How to Plant Bulbs Inside for Winter Flowers

Forcing bulbs to bloom inside during the winter allows you to experience the joy of spring while the outside world is buried in snow and ice. Although you can force nearly any bulb can to bloom inside, common choices are paperwhite narcissus, daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinths. These hardy spring bulbs create a mass of bright color with little effort. Timing them to bloom at a predicted date is difficult, but most comply within a week or two of the expected bloom time.

Plant pots
Peat moss
Potting soil
Perlite

Instructions

- 1
  Mix equal parts potting soil, peat moss and perlite to create a potting medium suitable for forcing bulbs inside. Moisten, and mix thoroughly.
- 2
  Fill plant pots half to three-fourths full with the potting medium.
- 3
  Position three to seven bulbs, depending on the pot size and the size of the bulbs, in the potting medium with the flat end downward.
- 4
  Fill in around the bulbs with potting media so that the top of the bulb is just above the surface of the soil.
- 5
  Water thoroughly until water runs through the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot.
- 6
  Place the pots in an area where temperatures remain between 50 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Allow bulbs to remain in cold storage for 10 to 13 weeks.
- 7
  Check the pots periodically and water to moisten the soil when dry.
- 8
  Move the potted bulbs to a sunny location.
- 9
  Keep soil moist until flowers bloom in approximately one to two weeks.

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