Question
My wife and daughter have a mutual love for Lilly of the valley and both look forward to their short and early Spring blooming. As such my wife would love to have them available at various times of the year. I understand that it is possible to harvest the pips and force them later. Since the kids are all gone we do have plenty of freezer space to do this but I do not know exactly what to do. Can you help me with the specific procedure involved. Thank you.


Answer
Hi Bruce,
Thanx for your question.  I must admit I have never tried forcing Lily-of-the-Valley before but I found a website that has instructions which sound very easy.  This is a commercial site so I am not recommending them per se but I'm not going to take credit for the instructions they so skillfully provide.  I hope this helps.
Tom

http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=73