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daffodils in bud

REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
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Some new narcissi that I planted last month have not only shot up but are in bud. Should I just let them be? Or should I cut the buds off and hope they will flower in spring? I am still waiting for it to be cold enough to plant tulips...

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I'd just leave them be and enjoy the unexpected show. If you cut the buds off I'm not sure you'd get any more.

    I have just found a spring flowering Dr Ruppel clematis bloom happily flowering away behind the garage!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
    Quite a few are coming up. Hopefully not all will. The risk is that just as they are about to flower we finally get a hard frost. So far night time temperatures have been nowhere near 0C here. I planted them almost exactly a month ago.
    Am wondering when to plant tulips. Some advice says after the first light frost.
    I have a lot of flowers that I thought had finished flowering again. Tweedia, Xerochrysum bracteatum, centaurea montana, astrantias and many others... and the calendula haven't stopped since June.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I planted tulips in pots yesterday. I reckon the time is right when you feel in the mood and have the time to plant them!  Any time up to December is supposed to be ok.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you have tulips - plant them. They'll just start to suffer if you leave them. The reason for planting later is to avoid the virus which can affect them. That only applies to planting in the ground  though  :)
    I just got some new species tulips yesterday. They'll get planted when I have time and the weather is reasonable - didn't quite get to them today . 
    You won't get more buds on the daffs if you cut those off. They'll slow down as it gets colder though. If you get a warmer winter, they'll flower earlier. That's normal. In colder areas, all plants are later than in mild ones. 
    Make sure any bulbs you plant are deep enough too. Deeper is always better than too shallow  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
    I have planted them on Christmas day in the past! I have been waiting because I don't want them to come up like the narcissi have. Also tulip fire I guess - waiting until it's too cold for that to be an issue...
    A frost would be handy, as then I could pull up the dahlias and use those pots :) I will try to do some tomorrow if I can get some new pots. (A lot of last year's seem to have cracked. The perils of buying cheap pots...)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    What kind of pots have you got @REMF33? If they're terracotta, you can give them a couple of coats of PVA glue - on the inside is better as it can go a bit streaky. Varnish is also useful - inside or outside. It just helps to preserve them a bit more, and also means the pots soak up less moisture which is handy in summer conditions. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
    Ah thanks for that, FG!
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