! Very clever. Thanks for sharing! I have not had a lot of success with water forcing and I'm covetous of your successes!

And bleek, thanks for the tip about leaving them in the dark until the flower is out of the ground. I didn't know that either and have had a number of stunted little things this spring...

I did force quite a number of hyacinths in garden center utility pots with soil, kept them in the dark covered in black plastic trash bags in the garage (not always long enough), and brought them out to finish off in the house. When they were worthy of it I then transplanted them into decorative containers and placed them around the house. Lots of fun.

With every year I get a little bit better at it, but I'm finding I'm a slow learner and need all the tips I can get from you all!

t.