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Rooting should be at temperatures of 40° to 50°F. © For Indoor Rooting: Place the pots in a cool cellar, old refrigerator, garage or outdoor sh- ed where they will not freeze. Pots rooted indoors must be kept in complete darkness and watered regularly. * For Outdoor Rooting: Dig a bed deep enough to hold the pots and about three inches of sand. Spread an inch of sand or pebbles on the bed bottom for drainage. Set the pots and cover them with two inches of sand and a mound of about six inches of soil. Dig a smal! trench around the bed regu- larly until freezing weather sets in. The containers can be buried in an outdoor trench properly protected against excessive cold. e Containers for forcing: Choose containers that reflect your decorating tastes. Meta!, ceramic, plastic or clay will all do. Use paint, paper, seashells, or any other material to transform containers into attractive settings for your flowers. if new clay pots are used, soak them in water 24 hours prior to use. Forced bulbs require well-drain- ed soil; therefore, containers must have a drainage hole, and must be twice as deep as the bulb for roots to develop. ¢ Soit for forcing: Light soil is the key, especially for drainage. Combine equal parts of weed-feed garden or potting soil, peat and sand. (Don’t use soil in which bulbs have been grown before.) And don’t worry about fertilizer — the bulb contains all its own food. Then apply a mulch of hay, straw, evergreen branches, etc. to prevent freezing and heaving. © Flowering: After a minimum of 12 weeks the bulbs will have adequate root and sprout growth. The roots will be visible through the drainage holes and sprouts will be one to three inches tall. At this stage the containers can be placed in a warmer environment. Place rooted pots in a 60°F semi-dark area. After four days the pots should be transferred to a well-lighted 65° to 70°F area for flowers to bloom. Water regularly and keep pots away from heaters and draughts. 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