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September 12, 2025

Brighten winter with indoor blooms by forcing spring bulbs to flower early

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Associated Press

If the wait for bulbs to bloom in spring seems excruciatingly long, you can pot some up now and enjoy a floriferous winter indoors.

Gardeners are constantly gaming the system, using fertilizers to force plants to direct energy toward more blooms, more fruit or faster growth; starting seeds indoors to ensure earlier tomatoes; and using row covers or cold frames to extend the season. So why not bend nature's schedule to gift ourselves some joy during the bleakness of January?


 
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