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Daffs & Tulips Showing
andy whitwham
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Hi All, my first post here, so fingers crossed. In October I planted approx 200 daffodils and tulips, then covered my borders with mulch for the winter. Today, 1st Dec I see dozens of healthy thick fresh new shoots coming through already!!...its my first attempt at a garden, and I wasnt expecting anything to surface till next spring..I'm puzzled as to why they are growing already ???
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mild weather, don't worry Andy. When it turns cold, they'll just stop where they are and wait a bit longer. They won't be killed off.
Hi Hostafan...so they will just stop in their tracks?...lol...
Hi andy - yes, they'll stay as they are and sit and wait until spring - no need to worry about them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks Dove...I was beginning to worry I might have fully grown daffs and tulips before christmas...lol
so glad you posted this Andy, I came on here to ask the exact same question, I planted two pots with layers of daffs, tulips & crocus' & they've started to show through already ~ need not worry now! x
Hope you have a lovely display when they do flower. One of the things I love about gardening is that there is always something around the corner. Even trees that have shed their leaves have little bids on them now - well they do on mine anyway!
I posted the exact same thing on Sunday after a day in the garden, I thought i lived in a micro climate all of my own!