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Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alberta

Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alberta

In Calgary, the coldest month averages a nightly low of 8.2°F, and the region sits in Canadian hardiness zone 4a.

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alberta

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alberta

In Alberta, the threat to spring bulbs in pots isn’t a lack of cold winter chill.

Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alaska

Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alaska

An unheated garage that holds steady in the high 30s does more for a bulb here than any greenhouse.

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alaska

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alaska

Alaska’s cold season doesn’t lack chill, it has more of it than almost any bulb needs.

Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alabama

Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors in Alabama

Alabama’s winter rarely gets cold enough, for long enough, to chill spring bulbs the way they need in the ground.

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alabama

Growing Spring Bulbs in Containers in Alabama

In Alabama, the obstacle with spring bulbs in pots isn’t a pot freezing solid through the roots.

Planting Spring Bulbs in West Virginia: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Planting Spring Bulbs in West Virginia: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

West Virginia’s mountain winters run cold enough to satisfy nearly every classic spring bulb, but timing and location inside the state matter more here…

Planting Spring Bulbs in Washington: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Planting Spring Bulbs in Washington: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Western Washington’s cool, wet winters answer the two questions every bulb catalog assumes you already know: when to plant, and whether your ground gets…

Planting Spring Bulbs in Virginia: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Planting Spring Bulbs in Virginia: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Spring bulbs go into Virginia soil on a schedule tied to the first fall frost, but timing is only half of what decides whether they bloom.

Planting Spring Bulbs in Vermont: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Planting Spring Bulbs in Vermont: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not

Plant spring bulbs in Vermont from mid-September through late October in most valley locations, earlier at higher elevations and in the Northeast Kingdom.

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