How To Force Bulbs

• Choose well draining pots so that the bulbs won’t rot and they can be transported easily inside the house to a warm, sunny location.
• Cover the bottom of the pot with gravel to support good drainage then top up with potting soil.
• Position as many bulbs as you’d like on top of the potting soil with their pointy sides up and the root growing side down. There’s no need to space the bulbs as you would when planting in a garden, just make sure that no two bulbs are touching each other or the sides of the pot.
• Then cover the bulbs with some potting soil leaving the top tips exposed.
• Water the pot of bulbs thoroughly then allow to drain.

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