tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post48287505697951381..comments2023-10-30T04:41:19.570-05:00Comments on My Corner of Katy: I've Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day ...Cindy, MCOKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-40927400573270716792010-02-02T10:06:49.379-06:002010-02-02T10:06:49.379-06:00Karen, thanks for the information. I'll plant ...Karen, thanks for the information. I'll plant them out when the blooms fade, then. Hopefully when they don't bloom next year, I'll remember what you said about their taking a year off!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-91848436521476162202010-02-01T05:08:00.662-06:002010-02-01T05:08:00.662-06:00Go ahead and plant them outside as soon as possibl...Go ahead and plant them outside as soon as possible, with the green leaves still on. Give them some protection w loose pine needles. <br /><br />Indoor forced bulbs don't get much chance to build up any storage sugars and would be unlikely to survive til next fall if stored inside. Existing leaves, sunlight and real soil outdoors will allow them to start replacing the energy they expended for the forced bloom. It may take them an extra year outside to build back to blooming strength as it is. But worth it, because then, you'll have Chinese Sacred Lilies outside.Karen Russhttp://twitter.com/scgardeningnewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-57832281831741251902010-01-31T20:14:03.230-06:002010-01-31T20:14:03.230-06:00I may have to get in touch with Brent & Becky ...I may have to get in touch with Brent & Becky Heath to find out what they think!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-43532618923172477192010-01-31T15:02:15.025-06:002010-01-31T15:02:15.025-06:00Luscious! I plant mine outside after the foliage b...Luscious! I plant mine outside after the foliage browns and that's what Trisha recommends. I'll check with her and see what she thinks about saving them.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-47893750040084086172010-01-31T10:31:12.744-06:002010-01-31T10:31:12.744-06:00I really don't know the answer to that (but wo...I really don't know the answer to that (but would love to). I've planted forced bulbs outside while they still had green leaves and many times they've never bloomed again. Hmm, so maybe that says you should try the other approach and save the bulbs til fall?Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-89661284271983439072010-01-30T21:26:23.936-06:002010-01-30T21:26:23.936-06:00I'm not a southern gardener, by a long shot, b...I'm not a southern gardener, by a long shot, but I will say that I've never successfully forced narcissus bulbs two years in a row. I've never tried to. I'd be tempted to plant them out in the garden...Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com