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Drunken Paperwhites

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

My Bit of Earth writes:  Every year about this time I always start a big crop of paperwhites.  And every year three weeks later, I go around the house with a packet of stakes and string, tying the paperwhites up because they’re falling over on their spindly stems. Apparently other people have this problem too, [...]

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Regrowing Scallions

Sunday, February 15, 2009

I had seen a couple people were regrowing scallions, so I had to try my hand at it.  I put just the growing tip of a scallion in the coconut blooming my amaryllis: And it just grew back! The amaryllis doesn’t mind too much.

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Forcing Bulbs (Finale!)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

I am finishing up my bulb forcing project. The package didn’t specify that these were white.  I am pleasantly surprised.

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So Close! (Forcing Bulbs Part 3)

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I think I might have multiple blooms on this beast.  All I can do is wait and see.

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Forcing Bulbs (Part 2)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I thought we bought the amaryllis bulb a little too late this year, but I guess I was wrong.  We have the start of a flower poking out.

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Forcing Bulbs

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Forcing Amaryllis bulbs always reminds me of winter gardening at my folk’s house.  A post about forcing bulbs on the Genhydro blog made me go out and pick one up on clearance.  We will see how if I can force a bloom before the daylight gets too long.

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