tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post7255216322574625371..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: Up from the dungeon with the hyacinthsEALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-39087970077385924422009-12-25T03:59:16.828-08:002009-12-25T03:59:16.828-08:00Looking forward to february, but in the meantime.....Looking forward to february, but in the meantime...happy Christmas to you and yours from me and mine!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-43153002707377491542009-12-24T11:59:01.957-08:002009-12-24T11:59:01.957-08:00I'd like to know how much forcing is goin on a...I'd like to know how much forcing is goin on around here. I've never done it, and it'd be safe to say I've not given it much attention as a topic for any of my weekly newspaper columns over the past 7 years. I've never even been asked about it at any talks or MG meetings. This makes me wonder if it's just not done in these parts. Is it too much like work I wonder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-52433044287543409612009-12-24T10:55:53.586-08:002009-12-24T10:55:53.586-08:00I love hyacinths, but all mine are outdoor bulbs. ...I love hyacinths, but all mine are outdoor bulbs. Maybe next year I'll try a few forced bulbs indoors. Can't wait to see your blooms!<br /><br />Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Elizabeth!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-41958898405101127262009-12-24T05:45:35.472-08:002009-12-24T05:45:35.472-08:00Merry Christmas Eliz! I have enjoyed your post th...Merry Christmas Eliz! I have enjoyed your post this past year and look forwarding to reading more in 2010. Hhelen Yoest @ Gardening With Confidencehttp://gardensgardens.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-19743269312754468682009-12-24T04:43:47.742-08:002009-12-24T04:43:47.742-08:00You do have beautiful hyacinth vases! I think you&...You do have beautiful hyacinth vases! I think you're right EAL...they do work very well as forced plantings....I didn't notice you could order pre-cooled bulbs from B&B! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-70515898765302207922009-12-22T12:00:43.895-08:002009-12-22T12:00:43.895-08:00I'm lazy. I buy them in bloom in February at t...I'm lazy. I buy them in bloom in February at the supermarket, enjoy their fragrance on the windowsill, then stick them in the garden. They may skip a year, but they rebloom eventually.<br /><br />I buy them for the fragrance and the poem<br /><br />"If, of thy mortal goods, thou art bereft,<br />And from thy slender store two loaves<br />alone to thee are left,<br />Sell one & from the dole,<br />Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul"<br />- Muslihuddin Sadi, <br />13th Century Persian Poet<br /><br />If I wanted special colors, I'd order bulbs, but I'm partial to the sunny yellows, and those are always available in pots.<br /><br />DeirdreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-90486658801776309702009-12-22T09:01:24.762-08:002009-12-22T09:01:24.762-08:00Yes, I chill them with the water. That is the trad...Yes, I chill them with the water. That is the traditional method and I like to see the roots grow down when I check on them periodically.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-58765249506643753172009-12-22T08:51:23.653-08:002009-12-22T08:51:23.653-08:00I see that many of my Swedish blogging friends for...I see that many of my Swedish blogging friends force Hyacinths for the holidays. Your containers all look lovely ... did you have your bulbs in water while in your basement chilling? Looks like you will have tons of blooms in a month or so. Happy Holidays! CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-1156951406037676992009-12-21T05:42:47.647-08:002009-12-21T05:42:47.647-08:00I can't remember if I ordered some hyacinth bu...I can't remember if I ordered some hyacinth bulbs pre-chilled from Brent & Becky's. I need to go look at my order!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-45296429671954722772009-12-20T19:52:24.336-08:002009-12-20T19:52:24.336-08:00Sorry...I just looked at my order to see what it w...Sorry...I just looked at my order to see what it was, and it was a grape hyacinth - a Muscari (plumosum). Not a true hyacinth, but pretty all the same. :-) Here's a link to it: http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/BMUPL.htmlKylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-8409639461327747252009-12-20T19:10:13.620-08:002009-12-20T19:10:13.620-08:00Very cool. I am loving all of the vases. I have ...Very cool. I am loving all of the vases. I have some tempermental paperwhites that are teasing me right now, but I have a feeling they will shape up, soon! :)Justin and Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991797403751324141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-8877911827428838992009-12-20T18:54:28.357-08:002009-12-20T18:54:28.357-08:00Thanks MMD. Kylee, I wonder if you got Raphael, wh...Thanks MMD. Kylee, I wonder if you got Raphael, which I would characterize as shaggy. I grew that last year too. It forced pretty well.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-8844590252445269442009-12-20T18:38:34.448-08:002009-12-20T18:38:34.448-08:00I'm hoping for good results with my forced hya...I'm hoping for good results with my forced hyacinths! I agree that their fragrance is wonderful. It's second only to lilac as my favorite flower scent.Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-64099073616644188102009-12-20T18:31:27.491-08:002009-12-20T18:31:27.491-08:00I've never forced hyacinths, only planted them...I've never forced hyacinths, only planted them outside. I added a couple different ones this fall, along with my favorite, 'Woodstock.' One of the new ones is a feathery looking thing. I forget the name at the moment. Be sure to post pics when your indoors ones bloom!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-50563488586546578622009-12-20T18:04:11.862-08:002009-12-20T18:04:11.862-08:00Just found your blog and have enjoyed reading this...Just found your blog and have enjoyed reading this tonight!<br />I have had two different Hyacinths and have added I think 5 more this fall. I never had any problem with them. I grow them for the fragrance mostly.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-5953614920145312252009-12-20T18:04:00.065-08:002009-12-20T18:04:00.065-08:00Your vases are all so beautiful, it's hard to ...Your vases are all so beautiful, it's hard to choose a favorite. You've influenced me to buy my first hyacinth vase, although my hyacinth bulb this year is in a pot with 3 Tulip bulbs. We'll see how well that works.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-23915570070569376792009-12-20T17:17:20.687-08:002009-12-20T17:17:20.687-08:00Hyacinths have a bad reputation. I have much bette...Hyacinths have a bad reputation. I have much better luck with hyacinths than tulips, chilled and planted out.<br /><br />I have a blue that's farther along than a white chilled and then placed in hyacinth vases -- both with no name. I bought mixed and sorted the bulbs by color. Most went into the ground.<br /><br />Little bamboo stakes take care of any floppers.Nell Jeanhttp://www.seedscatterer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com