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Daffodil Bulbs

ChrissyChrissy Posts: 2
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Can anybody please help and advise... I live in Princetown and through the winter we can have freezing temperatures sometimes as low as -14 degrees celsius therefore can I pot daffodil bulbs and put them in the attic until the frost has definitely gone? Is this possible I love a Daffodils and would love to have some in my front garden and not just buy them from the supermarket to put in a vase.

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  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Were you meaning to keep the bulbs until next Spring/early Summer before you bringing them into the light? If the temperature is right they will start growing as soon as they are in the soil. They will be very unhappy plants if you leave them in the dark too long. All yellow and weak.



    They are very hardy so you can plant them in pots in succession and bring them into flower in succession. Flowering time depends on the variety. The information is in the catalogues or on-line.They will flower quite happily in the snow. But they need planting now.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Put them in the garden Chrissy, they'll be OKimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ChrissyChrissy Posts: 2

    I was just going to keep them in the attic until the harsh frost had gone then put the tubs in the garden!

    nutcutlet really?!

    when is best to plant them? 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I agree with Welshonion. Plant them now.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,136
    Chrissy wrote (see)

    I was just going to keep them in the attic until the harsh frost had gone then put the tubs in the garden!

    nutcutlet really?!

    when is best to plant them? 

    As Nutcutlet says - plant them outside in the ground now - spring bulbs should be planted outside from mid September to mid October, but it'll be ok to plant them now. 

    Plant small bulbs 3 to 4 inches deep and the larger ones about 6 inches deep. 

    They're tough as old boots and will be fine in the snow and frost and will cheer you up as they peek through in the spring.

    Don't be tempted to clear snow away from them as they're peeking through - it will actually keep them protected from the worst of the cold temperatures.

    Enjoy image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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