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Flooded daffodils
jo17
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Our garden has been under water for 2 months. The water has finally receded leaving a very sorry sight .One of the saddest sights is the carpet of blind daffodils.... some didn't even come up , of those that did and sat under nearly 3 ft of water 90% have no flower stems at all.
Should I dig them up now while visible in the grass or might they recover to flower next year ? Any thoughts and ideas gratefully received
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Hi Jo - many sympathies!
Where are you? Somerset?
If they're alive they could recover. I'd leave them alone. We had a long flood last year, weeks til OH dug a drainage channel. Snowdrops died, some narcissi survived, Tete a Tete and Jetfire, and are flowering this year.
In the sticks near Peterborough
No... but not far off ..East Dorset in the Stour Valley. Flooded septic tank so NO water use since early Jan !
Oh lord, Jo, that's rough.
I'm in contact with the community on the Somerset levels, and they are getting help from a professional team that have experience of flood recovery. The website is gardenadvice.com. I think you might find they can give you some really professional advice on the prospects for your plants after 3 weeks of flood.
Generally I'd think daffies would survive - they are tough little blighters.
Good luck, and all the very very best - thinking of you!