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Daffodil Time
Published on: March 28, 2008
by Diana Greenwood Mead
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CLICK HERE to email your question and if it is featured we will send you a SupermarketGuru tote bag to say thanks!  Back in December Diana answered Janet Watson's question about her chrysanthemums and now Janet has written again asking Diana about her daffodils:
This past October we moved from our Pennsylvania home which was just outside of Philadelphia. Before we left to relocate, we dug up all the daffodil bulbs which we are so fond of to replant at our new residence. However, we were unable to plant the bulbs so we stored them in mess bags in the garage over the winter. They are now starting to sprout in the bags. What should we do with the bulbs at this point? Are they still usable or have we lost our favorites?
Hi again Janet, well it sounds as though you have a lot of daffodil bulbs bursting out all over.
All is not lost! The best case scenario would be to plant them rather gently, in the spot you would like for them, water them in, give them some all-purpose fertiliser and they will come up in due course.
They won't necessarily flower spectacularly this year – in fact, if you want to be extra kind, you could pinch the flower buds off, to give them a chance to recover for next year.
The worst case scenario is if for any reason you're still not able to put them where you want them to live, rescue them from their mess bags and stand them shoulder to shoulder on a few inches of potting compost, (packing trays, or even cut down cardboard boxes will do the trick) add a little water and let them grow their leaves as near to normally as possible, then plant them when you can. Daffodil and similar bulb plants make their food for the following year in their bulbs after they have flowered – so as long as you give them some help they will come back in following years. Good lucks with your daffs
And happy horticulture!
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