If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors. Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to ...

During the dreary days of winter, we often long for the colors of spring. With a little planning, we can bring those spring colors indoors by forcing flowering bulbs to bloom indoors during the colder ...

Spring is far from our minds - but if you want gorgeous daffodils, tulips, hyacinth or crocus, now is the time to plant them! Are you seeing bags of spring bulbs in the stores right now? It's not what ...

Question: I bought several kinds of spring flowering bulbs. I intended to plant them outside, but winter came six weeks early and now the ground is frozen. I noticed on the packaging that some of them ...

Forcing is a gardening term that usually refers to making plants bloom out of season. Forcing is done by manipulating a plant’s environment, primarily light and/or temperature. Really, it’s not so ...

This March 17, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows forced spring bulbs for sale in Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP) If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly ...

If you’re eager for spring blooms, you can pot bulbs now for a colorful winter indoors. Gardeners often manipulate nature by using fertilizers and starting seeds early. Why not bend nature’s schedule ...