Even a Christmas cactus (which I call "El Monstro" around the house) that was full of flowers on Thanksgiving has one more gift for me to enjoy!
Hello! I am Lucy and I love growing plants. In the summer I work on a 700 square feet plot in a community garden in Upstate New York (USDA Zone 5). I also have some plants living in my home. Besides gardening, I enjoy hiking, plant breeding, science projects and long drives.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2012
Despite a mild and snow-less winter (November is 4 months long this season!) my garden is a barren land now; even the garlic shoots have disappeared. Good thing I put some bulbs for forcing last fall for the first time in my life. The choice of bulbs was pretty random ($2 leftover bags of mixed Darwin hybrids from ChristmasTreeShops) but the blooms are very nice.
Even a Christmas cactus (which I call "El Monstro" around the house) that was full of flowers on Thanksgiving has one more gift for me to enjoy!
Even a Christmas cactus (which I call "El Monstro" around the house) that was full of flowers on Thanksgiving has one more gift for me to enjoy!
Labels:
bulb forcing,
Christmas cactus,
February blooms,
tulips,
zygocactus
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I would say you were pretty successful with your bargain tulips! I bought a few bags of daffodils that were 75% off in Jan. and planted them out. They haven't popped up yet, but I have faith! Your Christmas cactus looks very healthy.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a good idea, to force a few bulbs for some winter color!
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