Confused on bulbs

Hi Mookins there are both indoor and outdoor hyacinths. The 'prepared' bulbs are specially treated to flower early and are for indoors after they have flowered and the leaves have died down they can be planted in the garden to grow as normal.

I've actually stopped growing them now but when I did packed then in to the container a tightly as possible. Plant them so that their nose is barely covered.

Put somewhere cool and dark until they start to grow.

Hope your daughter has fun with them

ooopsy... better bring them into the shed then, I presumed they were outdoor so they are sat by the back door!!

shes been checking them everyday bit diheartened they havent yet grown even though we planted them last wed!!

cheers Moongrower have promised her some more so looks like I WILL be doing bulbs after all!!

xx x

Actually by the back door will have done them no harm. They need a period of cold to begin root formation, so as long as the shed is not a hot place it will be ideal.

Actually by the back door will have done them no harm. They need a period of cold to begin root formation, so as long as the shed is not a hot place it will be ideal.

cheers Ob

and thanks again hehe

x x x

I would forget I'd done mine and find them much later when they had grown far more than they should in the dark... always survived though

And when they've finished early next year, you can plant them outside in the garden and they'll grow again. Warning about treated bulbs in particular - the stuff they treat them with causes skin irritation, so handle with care (preferably with gloves, in my case anyway)