I want some flowers at christmas.
When do I need to plant the bulbs?
Or am I too late already.
The next two to three weeks is the best time to plant bulbs.
Some people begin as early as september 15 to be sure to have flowers all days of december. They keep the pots outside for some time and move them inside when it gets too cold.
But you can plant them and keep them inside all the time.
Get some good compost for potting or special bulb fibre that you soak well.
Use clean, fresh smelling, bulbs without a trace of fungus. (That goes for the compost too).
Put the bulbs close together or in layers, but make sure they won't touch each other.
Make the tip come above the sand just a tiny bit.
Keep the pots cool for a few weeks. No need to keep them dark, just cool, but not in the freezing cold.
You will enjoy to see the shoots grow.
When they're 5 cms you can raise the temperature a bit, but not too much at once.
Depending on the growth and room temperature you can move them to the livingroom.
Maybe you have to experiment a bit the first year.
Write down which bulbs you have used and what you have done.
I'm sure there will be a christmas you'll make some photographs to send to me to. :)
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