Overwintering Hyacinth in containers
Posted by BuddyGarden on October 17th, 2008 filed in Container gardening
I bought some hyacinth bulbs back in Sept and didn’t get to plant them until now. Overwintering bulbs in container is a little different than doing it in ground. If you plant it in containers you can let the bulbs touch each other even though the package tells you to separate them by certain inches. I’m planning to have this pot stay outside on the deck until the temperature freezes. By then I will move it into the garage and make sure the soil is moist but not too wet, otherwise the bulbs will rot.
October 21st, 2008 at 2:01 am
I can’t wait to see your photos of these bulbs in Spring. I love blue hyacinth!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:12 am
Fern-thanks, I can’t wait to see how they do in zone 6 winter. It’s actually my first year planting bulbs in container.
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