I have some bulbs I forgot the plant this fall (the ground's proper frozen now) and had a lovely experience doing paperwhites last year.
2007-01-27 08:12:11 · 6 answers · asked by wildheavenfarm 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Certain ones you can, maybe 5-7% of daffs and tulips. Usually it will say on the packaging "suitable for forcing" if the bulbs you have fall into this group. If it does not say this then you probably have some from the other +90% that aren't suitable. In a conservatory, a botanist could, because they would know the exact cold stratification procedures that need to occur before planting. So they could, but without their knowledge and facilities you would just be guessing. That's why the easy ones say "suitable for forcing"--because they don't require special attention.
If they aren't suitable you still may be able to salvage them if you have a warm couple of days and the ground thaws. As long as you can dig, you can plant (about 5-6" deep) up till about the middle of Feb. After that it will probably be too late to get them to bloom this spring. Even if the ground is partly frozen, get a big shovel and plant them in groups of five. They'll look great in the spring.
2007-01-27 13:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those all bloom in different seasons, so which you're fantastic. The bulbs can develop without postpone below the mums. ensure to plant the bulbs on the spectacular intensity as they are choosy. The impatiens i could plant in a row in front of the mums. Mums would be taller, yet will bloom later than the impatiens. they'll all initiate transforming into in spring, bulbs will bloom first and you're able to tie the stems in a knot after the blooms fade. (you could decrease them off, yet I even have examine that's no longer stable, greater desirable to enable them to die off on their very own) The returned row of mums will furnish a effective green history for the impatiens and the mums will bloom in early fall. A be conscious on mums, in case you decrease them returned early of their develop, they'll branch out greater desirable, and for this reason you've gotten greater blooms on tose.
2016-11-27 22:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can, I have also planted these bulbs as soon as the ground thaws and have good results. Good Luck
2007-01-27 15:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by SIDECAR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. Forcing bulbs are very hard on them most of the time you have to discard them afterwords they most likely will not bloom again.
2007-01-27 18:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by umindy78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about daffodils (but probably yes). You can definately force tulips.
2007-01-27 14:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
good luck
2007-01-27 09:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by omajust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋