Chicken bald back

[AJuff]

I was given a potted hyacinth last Christmas by one of the boys in my class. After it flowered it was put in the utility room and totally forgotten. i was having a good clear out recently and saw it had sprung back into life with a new shoot. Should I feed it or not?

[sjp]

it wouldn't hurt to give it a bit of phostrogen or similar but it might not flower this year or if it does the flower might not be as big as last year

[AJuff]

Thank you will feed it . . I just didn't want to kill it!!! Will it grow back every year?

[sjp]

if you feed it after it's flowered and let the leaves die down naturally you might get it to survive a couple of years but the flowers get smaller year on year. I've got a few in the garedn that are about 4 years+ old but the don't flower that good any more as for indoors you're best replacing them every year then put them in the garden

personally I won't have them indoors can't abide the sent in the house