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The Best Fall Bulbs for Southern Gardens

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With mild winters and hot, wet summers, southern gardeners have some limitations as to what spring-flowering bulbs to plant. But there are still plenty of options out there!

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Common Problems While Forcing Bulbs Indoors

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Forcing bulbs indoors is a way of fooling Mother Nature. But sometimes, she’s harder to trick than we may think! Here are some solutions to common problems while forcing bulbs indoors.

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What To Do With Hyacinth Bulbs After Blooming

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Hyacinths are popular over-the-winter blooms for an impressive list of reasons - they offer delightful color in the middle of a dreary winter season, they fill our homes with an intoxicating fragrance, and they are gorgeous blooming bulbs that are simple to force indoors for a touch of spring when we most need it.

But once you’ve brought your hyacinth inside and been rewarded with their fun display, they still need a little bit of TLC in order to survive to keep blooming in seasons to come. Thankfully, bulbs planted in soil can easily recycle their nutrients for another year of blooms if you guide them through the process, so it’s surprisingly simple to keep your hyacinth happy! However, if you’ve forced bulbs using only water, you may want to toss those in the compost pile, as they won’t have enough nutrients reserved to bloom again. Hyacinth blooms might be gorgeous, but they don’t exactly need extensive pampering to make it to the warmer spring weather.

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