{"id":14017,"date":"2014-10-09T13:43:54","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T17:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/?p=14017"},"modified":"2016-12-17T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T17:16:07","slug":"forcing-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/annuals-perennials\/bulbs\/2014\/10\/09\/forcing-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcing Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14018\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bulbs.jpg\" alt=\"bulbs\" width=\"933\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bulbs.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bulbs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bulbs-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bulbs-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>Your pal Laurie has some “stuff” going on over here–sorry to sound so cryptic but it is the Internet after all so I’ll save the deets for my autobiography someday–and everything feels in a state of flux. I really don’t like it when decisions become so uncertain. I’m a list-maker, a planner, a doer. I enjoy that in October, I place precious spring-flowering bulbs in the earth knowing that in April their blossoms will be waving in the spring breeze like colorful pennants. It’s like putting money into a savings account knowing you’ll be glad for it someday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14029\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Daffodils-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"Forcing Daffodils via Hedgerow Rose\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Daffodils-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Daffodils-via-Hedgerow-Rose-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Daffodils-via-Hedgerow-Rose-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14028\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Bulbs-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"Forcing Bulbs via Hedgerow Rose\" width=\"933\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Bulbs-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Forcing-Bulbs-via-Hedgerow-Rose-600x428.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>With all this uncertainty, I debated buying bulbs this year because what if I’m no longer the caretaker of this garden? As much as I love the idea of leaving that bit of joy behind for the next tenant, I have to stick to a reasonable budget. I can’t keep pouring cash into a garden that technically isn’t even mine…something I have to remind myself a lot when it’s so easy to justify <em>just one more<\/em> rose purchase. That’s why I decided to allow a small splurge on some of my favorite bulbs to plant in containers for winter forcing. If I have to move, they can come with me. Best of both worlds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14023\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose-933x933.jpg\" alt=\"Fritillaria meleagris via Hedgerow Rose\" width=\"933\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fritillaria-meleagris-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>You can see my selections in the\u00a0top photo, and although the price\/bulb was much higher than if I had ordered them in bulk from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colorblends.com\" target=\"_blank\">my usual source<\/a>, this at least allowed me to purchase sample sizes rather than dozens of one specific variety. Of course, I couldn’t bear to be without one of my favorite flowers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/annuals-perennials\/bulbs\/2013\/04\/25\/cant-get-enough-of-fritillaria-meleagris-snakes-head-fritillary\/\">Fritillaria meleagris<\/a>. I also purchased some Narcisuss: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluestoneperennials.com\/BDAGE.html\" target=\"_blank\">Geranium<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluestoneperennials.com\/BDAMN.html\" target=\"_blank\">Minnow<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluestoneperennials.com\/BDATH.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thalia<\/a>\u00a0(seen below)\u00a0and\u00a0I rounded off the order with some old standbys:\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluestoneperennials.com\/BGAEL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Galanthus elwesii<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluestoneperennials.com\/BCRSB.html\" target=\"_blank\">Crocus ‘Spring Beauty’<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14025\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Narcissus-Thalia-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"Narcissus Thalia via Hedgerow Rose\" width=\"933\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Narcissus-Thalia-via-Hedgerow-Rose.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Narcissus-Thalia-via-Hedgerow-Rose-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Narcissus-Thalia-via-Hedgerow-Rose-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Narcissus-Thalia-via-Hedgerow-Rose-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>My method for forcing bulbs is pretty simple, in fact, I wrote a post about it <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/annuals-perennials\/bulbs\/2011\/11\/02\/how-to-force-tulips-for-winter-bloom\/\">over here<\/a> if you’re interested. I like this kind of gardening activity in autumn when most of my other tasks are more directed at garden cleanup and <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/rose-gardening\/2011\/11\/18\/how-i-prepare-my-roses-for-winter\/\">putting the roses to bed<\/a> and are far less pleasant. I think I might have been a little <em>too<\/em> relaxed yesterday when I was planting these as I didn’t leave as much of the bulbs’ noses above the soil line as much as I usually would, but I’m not too worried about it. (Thankfully, for this spaced-out gardener, I’ve found that bulbs are pretty forgiving.) Have you potted up\u00a0any bulbs for winter this year? If not, consider this your friendly reminder…and happy planting! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14026\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thalia-and-other-narcissi.jpg\" alt=\"thalia and other narcissi\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thalia-and-other-narcissi.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thalia-and-other-narcissi-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thalia-and-other-narcissi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>PS: If you’re going to be handling <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/annuals-perennials\/bulbs\/2012\/11\/14\/bulbs-for-our-spring-2013-garden\/\">Hyacinth bulbs<\/a>, may I suggest wearing gloves? They can cause an allergic reaction in some people. Better to be safe, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your pal Laurie has some “stuff” going on over here–sorry to sound so cryptic but it is the Internet after all so I’ll save the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annuals-perennials","category-bulbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14017"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14034,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14017\/revisions\/14034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}