RE: A great trip

Currently, it is too thick with the open blossoms to use a paper towel roll
or a toilet-paper roll tube.  I've rolled several layers of a newspaper
around it to form a tube.  I'll let you know if I've gotten to it too late.
Thanks!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Theresa
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:51 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip

Or- you could slip a toilet-paper roll tube over the plant and then the
bloom stalk will stretch toward the light.

Theresa

Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

>Perhaps that is my problem.  I put the bulb next to the front door 
>lights so it would get lots of sun.  I'll move them a bit away from the 
>light to see if it might still stretch a bit.  They are blooming within 
>the foliage and you are right, it is not a pretty display.  The 
>fragrance is still nice, though.
>
>Thanks so much for the tip!
>
>Blessings,
>Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
>Behalf Of Betsy Kelson
>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:08 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:38 AM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] A great trip
>
>
>  
>
>>Betsy, it really is a boost to have a fragrant bloomer in the house.  
>>Two buds on my hyacinth opened at the bottom and started emitting 
>>their
>>    
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>perfume
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>>this morning!!!  My outdoor hyacinths are usually fully up before any 
>>of
>>    
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>the
>  
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>>blooms on the stalk open up.  Do they react differently when grown
>>    
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>indoors?
>  
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>>(It's a lovely blue variety.)
>>
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>*****************************
>
>The hyacinths must react differently. Mine started with only a few 
>flowers open and then within a few days the whole thing was blooming. I 
>have struggled to get hyacinths to bloom nicely. Often times when I 
>have forced them, the flowers do not come up above the foliage.  NOT a
pretty display.
>But this year, with a little more darkness to induce stretching, the 
>flower made it above the foliage. I think it is time to start bring the 
>tuplips and adaffodils up from the basement and get them going.
>
>betsy
>3 degrees and 2" of snow  hoo hooo
>
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