Growing grape hyacinth indoors

Can grape hyacinths be grown indoors?

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**FULL QUESTION** Dear *Gardening Life*, Can I grow grape hyacinths indoors? *—Isabella Wright, Ottawa, ON*

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**FULL ANSWER** Isabella, Yes, you can force grape hyacinths (*Muscari*). First, the bulbs need to have a period of cold—about eight weeks (leave them in paper bags in a dry part of the fridge with no fruit or tomatoes). Then plant them in a bulb pan, using potting soil. Keep them moist in a cool, dark spot for a couple of weeks. When you see roots coming out of the bottom of the pot, gradually move the pot into warmth and bright light to stimulate flowering. Frankly, it's a lot easier to buy them started at the corner store. *—Marjorie Harris, Editor at Large* Other questions recently answered by the GL team: Planting under maple trees Discouraging cats from your garden Hints for growing sweet bell peppers Buying exotic plants in Toronto Preventing brown leaf spot Information on peony-flowered poppies Tips for growing tulips and lilies When to move irises Maintaining blue spruces The best way to grow gunneras Getting rid of sawfly larvae on roses Eliminating earwigs from clematis flowers Beetle damage to spruce trees Removing whiteflies from hibiscus leaves Building a cactus garden Maintaining redbud trees Maintaining Boston ivy growth Using black walnut leaves for mulch Stopping powdery mildew on maples Planting trees near a swale Growing on a septic field How to battle weeds between flagstone and alternative options Mysterious orange powder on the lawn What to do with end-of-season potatoes on the vine How to control Japanese knotweed What to grow in a dry area The proper way to plant astrantia What is the star flower and how do I manage it? How do I eliminate my ant problem? Preventing red beetles from attacking lilies Vine types to grow on a new pergola Maintaining purple fountain grass Keeping bougainvilllea healthy throughout the winer How to rid invasive green goutweed Good garden uses for fireplace ashes

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