What to do with flower bulbs in this time of the year? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by hinterlufer@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world

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So I got my hands on some flower bulbs which are typically meant to be planted in spring and I was wondering what I could do with them now. To be concrete, I have

Dahlia
Mirabilis jalapa
Ixia

I'm in USDA zone 7b/8a and I could either place them on a south facing balcony or inside. I've also read that you can force flowers in a vase with some bulbs such as Hyacinths but I haven't read anything about that with the ones I have. Or should I just keep them in storage until next spring and plant them then?

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[-] hinterlufer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I guess that's what I'll be doing. Guess I'm just a bit inpatient.

I got them on sale in a store so I'm pretty sure they haven't been forced last year. But I was just wondering if those are even suitable for that.

[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I get impatience. :)

They may be suitable for forcing. I know that tulips and daffodils can be forced, and my faint memory is that almost any true bulb can be. There are good resources online for how to do it.

[-] hinterlufer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I might try it with one or two of the Ixia as I have a bunch of them anyways.

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