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love to grow bulbs in pots or the garden beds but there is also
another way to have flowering bulbs even if you don't have outdoor
space. Hyacinths, for instance, can be grown in a glass vase,
kept indoors to flower into their fragrant beauty.
The hyacinths are grown in a special glass jar, shaped like an
hourglass with the bottom half filled water and the bulb placed
in the top half. Water should never touch the bottom of the bulb,
just about 5mm below. Put the filled jar in a cupboard or dark
place for several weeks until roots and shoots appear. Then gradually
bring the vase into brighter light (avoiding hot direct sunlight)
over coming weeks until the flower shoot comes into flower, where
it can make a conversation piece as a display on a coffee or dining
table.
A useful tip is to add some activated charcoal pieces (as used
in aquariums) to the vase as these help keep the water fresh longer
(note Garden Express vase kits include the carbon pieces).
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