This process will not be rapid and it is expected it will be about 12 months before it is no longer available. It has been around for many years and is a favourite weedkiller with lots of gardeners. There are alternatives, although some would say not as good as this one, but all this is happening for the protection of our environment.
I do wonder though, at what stage the group who produce these directives will decide that their work is finished and put themselves out of a job!

To the plants – hyacinths that you would like to have on flower for Christmas should be bought soon.
In theory they have to be in the compost by September 14. Make sure you choose the "prepared" types. These have been stored to make them think they have had a winter and as soon as they find moisture is available they will start to move as though it is spring.
The unprepared types need more coaxing and so will be at least a couple of weeks behind those that have been treated. Different colours will vary in their time to flower so try to keep to one colour if you are planting a bowl.

Special bulb fibre compost is needed if you have no drainage holes in your container. It stops the soil going sour if you tend to overwater.
I advocate starting bulbs in separate pots and then selecting evenly developed plants to put in the bowl a couple of weeks before they are due to flower. This ensures a uniform display. They always make a good pressie for Christmas when the recipient realises that you were thinking about them back in September and have cared for the bulbs since then. So much better and healthier than chocolates!
This week's hot tip is to make sure you go and have a look at what is around nice and early. Not all bulbs will be in at once so you may well like to make several visits as the bulbs come in.
One of the advantages of making regular visits is that if a bulb buyer is unsure how many to buy of an unusual variety, they may err on the side of caution.

So to have a chance at the small stocks you need to be in early or checking regularly so as not to miss those little gems that you can take great joy in discovering.
Try at least one thing new each season. Some will be a success and others less so, but there will always be a little excitement or at least inquisitiveness as to how your new acquisitions will turn out.
I suppose there is a point of caution to be made. Some of the less well known known bulbs are easy to grow and are reliable. Be prepared for greater setbacks if you go venturing into the realms of the lesser known varieties.

They will often need greater care in making conditions just right for them. Not impossible to do but perhaps they may be more time consuming in getting things just right for them.
There are special tools to help plant bulbs, but you could consider using a spade to open a shallow hole. Spread out your bulbs and cover. They come up in groups rather as singles when using a bulb planting tool and to my mind look more natural.
Of course you may have to buy more to make it look really good!