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........

That's a brug. You should plant it in a 5 gallon container. During the growing season I water mine everyday and fertilize 2x/wk. You might not need that much water, it's very hot here. You need to allow it to go dormant during the winter. Stop fertilizing the end of this month and when it gets cool bring it into an unheated basement or garage, somewhere that's cold but above freezing. Don't water it much at all during it's dormant cycle. The leaves will all drop and you'll have a big stick. You can take cuttings and root them indoors. When it starts getting warm next spring take it back outside, start watering and fertilizing and you should get blooms. If you've taken any cuttings and rooted them over the winter pot them up and water and fertilize them also. Karyn

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My DS and I jeweler-folded his first baby tooth into a bright pink note paper. We enumerated the special values: First Tooth, Very Small, Very Clean, Very White. I think he got a quarter. (Tooth Fairy knew there were many more baby teeth to come.) Do you remember the feel of a loose baby tooth in your mouth -- hanging by one corner -- displaying it to your mom -- worrying it with your tongue?