How To Grow Tulips Indoors

Make sure that your forced tulips remain out of direct light and drafts.

How to grow tulips indoors. Growing Tulips Indoors in Water. After forcing tulips they are cared for much like a houseplant. For indoor Tulips select a good medium at the base of the pot like sphagnum moss.

But because tulips can be planted quite close together in pots they make an excellent seasonal display for any home including the smallest apartments. If you love tulips or have a special someone who does forcing tulips in water can be a great way to have them even when they arent normally growing. By forcing tulips in your home you add a little bit of spring to your winter home.

These are less likely to tip over when the plants get tall. Imagine the colorful cheery flowers youll enjoy long before spring arrives. Set the bag inside the fridge for six weeks this is what it means to winterize bulbs.

Take 10 bulbs dig out a generous circle in the soil of about 6 deep and fill it with a bit of organic fertilizer and compost. Select large firm bulbs. For best selection of bulbs visit local garden centers in September as soon as the bulbs arrive.

Plant your tulips quite close together as if they were eggs in a carton. Keep the soil moist but not soggy. The careful timing requirements make tulips considerably more difficult to grow indoors when compared to outdoor growing.

You do not need much water for tulips. Pre-chill your bulbs in a paper bag in the refrigerator for 12 to 15 weeks. Place your previously chilled tulips with their pointed ends upwards and cover with compost so that the tips of the bulbs are just visible.