Water hyacinth overwinter indoor?
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Forcing Tulips and Hyacinths indoors
Comments (3)Organic, did the seller of the bulbs understand that you wanted to "force" these bulbs for flowering at a particular date? Ordninarily bulbs are bought in the fall...and the seller is advised the nature of 'forcing' is wanted. They then sell you the type of bulb that is more in line with how you are bringing them to bloom. In other words, for forcing, they would sell you a bulb that forces well. Normal bulbs require 14 to 15 weeks of cooling. Your pre-chilled then must only be required to 'fill in' the remaining weeks. The refrigerator then is the only place at this time you can hope for continuing the cooling process. Just subtract the number of weeks in the fridge from the rquired 14. If your bulbs were given a pre-cooling of ....say 8 weeks, then you would be required to finish the remaining 6 in the fridge. They need a temperature of between 35�F and 50�F...so the fridge is the ideal place. Be sure though to not put them into a crisper with other fruit. Plus, these are living plants...bulbs. They must be given a medium to grow their roots in and they must be kept damp. When they do acquire roots, then they are brought out to the sunshine which will target the production of bloom. Into each pot, 3 hyacinths can be planted; 6 tulips in the other. Put the bulb with the flat side toward the outer edge of the pot...this will produce the initial leaves pointing out..the first leaves will grow outward then from its neighbors. If you are using clay potting, be sure to soak it overnight before placing soil into it. Fill each pot loosely with potting soil; the tops of the bulbs should be even with the rim. Don't compress them, just open the soil, place the bulb in. Then water. As the soil settles you can then add more soil but leave room for future watering. The pot must drain. Label each pot so that you know who's who and when you planted it. It does appear if you can give it the cooling required, your end of May date might just be possible. Delaying of bloom is brought about by denying sunlight, withdrawing so much water and otherwise put the bulb back in time to come to bloom. I hope the guests appreciate how you have brought so much flowering into the day. If it works, you can then boast how you made it happen. Good luck....but please, if you do make this happen, don't do what other parents have done...named their children some dopey name like May, or Flower, or Tulip....or Hope or Charity...........See MoreOverwintering Potted Hyacinths
Comments (9);) I went with the gypsy but then also got bags of blue, purple and violet! I was thinking of doing the same as you have planned but maybe actually bringing them in and forcing the bulbs... The scent might be too much though. Your plan should work. Are you sure of the temps? 50 and above will be too warm but the 40's would be perfect. The only problem might be they will begin to sprout much earlier in the garage and might be too far ahead of outdoor conditions. My plan is to pot up the bulbs and bury them in mulch outside. I try to keep them close to the house foundation, the mulch stays drier and doesn't become a block of ice. It's not the freezing temps that worry me, it's not being able to bring the bulbs in when I want to start growing them indoors. Good luck, I think any of your pansy choices will look great... I'm leaning towards the orange!...See Morehyacinth and water lettuce in winter
Comments (8)Paul- thanks for the info, looks like I'll be buying an aquarium before the first frost. Not sure where Ferndale is...I'm still trying not to get lost here in the Portage/Kalamazoo/BattleCreek area, lol. We're going to remove the last of the over grown shrubs from around the pond this weekend. I'm really looking forward to being able to see the pond without having to practically stand in it! We must be doing something right...the 6 "little" survivor fish we inherited when we bought the house in March are now huge. We've also noticed several tiny, little black babies swimming around the past couple of weeks and two green frogs have moved in:-) Not sure I'm keen on the frogs though...I pulled three dead ones out of the pond in May, ugh. Any ideas on how to discourage them from trying to hibernate in our hard plastic preformed pond? One last question...where did you find the lettuce? I tried parrot feather but it didn't last long, our fish devoured it. Thanks again for all of the advice...I just love this site. Deborah...See Morewater lettuce an water hyacinths
Comments (6)Water hyacinth is easy to overwinter. All it needs is a sunny place. I put a few plants in a large glass bowl and place it near a window. The plants require water every once in a while and I also have to thin them out occasionally. The local stores usually don't sell water hyacinth until after Memorial Day, so I get a head start with my overwintered plants. I also don't have to worry about quarantining the plants or introducing a parasite to my pond....See Moreannedickinson
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