Forced

Some of these were refrigerated in late October, some in early December.
This is Jetfire.

Jetfire up close.

Flair

Topolino upclose.

Falconet

Kaydee

Iris Reticulata

Topolino and Iris Reticulata

Couple of hyacinth forced in water.

Beautiful job! How nice to have a spring preview right in your living room!

Thanks gemini,
There's about 10 pots under fluoresant lites in a cool (55 to 60 F) atmoshere (on other side of basement) budding.. And within the regrigerator 10 more pots.
Picture illustrates the orginal 33 pot refrigerator cache. They were planted in late Oct., and early Dec.
J

I am in love with bulbs... the last three years establishing our wooded two acre hillside plot I have planted on average 4,000 per year. No matter how many I put in the fall and early winter (I buy all the leftovers at the box stores and my local nurseries too) there are never enough in the spring! When is the proper time to rake off the oak leaves? When should I fertilize and with what? Have mostly daffs and crocus. Last year I put in quite a few iris reticula (sp? new fave!!), a ton of scilla, crocus and fritillaria (last years fave). What is your favorite naturalizing bulb for woodlands? HAPPY SPRING!!!!!!

jmorth! Congrats on the success of your forced bulbs! Must be nice to have these bits of sunshine inside these gray pre-spring days (at least for here). Love your pic of the refrigerator! Gives me a good idea for next year's bulb project and that old beer fridge in the garage!

abby--you have so many questions about bulbs it would make an excellent new thread for the bulb forum! I'm sure everyone would like to chime in with ideas for you! Good luck!

Wow, jmorth - very impressive! I have put a few pots in the refrigerator before but never anything like that. Some operation you have going there! LOL

LOL abbyday I have the same problem. Nice having so much land, huh - only some day to fill it up!!

2nd round of forcers:
Monsella - early double tulip

Wow jmorth a whole refrigerator for bulbs!! That is great ,you have some of the most wonderful pictures too!!

2nd round group photo:
Monsella- early double tulip - (tallest in group)
Couleur Cardinal- early single (mid-height)
Flair- early single (shortest)
and a blue hyacinth forced in water (bottom center)

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Closer up-

Thanks Marie and all. There's at least one more 'round' to go, maybe two.

A few more...
Amaryllis

closer up

2nd pot of Kaydee

Flair - 2nd pot ... up close

Itzim

Helmer- Triumph tulip

Orange Queen - Darwin tulip

Yellow Baby - a double early tulip still forming, at full size, it's 8 - 10" tall.

Itzim - Cyclamineus division 6

Thalia - Triandrus division 5 (normally blooms in late spring).

Pipit - Jonquilla division 7.

Group pic - side view.

Group pic - front shot.
left rear- clockwise--> Helmer, Pipit, Orange Queen, Itzim, Flair, Yellow Baby, and 3 Hyacinths (forced in water).


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Pretty splash of springtime in your home, j. You have so many different kinds of bulbs in bloom and they look so pretty! I'm going to tag this thread so I know which ones worked for you.

I wish I would have forced some bulbs. I was just reading Brent & Becky's paper catalog last night and they have quite a long list of pre-chilled bulbs (meant for planting in Southern yards) that they said could be used for forcing. I did not see this info on their online catalog, though.

They also have pre-chilled bulb pots already planted that they will send out, which, for me, a lazy gardener, might be a last minute alternative choice too. Although I like making my own combination plantings such as you did!

Last group of pots. Orange Queen (2nd pot), Yellow Baby, and Thalia.

Thalia- Triandrus - Division 5 Daffodil (mid-late spring)

Mickey Mouse - Single early tulip.

Yellow Baby - an early dwarf double tulip (now with open flower)

Geeesh! jmorth! How pretty! You should be doing a book on Bulb Forcing! So many kinds, too! t.

for closure...the last of the forced bulbs to bloom - Cairo (Triumph tulip)