Daffodils

The_Lazy_Gardener · June 2022

Hi, can I lift these now? Should I store them/plamt them in a boarder?

Bilje · June 2022

I’ve recently depotted all of mine. Tip them out shaking them free of compost. Trim off the leaves and trim the roots too. Leave them somewhere to dry off then store them somewhere cool. I just pop them into an empty plan pot and store them in the garage. You can either repot them or plant into garden at the end of August.

The_Lazy_Gardener · June 2022

@Bilje thanks for your help. 🙂

Heartinthedirt · June 2022

Hope you don't mind me jumping in with a question. @Bilje I'm interested in you saying August, I've got loads of bulbs from this year's pots and was going to plant in the ground in late October. Is there a difference for second year bulbs, do they need to go in earlier? Thanks

Fairygirl · June 2022

If you have a space to plant them in just now @Heartinthedirt , just plant them. You don't need to wait, or store them. The reason bulbs are generally on sale in late summer/early autumn [ and then planted through autumn] is because that's when the foliage has died back and fed them, and they're in a dormant state, and easy to store/transport.
I have some daffs which are going to be moved to a space in a different border. They're still in full foliage, and will just be lifted and planted in the next week or so. I did some in May as I had a new spot for them. It's absolutely fine to do that.

The only bulbs which benefit from being kept until later in the year are tulips. A cooler time for planting those, because of tulip virus. That doesn't matter so much if they're going in a pot of fresh, commercial compost - just when going in the ground.

Heartinthedirt · June 2022

Thank you @Fairygirl, great advice 😊

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