in happy synchronized harmony.
Why is it spring? I'm really not sure. I'm sure it has to do with dormancy, the protective hesitation of seeds (and bulbs) that requires some sort of cue to grow. This pause makes sure that the seed grows at the most opportune time, say, after the winter, not just in a random spurt of hot weather in October, after a fire, etc.
So back to my bathroom counter. About 3 days after Christmas, along with a wiser party (who should surely know better!), we put some bulbs in a glass jar with polished stones and water, hoping to have a nice little jar of sprouting bulbs and flowers in a few weeks.
Weeks passed, then months, and nothing happened. Of course, we'd chosen a variety that needed a period of cold in order to sprout. However, out-of-the-blue, within the last week, 4 bulbs have simultaneously sprouted roots. How is this possible? First one sprouted roots (and I shouted in joy from the toilet, causing some confusion in the household), then another 3 days later, and then 2 others I noticed today!
Warm weather? Well, they are in a temperature-controlled house, between 68-78 degrees every day. Light? they've been in the near-darkness for about a month in the bathroom (on advice from a friend). PH? I can't imagine the pH has changed- but possibly after the root-breaking of one, there was some sort of signal to the other bulbs.
We'll see what happens! More soon!
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