Thought I'd add my thoughts.... They're tall already and it's only early December! Have your Snowdrops flowered and done? Yikes, are they starting to grow but then exhausting themselves perhaps starving in some way and therefore giving up. too dry or not getting enough nutrients etc. Wrong variety in the wrong place maybe.
Always thought that buying and planting bulbs "In The Green" was the best way to get your spring bulbs, if so then lifting them now and replanting them deeper shouldn't be a problem, so ok they may not flower this year.
In the photo they do look like single bulbs evenly spaced and planted rather than some dense clusters of plants together cramped in with single plants dotted about close by, it all looks un-naturalised somehow. At the risk of being shot i'll beggar the question: Are they Daffodils?
Can we see a photograph of a bulb dug up, how far did you have to dig before you found the bulb? How big is it? Perhaps a pound or a two pound coin in the photo to get an idea of size.
Did you plant them or were they already there? Has the previous owner planted "Native British Wild Daffodil" in completely the wrong place? Where in the world are you and again have your Snowdrops flowered and done already?
I am still unsure whether to dig them up and discard them, mow them down or leave them all together?
The bulbs in a friends garden so when I am there I will dig some up and see how deeply they are planted. I believe they were planted long before the arrived there. So can not be sure on what type of daff they are unfortunately.
We are based in Farnham, Surrey. It has been quite mild with only a few hard frosts. It is very strange that they are at full height and I did notice just one flower bud on one of the stems, but this has happened for at least the last 2 years.
A little further down in the lawn there are more daffs that come up fine every year and flower beautifully. So maybe these ones just aren’t planted deep enough.
As for feeding. My Friend strongly believes in gardening the organic way so no feeding has be done as of yet ( a new topic I think as the lawn is more of a moss lawn, based on an acidic sandy soil and not knowing the best solution for the grass)
I will get back to this post once I have dug up some bulbs to see their size and depth but I think unfortunately the best remedy might be to remove them. Probably ruining the grass/moss in the process.
if your friend gardens organically you can use comfrey or nettle juice (diluted) on bulbs and lawns to give them a bit of a kick in spring and early summer
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what I'd do with those is mow the grass and forget about them.
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Agree with nutcutlet , they'll probably be 'blind' for many years anyway .
Thought I'd add my thoughts.... They're tall already and it's only early December! Have your Snowdrops flowered and done? Yikes, are they starting to grow but then exhausting themselves perhaps starving in some way and therefore giving up. too dry or not getting enough nutrients etc. Wrong variety in the wrong place maybe.
Always thought that buying and planting bulbs "In The Green" was the best way to get your spring bulbs, if so then lifting them now and replanting them deeper shouldn't be a problem, so ok they may not flower this year.
In the photo they do look like single bulbs evenly spaced and planted rather than some dense clusters of plants together cramped in with single plants dotted about close by, it all looks un-naturalised somehow. At the risk of being shot i'll beggar the question: Are they Daffodils?
Can we see a photograph of a bulb dug up, how far did you have to dig before you found the bulb? How big is it? Perhaps a pound or a two pound coin in the photo to get an idea of size.
Did you plant them or were they already there? Has the previous owner planted "Native British Wild Daffodil" in completely the wrong place? Where in the world are you and again have your Snowdrops flowered and done already?
Are you feeding the Grass? Nitrogen!
Wow such a great respons. Thanks everybody.
I am still unsure whether to dig them up and discard them, mow them down or leave them all together?
The bulbs in a friends garden so when I am there I will dig some up and see how deeply they are planted. I believe they were planted long before the arrived there. So can not be sure on what type of daff they are unfortunately.
We are based in Farnham, Surrey. It has been quite mild with only a few hard frosts. It is very strange that they are at full height and I did notice just one flower bud on one of the stems, but this has happened for at least the last 2 years.
A little further down in the lawn there are more daffs that come up fine every year and flower beautifully. So maybe these ones just aren’t planted deep enough.
As for feeding. My Friend strongly believes in gardening the organic way so no feeding has be done as of yet ( a new topic I think as the lawn is more of a moss lawn, based on an acidic sandy soil and not knowing the best solution for the grass)
I will get back to this post once I have dug up some bulbs to see their size and depth but I think unfortunately the best remedy might be to remove them. Probably ruining the grass/moss in the process.
if your friend gardens organically you can use comfrey or nettle juice (diluted) on bulbs and lawns to give them a bit of a kick in spring and early summer