Strategies to maximize learning in the school greenhouse

Crops-Bulbs & Lilies

Forcing Bulbs

Force bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, etc.) as a good companion crop to sell with Easter lilies. Buy precooled bulbs for ease of handling.

Basic PowerPoint on Forcing Bulbs

Forcing Flower Bulbs (Iowa State University)

Bulb.com

Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Beauty in Winter (U Minn)

Forcing Bulbs (K-State)

Forcing Bulbs Indoors (Clemson)

Bulb Forcing Timetable

Best Bulbs for Forcing

Flower Bulb Research Program (Cornell)

Bulb Forcing Schedule

Growing Easter Lilies

Easter lilies can be an interesting crop to grow in the greenhouse. Follow the schedule closely. Easter lilies have a very short life of the flowers, so you need to be on schedule. Also note that Easter is a different date each year. Check your calendar and adjust your schedule accordingly. The secret to Easter Lilies is to buy the largest bulb you can buy. I would buy bulbs that barely fit in a 6" pot, but they would produce a plant with seven large blooms. They would rival any florist's plants.

Commercial Greenhouse Production of Easter Lilies (Auburn)

PowerPoint on Easter Lily Production Tips (by Merl Caldwel)

Netherland Bulb Company – Forcing Bulbs & Easter Lilies

Easter Lilie Production Handout (PJC)

Timed Potted Easter Lilies (Purdue)

Easter Lily Schedule (Colorado State University)

Easter Lily Forcing Schedule (Oregon Lily Company)