Gardening

Let's see: I prefer potting them in potting soil, 6 inch pot, as soon as I can get them, usually September. I put them in the fridge for I think 8-12 weeks (sources disagree on length needed), then take them out and put them in my cold basement, start watering a little. Once the shoots get a couple of inches tall I put them in a cool window that gets some sun (not too direct or full). When forcing in water, mine wanted to fall over big-time, so I prefer having them in soil. I think one year I put the bag of bulbs directly in the fridge and then forced them on water. The ones I force in soil I plant outside later (let the foliage get plenty of sun to feed the bulb) and they often come back and bloom. Have read that forcing them in water depletes the bulb so much that they can't recover and bloom again outside- but haven't tried that. Good luck- I can't wait to take out my pots in the next couple of weeks and get my winter garden going! New amaryllis getting ready to bloom, too.