Forcing bulbs- Paperwhites (Narcissus)
Woo-hoo! Winter Solstice is here, longer days of sun here we come! Today is the shortest day of the year, which means we have the shortest daylight and the longest night of the year. On the bright side this means after today the days will gradually be longer. I'm counting down to the longest day of the year (15 hours of sunlight!) which arrives on June 21, 2010.
Previous post I talked about forcing Amaryllis bulb in container. BJ's sells this gift pack which includes one Amaryllis bulb and five Narcissus bulbs for under US$20. The bulbs look healthy but don't expect these to be high quality bulbs from nurseries but if you just want to have some blooms for the holidays this might be the cost-effective way to go.
Box comes with a nice green ceramic pot, one dehydrated coco peat, and five paperwhites 'Ziva' bulbs.
Follow the instructions from the previous to hydrate the coco peat and fill half of the pot.
Paperwhites don't mind to be in a small pot and the bulbs can touch each other. Just remember to keep the soil moist and not wet. Oh and they like bright light too!
Did you know you can add vodka or gin when you water to stunt their growth? Now that's something I want to try! Take a look at the gorgeous paperwhites from Flat Bottom Flowers.
February 11th, 2010 - 17:17
I read the paper the Director of the Flowerbulb Research Program at Cornell wrote about adding vodka to the water too. It’s crazy! Get em tipsy to keep em from falling over.
Paper White Narcissus
March 9th, 2010 - 21:28
Wow, really? We can add vodka or gin when watering our Narcissus? This is very interesting. Will you try this? If you will, please give us an update. I surely want to know how it will turn out