When one should one plant them, how they should they be planted, any 'dos and don'ts' about planting them and how should one get the best out of the bulbs producing them?
Any information on this subject, would be much appreciated.
2007-10-14 01:03:07 · 7 answers · asked by BaitersinSpace 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
We've just got some free ones from our local garden centre and my wife wants to get 'busy' with them
2007-10-14 01:04:23 · update #1
Since I am not a professional anything in gardening I rely on what I have learned in the past 69 years.
Find out what the professional have to say about it and follow their lead.
*****DIY VIDEO HOW TO PLANT****
*************DAFFODILS*******
Plus videos on planting other things
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-plant-daffodil-bulbs
Excerpt below of what I have learned
http://www.helium.com/tm/82544/divide-daffodils-arlene-wright
However, if you don't periodically dig up and divide your daffodils, you'll find the bulbs are very small and won't produce as many flowers. Every year in Holland they dig up and sell their largest daffodil bulbs. I like to replant my largest bulbs where I like them to be seen and you could put the smaller bulbs in the back of your garden and fertilize them to encourage root growth. I like to start new beds with them, myself.
2007-10-14 02:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daffodils can be planted as soon as they appear in the shops. Nearly all bulbs should be planted three times the dia of the bulb down. So if your daffs are 2" in dia then the bulb is planted 6" down. Scrape out the soil to the required depth leaving a flat base and put in a thin layer of sand. On top of this sprinkle some bone meal. Now place your bulbs onto the sand leaving a small space between each bulb. Cover the bulb and wait for the flowers. The sand in the base of the hole will prevent water collecting at the base of the bulb which could rot it.Hope this helps you.
2007-10-14 16:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by mario 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't let your children 'help' for a start! I had a load of lily bulbs to plant this year & the children wanted to help, so I let them. In August, when I finnaly got tired of waiting for them to appear I dug one up only to find that that one and all the others had been planted upside down. Plant your daffs a few inches apart (pointy end up) in little groups, about 6" deep, not in straight lines. Round the base of a tree looks nice.
2007-10-14 08:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by tedrfandthedog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant them approx 4" down, in groups. Very easy to grow. I`ve even had excess bulbs flower in the bag I bought them in. In the shed.
2007-10-14 08:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by Gary Crant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert but I buried mine about 3" deep and just left them. I don't lift them each year and they seem to multiply. My original 'ones' are now coming up with 4 flowers.
2007-10-15 08:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by chris n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deeper you plant them the better the flowers
2007-10-14 08:18:32 · answer #6 · answered by Gender Bender 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics
2007-10-15 05:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋