Planting daffodils in a glass - this is how you bring spring into your home

Daffodils bring spring into your home. A nice alternative to cut flowers are daffodils that you have planted in a jar.

When the first daffodils open their flowers in March, we know that spring is not far off. At Easter they bloom in all their glory. Hence the middle name Osterglocke.

But of course the plants don't only thrive in the garden. You can also plant the daffodils in the apartment and get the blooming spring on the windowsill. It looks particularly beautiful, for example, if you plant the daffodils in the glass. That's a real eye-catcher that you'll have completed in no time.

You need:

one or more daffodil bulbs
a 20 centimeter high glass vase
Decorative gravel in fine grain (up to 5 mm)
Rainwater/Tap water
Flower bulb fertilizer (liquid)
a coffee filter
Decoration such as twigs, feathers, moss
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Step by step to the Nazisse in a glass

Step 1 - Prepare the glass:

Fill the jar at least halfway with the gravel. Be careful not to damage the vessel. Then lay the thin branches along the edge of the glass. If you like, you can also drape feathers or some moss in the glass.

Step 2 - Insert flower bulb(s):

Next, place the onion or onions in the gravel, tips up. The rest of the onion no longer needs to be covered with gravel. Keep a minimum distance of a few centimeters between individual bulbs to avoid rot. If you place the bulbs close to the rim of the jar, you'll have the opportunity later to watch the roots grow live.

Step 3 - (descale and) fill with water:

If you use water directly from the water butt, you can put it straight into the glass. The amount is sufficient when the top of the water just touches the onions. Tap water, on the other hand, should be decalcified first. This works well by boiling the water thoroughly and then running it through an ordinary coffee filter.

Step 4 - Put the glass in the dark:

Put the jar in a cool, dark place. They simulate the light and temperature conditions in the garden soil. After two weeks you can then move the glass to a brighter place, for example on the windowsill. The first root threads should now have formed and it is time to replace the water. Add some liquid flower bulb fertilizer to the water so that the young plants develop well. Change the water at least once a week to prevent putrefaction.

About four weeks after planting the bulbs, you'll be able to enjoy the sight and wonderful smell of the daffodils in bloom.

Decoration tip:

You can conjure up a spring-like eye-catcher on the dining table with some raffia that you tie around the glass or with small, colorful Easter eggs.

Step 5 - Release onions into the garden:

Would you like to have daffodils in your garden next year? Then just use the daffodil bulbs from the jar. After flowering, wait a little, and then remove the dry stems. Then put the onions in planting holes that should be about three times as deep as the onions are wide. Water the freshly planted bulbs and look forward to next year's flowering.