It’s that time of winter where gardeners everywhere are enjoying bulbs they’ve forced- or they are forcing some right now. We all need to see a little green that isn’t Poinsettia related to remind us that spring will come.
Well, I’m not so sure about “forcing”, it’s not really my style. I think I prefer a more laissez faire approach….
No Forcing Required....
Every year I force some paperwhite narcissus bulbs (usually ‘Ziva’, sometimes ‘Inbal’ as well). I start the first batch on Nov. 2 or 3 and the first blooms usually show up around Thanksgiving (~ three weeks later). This year the bulbs were a lot slower to bloom and each bulb had fewer blossoms than in past years. Some bulbs are just showing buds now, nearly two months after starting them. I asked around and was told that these bulbs probably hadn’t been sold the previous year, but kept dry and sold a year later. I paid full price, and I feel cheated.
My refrigerator is a veritable greenhouse!
Hey, it’s also pet-safe and I can move them out into the garden later and let them do their thang!
Love it!!!!
Barb