I have some daffodil bulbs to plant in SW Cornwall UK, any tips please?

Question

My first year at gardening, and would appreciate any tips and ideas

Answer 1

just wait until September then put them in the ground,daffs are hardy..
in the spring you will have your daffs. i do this ever year..and sometimes i plant them in a pot
just so my grandchildren can watch them grow..have a good time with your garden..

Answer 2

Late September and early October are good times for planting spring-flowering bulbs.

Follow the directions. Bulbs usually come with labels that give planting instructions. Be sure to keep the label with the bulbs until planting time, so you can tell different types of bulbs apart.

Plant in well-drained soil, avoiding areas where water collects. Bulbs like sun, but keep in mind that they bloom before the trees leaf out. You can often plant them under trees.

Dig the soil so it's loose and workable. If you're planting in an area that's not an established garden bed, add some organic matter such as compost or peat moss.

Plant the pointed end up, but don't obsess about which end is which. The flower will usually find its way up and out of the soil, no matter how you plant the bulb.

Plant big bulbs about 8 inches deep and small bulbs about 5 inches deep, measuring from the base of the bulb. If the soil is covered with mulch, count the mulch depth as part of the total. In other words, 6 inches of soil plus 2 inches of mulch equals a depth of 8 inches.

You don't need to add fertilizer, because the bulb has already stored the nutrients it needs for next spring's growth. If the bulb is intended to naturalize or perennialize - that is, return for several years - you might want to spread an organic fertilizer such as compost or a slow-release bulb food on top of the soil.

Don't add bone meal. It adds little nutritional value and can encourage animals to dig up your bulbs.

Water bulbs immediately after planting.

Answer 3

Get a handful and scatter them on the ground - that way they'll look naturally placed. Plant them from September onwards in a hole which is 2 1/2 times deeper than the bulb, with the pointy bit upwards. Cover them and water them in and sit back and wait for your beautiful display in spring!

You might also want to plant some in a pot which can go just outside your kitchen door (as I do) so when you open the door, a host of beautiful, golden flowers welcome you each morning.

Answer 4

I'm not an expert but l think you should wait to plant them early next spring, l think it's too late to plant them now, but there again l come from N/E Scotland and we plant everything early to hopefully catch a day or two of summer weather.

Answer 5

keep the bulbs in the fridge till at least the first of dec and then plant as the package instructs oh and dont forget to put bone meal in the hole with the bulbs, your plant shop can tell you better than me.

Answer 6

Space them out more than it says on the pack, it will pay dividends in the future, don't to forget to feed before they pop up and just when the flowers turn. oh if the bulbs will split do, don't worry about harming them rip them apart.

Answer 7

go to sw cornwall, find a piece of ground, dig a hole and plant them

seriously, with daffs you can't go wrong...just plant them, they'll grow, and keep coming back, year after year

Answer 8

plant it in around Sept Autumn about 6" apart

Answer 9

Daffs are pretty idiot proof and okay with neglect. That's why they grow well in my garden. Just stuff them in the ground.

Answer 10

Plant at two different depths, so that they come through at different times, so you get a longer show. Oh, and thanks for teh reminder!