Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Hawaii
Spring bulbs need weeks of steady cold to set a flower, and Honolulu’s coldest month averages a minimum of 66.8°F, nowhere close.
Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Hawaii
Short answer: in Hawaii, forcing is the whole game. The coldest month here averages a 66.8°F low, so no spring bulb ever gets the chill it needs from the…
Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Georgia
Forcing spring bulbs indoors works in Georgia because the state’s winter is either too short, too warm, or too unpredictable to hand a bulb the sustained…
Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Georgia
Spring bulbs in pots work in Georgia, but the mild winters here mean the cold those bulbs need rarely arrives on its own.
Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Florida
Forcing spring bulbs indoors works in Florida, but not the way it works in Vermont or Minnesota.
Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Florida
Spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils need weeks of real cold to bloom, and Florida winters rarely deliver enough of it.
Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Delaware
A pot of tulips left on a Delaware porch through January doesn’t follow the same rules as tulips planted in a garden bed thirty feet away.
Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Delaware
A container in Delaware doesn’t behave like a garden bed. Winter here is cold enough that potted soil can freeze solid, killing bulbs that would sail…
Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Connecticut
Forcing works in Connecticut, but not because winter here is too mild. The region’s coldest-month average minimum sits at 24.4F, more than enough chill…
Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Connecticut
Spring bulbs in containers in Connecticut run into two separate risks: not getting the chilling that triggers bloom, and a pot that freezes solid faster…