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    Storing forced bulbs..is it worth it?

    All my 'Paperwhite' bulbs have died back and the foilage is dry and brown..(I found them whilst cleaning my greenhouse and they are from this/last year).

    From other posts, I can see that I can store spring bulbs and replant next year but I was wondering whether that would work with bulbs that were forced for indoor flowering? I bought quite a lot for Christmas decorations and would rather not discard them but my garden isn't large enough to plant them and see.

    Do forced bulbs go onto flower in subsequent years when planted outside?
    Many thanks
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    With any bulb to flower it has to have had good feeding etc in the previous season to build up its strength - if I was you I'd plant the daffs outside, and may be in future years they'll flower again

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      Paperwhite narcissi are not hardy enough to be planted outside in most of the UK, so you will either have to lift them every autumn if you put them in the ground, or else grow them on in pots and bring them inside over winter to protect from frosts.
      Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
      Endless wonder.

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      • #4
        Not contradicting anybody but my paperwhite narcissi grow outdoors in my garden and have been flowering for years.

        And when your back stops aching,
        And your hands begin to harden.
        You will find yourself a partner,
        In the glory of the garden.

        Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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        • #5
          My forced hyacinths have flowered again this year,I left them in the same small shallow pot in a sheltered spot next to my patio door,I didn’t even replant or move them I’m surprised they didn’t dry out but I suppose they’re dormant & don’t notice. I gave them a seaweed feed when I noticed the green growth.
          Location : Essex

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          • #6
            Originally posted by nickdub View Post
            With any bulb to flower it has to have had good feeding etc in the previous season to build up its strength - if I was you I'd plant the daffs outside, and may be in future years they'll flower again
            Thanks Nick,
            I'm not the world's most consistent plant feeder...so I'm thinking it may not work. I'm sort of thinking I'll try a few and see what happens next year when I may or may not plant the remainder.
            Thanks for your reponse

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            • #7
              Bung 'em in outside somewhere. They'll be fine and will flower again at their proper time, not the "forced" time.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                Paperwhite narcissi are not hardy enough to be planted outside in most of the UK, so you will either have to lift them every autumn if you put them in the ground, or else grow them on in pots and bring them inside over winter to protect from frosts.
                I was wondering how hardy they would be - my plan is to plant just a few of them out and wait and see what happens. I know that I will quite likely forget to lift them so I think this is just part of the learning curve.
                Thanks for your reponse

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                • #9
                  Thanks to all who have responded to my question. As mentioned above I'm sort of hedging my bets my planting some of them outside - and I'll wait and see whether they flower next spring at which point, I'll make a decision whether to plant the rest of them out.

                  Many thanks

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                  • #10
                    If they make leaf next year but don't flower leave them in the ground as the leaf feeds the bulb as it dies back, and that goes for all bulbs, don't cut or restrict the leaf ie. tieing up or folding over and holding with elastic bands to keep it tidy
                    it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.

                    Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by rary View Post
                      If they make leaf next year but don't flower leave them in the ground as the leaf feeds the bulb as it dies back, and that goes for all bulbs, don't cut or restrict the leaf ie. tieing up or folding over and holding with elastic bands to keep it tidy
                      Thank you, I'll bear that in mind. I've identified a spot to plant the bulbs out and even if it is only leaves, it will fill a hole.

                      No need to worry about my garden being tidy with neatly tied bulb leaves - it is quite a haphazard garden but the insects seem to like it!

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