Commercial Floriculture

Forcing of bulbs

• A six to eight week cold storage period of 2^oC to 5^oC for Asiatics and Longiflorums and
  
• Eight weeks for Orientals is needed to induce the flowers. This is an essential part of the forcing process.

Ideal green house temperature
• Mean maximum during the day 22^oC
  
• Mean minimum during the night 13 – 17^oC
  
• Soil temperature below 20^oC
  
• Large fluctuation causes leaf scorch