{"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 &#8220;stuff&#8221; going on over here&#8211;sorry to sound so cryptic but it is the Internet after all so I&#8217;ll save the deets for my autobiography someday&#8211;and everything feels in a state of flux. I really don&#8217;t like it when decisions become so uncertain. I&#8217;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&#8217;s like putting money into a savings account knowing you&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;t keep pouring cash into a garden that technically isn&#8217;t even mine&#8230;something I have to remind myself a lot when it&#8217;s so easy to justify <em>just one more<\/em> rose purchase. That&#8217;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&#8217;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 &#8216;Spring Beauty&#8217;<\/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&#8217;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&#8217;t leave as much of the bulbs&#8217; noses above the soil line as much as I usually would, but I&#8217;m not too worried about it. (Thankfully, for this spaced-out gardener, I&#8217;ve found that bulbs are pretty forgiving.) Have you potted up\u00a0any bulbs for winter this year? If not, consider this your friendly reminder&#8230;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&#8217;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 &ldquo;stuff&rdquo; going on over here&ndash;sorry to sound so cryptic but it is the Internet after all so I&rsquo;ll save the&#8230;<\/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}]}}