New to your channel. Your lucky you can grow tulips and peonies. I'm in Socal. . We love our weather, but limits a lot of cold weather flowers. Thank you for all your helpful information.
Crazy ur doing a purple theme too. We are too LOL. We just bought our first house & with that my gardening personality exploded. Last year I was really into sewing. I've been watching your videos for awhile now because we have the same growing climate, I'm in zone 6a, lower Michigan.
Great video! As someone who lives in a warmer climate where it never snows, it blows my mind to see how your garden can transform from a winter wonderland to as if it never snowed in a matter of days! Thank you for showing us the forced lilac!
I’m on the other end of the state so we’re getting our rain today. Yesterday I prepped an extension to my direct seeded flower patch and sowed a bunch of poppies and other flowers, in anticipation of the free and easy watering. Can’t wait! I also sprinkled poppy seeds months ago and the tiny seedlings are doing great.
Your videos are not only beautiful and entertaining; they are very informative, which I appreciate so much! Forcing twigs and bulbs is new to me, so knowing that 1 - 2 weeks in a cool dark place before bringing them into a well lit room for stronger stems, is valuable information! Thank you so much! Give Grace a hug for me! She adds so much fun to your videos !
I force lots of hyacinths because they are so easy. Never tried tulips. Thanks for showing me how you do it! Love your videos and your garden. Grace makes me smile😄
I brought lilacs in just this week to experiment with forcing. Yours look beautiful. I thought I might get leaves, but probably not blooms. It’s really encouraging to see your blooms forming.
Enjoyed this video and so miss the 4 seasons. Moved from Chicago to FL 17 yrs ago, don't do it, so different and so hard. Just bought a farm in GA, so going from 9b to 8b. May not seem like a big change but hoping it allows me to force some things that are impossible now. Here's hoping
Thank you so much for your wonderful information!❤... It is amazing that we are on complete opposite sides of out country, I live in Hermiston Oregon, and we are having the exact same weather and temperatures you are this morning. 😂 Sunny, clear, cold ,and chance of rain this coming Friday...Amazing!!
Inspired to cut a lilac branch to try forcing! Also, my favorite amaryllis this year was a total shock. I expected red lions in the wax bulbs but it was something else, deeper, whiter tips, compact. Richer. After two full bloom stalks with 4-6 flowers each, I peeled them, rooted them in water and... THEY EACH BLOOMED TWO MORE TIMES, deep velvety red, not orangish at all, with a dark center. I had to find out the type so I contacted Bloomaker with a picture. They are Anne Seaton! I can't recommend them enough, so vigorous and such a perfect red. They started blooming before Christmas and they are still going and probably won't be done until mid March! I wish I could show you a picture. The website does not do this variety justice. Everyone should have this variety for Christmas! And for months afterwards :)
Thank you for the tip on tulips. It is too warm here in Z9b/Sunset z17 so I have been skipping planting them but I may just try the forcing for next year.
I direct sowed my poppies & larkspur a couple days, expecting rain here on the shore in Maryland tomorrow as well. I never forced bulbs before, until last week...hyacinths. I don't have a cool dark place, so we'll see how it goes this yr. I think it's time I get my ranunculus going.
So excited to see how the lilac forcing experiment progresses! Did you do anything special with the branches to help with water uptake? Like cutting slits or hitting with a hammer to increase surface area or did you just cut it and put it in water?
TY so much for the Tulips & Lilac forcing tips. When you sow poppy on the ground, do you protect the seedlings from slug/snails? You grow beautiful flowers! Do you have squirrels/rabbits or know how to scare them off? They destroy my rose garden and dig/ate up my bulbs/flowers too. Thank you!
Thanks , have ever grown tulips in crates, then remove them to replant in pots when they are a couple inches tall to eventually bloom in a the new pot?
Hi Danielle. What are you planning on planting in the same bed once the ranunculus are done for the season? Zone 8b here in WA state and need help planning what next to start and plant after they fizzle. Thank you!
Love your channel so much! I know this is off topic so please forgive me but do you know the exact paint color of your door and walls? It's such a beautiful grey color. Looking forward to see those poppies grow!!
I would love to force some Lilac and Forsythia branches indoors, but my pest phobia might get in the way. I’ve got a lot of houseplants I would just hate for them to get infested with bugs. I don’t even know if there’s really that high of a chance though
Danielle can ranunculus corms be grow indoors to get flowers? I tried last year to pre sprout them and put them out in a large Pot and only got one flower which was a lot of time wasted. Thank you for all the great information you provided all of us with.
Hi friend! I’ve never tried to have them flower inside, but I can’t see why you couldn’t grow them under lights in larger pots! That would be fun to try!
Hi friend! That room is about 64-66 F. It's on the main level of our house. That particular room is a little cooler because it doesn't have a radiator and the addition of our house isn't insulated.
Hi Danielle, I just sowed my poppies. I really enjoy your channel and have learned a lot from you. Would you mind sharing where you purchased your obelisks? I want to purchase some but I want them to be sturdy. Thank you!!!
Hi friend! They are made by Plow and Hearth - amzn.to/42Tt29x I'm very happy with the quality. So much better than others I used to have. No rusting either.
Danielle, I am so frustrated and disappointed. For three years in a row, I have tried to grow ranunculus. I planted mine this year on the same day as you. I did everything just as you said. In the past, they have sprouted and had good roots, but I lost them later. This time, they haven't even sprouted! They have rotted. I think the soil was too damp for the cool conditions. I've had them in light now for 9 days, nothing. Any suggestions? Even though it is late in the season now to sprout them, I guess I will buy more locally if possible, and try again.
Don’t give up. Ordinarily cold and wet is a “recipe for rot.” Trying to sprout them is a tight wire act until you get the feel of it. Sometimes gaging the moisture by weight is more helpful than feeling with fingers. Make two trays of soil mix and leave one entirely dry. Pick each one up and put it down. When in the ground you can use an inexpensive soil probe about 14 inches long. I bought mine on Amazon. Hope this helps🪴
Hi friend! If the corms are rotting I would suspect that the soil is too moist. No sprouting at all would generally mean the soil is dry. I would describe the ideal soil as - just moist - or very lightly moistened at all times. Perhaps it's the soil type also. Do you mind sharing what kind of potting soil you are using? You can also pre-sprout in lightly moistened vermiculite.
Wow! I love this! You answered me. Well, Danielle. I had just discovered the rotting the same morning I wrote the note to you. Since then, I pretty much decided it was the "type" of soil. I've noticed that the potting soil bought at Ace Potter's Hardware was just too wet right out of the bag. I've used another bag of it since the corm discovery. It is terrible stuff! I never watered it, and it is just as wet now as it was 3 weeks ago! I bought it in late January before two other sources had gotten their soil shipments in for this year. Yet another horticultural variable to consider which I knew instinctively but didn't let it register in my conscious mind. I was desperate for potting soil, haha! You are spot on in your assessment and I thank you so much. I won't give up. I've taken to heart the points you have made as well as those made by @lesliebehrens7252 in her reply above. By the way, I started following you about three years ago and you are my "go to" girl, right up there with Gardener's World. I really love you and your show. Keep up the great work!@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, suggestions and moral support. This is a great idea! And you've taught me something I didn't know about which is the soil probe. I've got a lot to learn, and I won't give up on this ranunculus project. I shopped for new corms yesterday locally to no avail so I will have to order online. I know it is late, but I'm still going to give it a try. Again, thanks for taking time to write.@@lesliebehrens7252
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardensHey, it's me, bestsun, with an updated report. Three of my corms sprouted! Two of them are very nice and the other one is a bit stunted. I have now potted them on and placed them outside. I did order and start some new ones so I will let you know what happens with all of them. I'm so happy that at least 2 of them are on their way, and if they actually BLOOM? I will be over the moon, haha! Thanks for your show and being you!
I’m trying Ranunculus this year. 🥰🤞🏼🤞🏼 Ordered from longfield gardens Says Shipping Week: 04/08/2024 I’m in SW Ohio, zone 6a I want to start now! Ugh Novice. This seems late. Tips??
This video is so helpful and timely as I'm looking to force tulips, sow poppies, and plant out ranunculus. Is your raised bed soil workable in Pennsylvania? I'm in Massachusetts and my ground is too frozen to plant into and I'm getting concerned as my ranunculus are already large and I'm afraid I'll damage them if I try to hold them over much longer. I have row covers but the soil just isn't workable.
@NorthlawnFlowerFarm I have an in ground bed covered with a tarp and it, like a couple of my raised beds that are uncovered are frozen solid. I was thinking of creating a couple of new raised beds with fresh soil, planting into those and then covering them with frost cloth and possibly some greenhouse plastic as I have the hoops and materials. I'm just wondering if that would be enough as the forecast for the next few weeks show most nights in the 20's and some in the teens. I should have started them later but I'd like to try to see these through to blooming as I have a lot of them.
Hi Danielle, I love your videos! I have a bit of a random question. What microphone do you use? I have a youtube channel too and your audio sounds so good! I hope you don’t mind sharing :) Loved to see the forced lilacs inside! Good luck with the second batch and with the tulips. Excited to see how the will turn out
New to your channel. Your lucky you can grow tulips and peonies. I'm in Socal. . We love our weather, but limits a lot of cold weather flowers. Thank you for all your helpful information.
Hi Danielle, I hope everything is okay with you. I have missed sweet presence and your wonderful videos.
Danielle, YOU are a Gem!!!🥰
Your attention to detail is amazing
Danielle you are a wealth of knowledge. Your videos are therapeutic. Cannot wait for the garden to wake up 😊. Happy gardening!!
im so a gree, very inspiring
3 wks since your last video, everything ok?? Miss you! 😊
Can't wait to see all your beautifull flowers again❤❤❤
Crazy ur doing a purple theme too. We are too LOL. We just bought our first house & with that my gardening personality exploded. Last year I was really into sewing. I've been watching your videos for awhile now because we have the same growing climate, I'm in zone 6a, lower Michigan.
Gracie is such a good helper! Thank you Danielle!
Great video! As someone who lives in a warmer climate where it never snows, it blows my mind to see how your garden can transform from a winter wonderland to as if it never snowed in a matter of days! Thank you for showing us the forced lilac!
I’m on the other end of the state so we’re getting our rain today. Yesterday I prepped an extension to my direct seeded flower patch and sowed a bunch of poppies and other flowers, in anticipation of the free and easy watering. Can’t wait! I also sprinkled poppy seeds months ago and the tiny seedlings are doing great.
I just love your channel so much! I learn something new in every video!
Your videos are not only beautiful and entertaining; they are very informative, which I appreciate so much! Forcing twigs and bulbs is new to me, so knowing that 1 - 2 weeks in a cool dark place before bringing them into a well lit room for stronger stems, is valuable information!
Thank you so much! Give Grace a hug for me! She adds so much fun to your videos !
Danielle! Where are you?? Hope you are ok!
You are such a talent gardener! Love your forcing lilies idea, I have a lot of lilic brushes in my garden, I will try today, Thanks for sharing!
I force lots of hyacinths because they are so easy. Never tried tulips. Thanks for showing me how you do it! Love your videos and your garden. Grace makes me smile😄
I can’t wait to see how the forced lilacs turn out! Thank you!
Danielle, I hope all is well, it's been a while since you posted a video.
Wow that is amazing that the lilac will bloom inside!! Looks at those buds!
Thank you so much for sharing such a wealth of knowledge and being so generous. I learn so much and love being around your garden. 😊
I brought lilacs in just this week to experiment with forcing. Yours look beautiful. I thought I might get leaves, but probably not blooms. It’s really encouraging to see your blooms forming.
Great to see you and Grace and thanks so much for the gorgeous ethereal snow day
I was so interested in the lilac forcing, in particular!
Miss you Danielle. I hope everything’s ok and perhaps just on a wonderful well deserved vacation ❤
Forcing Lilacs!?!?!? I am all over this! Thanks for sharing! I can't wait for SPRING!
Hi Danielle, that was another great video. You always have the best information. THANK YOU.😍
That black building looks GREAT 🥰
HI Danielle you have such great info in all your videos. Thank you
Love this video on forcing bulbs to grow inside! Lov, love love😊
Thank you!
Enjoyed this video and so miss the 4 seasons. Moved from Chicago to FL 17 yrs ago, don't do it, so different and so hard. Just bought a farm in GA, so going from 9b to 8b. May not seem like a big change but hoping it allows me to force some things that are impossible now. Here's hoping
I'm planning to add poppies in my garden! Thanks a lot for this helpful video
You have now inspired me to cut some lilac and force blooms . Thank you excited to try!!!
Valuable gardening info as always. Love the charcoal color on your garage!
Thank you so much for your wonderful information!❤...
It is amazing that we are on complete opposite sides of out country, I live in Hermiston Oregon, and we are having the exact same weather and temperatures you are this morning. 😂 Sunny, clear, cold ,and chance of rain this coming Friday...Amazing!!
Thank you Danielle. I hope your lilacs make it to full bloom for you ! ❄️🫠💚🙃
Great video!!!! I am going to try and cut some Lilacs branches off my tree, I knew they would bloom in the house. THANK YOU
Oh, yay! another video :))))) Great info as usual.
😮 love the Lilac idea❤
Inspired to cut a lilac branch to try forcing! Also, my favorite amaryllis this year was a total shock. I expected red lions in the wax bulbs but it was something else, deeper, whiter tips, compact. Richer. After two full bloom stalks with 4-6 flowers each, I peeled them, rooted them in water and... THEY EACH BLOOMED TWO MORE TIMES, deep velvety red, not orangish at all, with a dark center. I had to find out the type so I contacted Bloomaker with a picture. They are Anne Seaton! I can't recommend them enough, so vigorous and such a perfect red. They started blooming before Christmas and they are still going and probably won't be done until mid March! I wish I could show you a picture. The website does not do this variety justice. Everyone should have this variety for Christmas! And for months afterwards :)
Lots of helpful information here, Danielle. Thank you! It will be interesting to see how well your lilacs bloom too!
Wonderful information!!
Good Morning Danielle. I love the frosted salmon poppies but agree amount the stems. What a beautiful large lilac!
Thank you for the tip on tulips. It is too warm here in Z9b/Sunset z17 so I have been skipping planting them but I may just try the forcing for next year.
Thanks Danielle. Just bought some poppy seeds to sow. I didn’t know there were poppy varieties that looked like peonies.
I started some little gem lettuce yesterday. Even if it’s a bit early I can grow it indoors.
I direct sowed my poppies & larkspur a couple days, expecting rain here on the shore in Maryland tomorrow as well. I never forced bulbs before, until last week...hyacinths. I don't have a cool dark place, so we'll see how it goes this yr. I think it's time I get my ranunculus going.
I’ve never direct sowed poppies, but I’ll be trying this method with some black swan seeds today!
Yes!! Black swan was beautiful!
Great info, thanks 😀
I’m excited to try the black peony poppies and the scarlet peony poppies…crossing my fingers guys! Wish me luck!
Great video.
can you make a video about hydroponic tulips ? your videos are always so informative.
You always give such helpful, practical advice. A lot of various advice today!
I am going to cut some of my Lilac and try forcing it too.
Thank you!
I’m trying to force lilacs this year too. I’ve had them cut indoors for about a month and they look similar to yours. I’m getting impatient!😂
So excited to see how the lilac forcing experiment progresses! Did you do anything special with the branches to help with water uptake? Like cutting slits or hitting with a hammer to increase surface area or did you just cut it and put it in water?
TY so much for the Tulips & Lilac forcing tips. When you sow poppy on the ground, do you protect the seedlings from slug/snails? You grow beautiful flowers! Do you have squirrels/rabbits or know how to scare them off? They destroy my rose garden and dig/ate up my bulbs/flowers too. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing with us ❤ what are your day/night Temps like right now?
Hi friend! Most days are in the mid 30s- mid 50s and nights generally in the mid 20s to high 30s
Goodmorning danille❤❤❤
If some of the poppies come up in spots you don’t want them have you had success in moving them? Thanks for the video, very informative!
Thanks , have ever grown tulips in crates, then remove them to replant in pots when they are a couple inches tall to eventually bloom in a the new pot?
Have you used a hammer to crush the ends of lilac branches. I add a little bit of Sugar to the water.
Hi Danielle. What are you planning on planting in the same bed once the ranunculus are done for the season? Zone 8b here in WA state and need help planning what next to start and plant after they fizzle. Thank you!
Love your channel so much! I know this is off topic so please forgive me but do you know the exact paint color of your door and walls? It's such a beautiful grey color. Looking forward to see those poppies grow!!
😂I was thinking the same thing
Thank you so much! It's Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore.
Danielle, where did you get the lovely arbors and obelisks in this video? Thank you.
I would love to force some Lilac and Forsythia branches indoors, but my pest phobia might get in the way. I’ve got a lot of houseplants I would just hate for them to get infested with bugs. I don’t even know if there’s really that high of a chance though
Danielle can ranunculus corms be grow indoors to get flowers? I tried last year to pre sprout them and put them out in a large Pot and only got one flower which was a lot of time wasted. Thank you for all the great information you provided all of us with.
Hi friend! I’ve never tried to have them flower inside, but I can’t see why you couldn’t grow them under lights in larger pots! That would be fun to try!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Thank you!!!!
Danielle, have you ever saved seed from Breadseed Poppy? Do you know if it will grow true to the mother plant?
Do your poppies return? And are you able to replant the forced lilac branches? I do that to propagate hydrangeas.
10:32 when you brought your ranunculus up out of the basement and under lights, what was the room temperature where they were under lights?
Hi friend! That room is about 64-66 F. It's on the main level of our house. That particular room is a little cooler because it doesn't have a radiator and the addition of our house isn't insulated.
Hi Danielle, I just sowed my poppies. I really enjoy your channel and have learned a lot from you. Would you mind sharing where you purchased your obelisks? I want to purchase some but I want them to be sturdy. Thank you!!!
Hi friend! They are made by Plow and Hearth - amzn.to/42Tt29x I'm very happy with the quality. So much better than others I used to have. No rusting either.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Thank you so much!!!!!!
Danielle, I am so frustrated and disappointed. For three years in a row, I have tried to grow ranunculus. I planted mine this year on the same day as you. I did everything just as you said. In the past, they have sprouted and had good roots, but I lost them later. This time, they haven't even sprouted! They have rotted. I think the soil was too damp for the cool conditions. I've had them in light now for 9 days, nothing. Any suggestions? Even though it is late in the season now to sprout them, I guess I will buy more locally if possible, and try again.
Don’t give up. Ordinarily cold and wet is a “recipe for rot.” Trying to sprout them is a tight wire act until you get the feel of it. Sometimes gaging the moisture by weight is more helpful than feeling with fingers. Make two trays of soil mix and leave one entirely dry. Pick each one up and put it down. When in the ground you can use an inexpensive soil probe about 14 inches long. I bought mine on Amazon. Hope this helps🪴
Hi friend! If the corms are rotting I would suspect that the soil is too moist. No sprouting at all would generally mean the soil is dry. I would describe the ideal soil as - just moist - or very lightly moistened at all times. Perhaps it's the soil type also. Do you mind sharing what kind of potting soil you are using? You can also pre-sprout in lightly moistened vermiculite.
Wow! I love this! You answered me. Well, Danielle. I had just discovered the rotting the same morning I wrote the note to you. Since then, I pretty much decided it was the "type" of soil. I've noticed that the potting soil bought at Ace Potter's Hardware was just too wet right out of the bag. I've used another bag of it since the corm discovery. It is terrible stuff! I never watered it, and it is just as wet now as it was 3 weeks ago! I bought it in late January before two other sources had gotten their soil shipments in for this year. Yet another horticultural variable to consider which I knew instinctively but didn't let it register in my conscious mind. I was desperate for potting soil, haha! You are spot on in your assessment and I thank you so much. I won't give up. I've taken to heart the points you have made as well as those made by @lesliebehrens7252 in her reply above. By the way, I started following you about three years ago and you are my "go to" girl, right up there with Gardener's World. I really love you and your show. Keep up the great work!@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, suggestions and moral support. This is a great idea! And you've taught me something I didn't know about which is the soil probe. I've got a lot to learn, and I won't give up on this ranunculus project. I shopped for new corms yesterday locally to no avail so I will have to order online. I know it is late, but I'm still going to give it a try. Again, thanks for taking time to write.@@lesliebehrens7252
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardensHey, it's me, bestsun, with an updated report. Three of my corms sprouted! Two of them are very nice and the other one is a bit stunted. I have now potted them on and placed
them outside. I did order and start some new ones so I will let you know what happens with all of them. I'm so happy that at least 2 of them are on their way, and if they actually
BLOOM? I will be over the moon, haha!
Thanks for your show and being you!
I’m trying Ranunculus this year.
🥰🤞🏼🤞🏼
Ordered from longfield gardens
Says Shipping Week: 04/08/2024
I’m in SW Ohio, zone 6a
I want to start now! Ugh
Novice. This seems late.
Tips??
This video is so helpful and timely as I'm looking to force tulips, sow poppies, and plant out ranunculus. Is your raised bed soil workable in Pennsylvania? I'm in Massachusetts and my ground is too frozen to plant into and I'm getting concerned as my ranunculus are already large and I'm afraid I'll damage them if I try to hold them over much longer. I have row covers but the soil just isn't workable.
Hi friend! It’s workable here. Do you think you could cover the area with a tarp or row cover and warm it up?
@NorthlawnFlowerFarm I have an in ground bed covered with a tarp and it, like a couple of my raised beds that are uncovered are frozen solid. I was thinking of creating a couple of new raised beds with fresh soil, planting into those and then covering them with frost cloth and possibly some greenhouse plastic as I have the hoops and materials. I'm just wondering if that would be enough as the forecast for the next few weeks show most nights in the 20's and some in the teens. I should have started them later but I'd like to try to see these through to blooming as I have a lot of them.
Hi Danielle, I love your videos! I have a bit of a random question. What microphone do you use? I have a youtube channel too and your audio sounds so good! I hope you don’t mind sharing :)
Loved to see the forced lilacs inside! Good luck with the second batch and with the tulips. Excited to see how the will turn out
Hi friend! This is the mic that I use - amzn.to/3SNtiCo
May I please know where you found your arched metal trellis?
How cold/frozen are your soil this week? Do you cover with black fabric to warm the soil first?
You are like the US version of Money Don's Gardners world
Could you tell us how old are the lilac trees aprox?
Thanks for your tons of info. So helpful😊
Hi Monica! My neighbor said the original owner planted the lilac. I would think at least 20-25 years old - possibly much older.
Great!! Then We’re on time !! Thanks 🤞🤞😍
Don't the Lilacs need a grow light indoors?
🌷🌷🌷