Forcing bulbs for indoor winter flowers

Bulbs can be forced by providing the environmental conditions to encourage growth. (LSU AgCenter file photo)
The late winter months may lack color in the landscape, but with proper planning and a little effort, you can create an early spring indoors or make a beautiful gift by forcing your own succession of hardy bulbs. Bulbs are perennial plants that overwinter as fleshy, underground structures. These types of plant structures gather carbohydrates from the leaves during photosynthesis and are stored as…

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