Thanks for the input! So the bulb is NOT dormant in the fall then, as
root growth is taking place.

It probably wouldn't hurt to do the Iris then as well I'm betting.



"SugarChile" wrote:

I'll state up front that this is hearsay, so don't jump on me because I
don't have documentation.

A friend went to a lecture by at Brent and Becky's Bulbs, a well respected
bulb nursery and vendor. The owner said she had discovered through her own
trials that it was beneficial to fertilize established clumps of daffodils
in the fall, when root growth was taking place. She said she was able to
delay or avoid dividing the clumps with fall fertilization, and she got
abundant bloom.

I have a lot of daffodils that have been in place for almost 20 years, and
for a variety of reasons I am loathe to dig and divide them. I tried fall
fertilization, and have noticed a definite increase in bloom count.

For what it's worth,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA