"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message
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"Richard Wright" wrote in message

In my area of Sydney (inner) daffodils mostly come up non-flowering
in
the second season after planting.

Sydney isn't naturally cold enough for daffodils. You need to lift
them each year and put then in a paper bag int he crisper section of
the fridge for 6 weeks before replanting them.

Does anybody know whether the bulbs ever produce flowers in a season
after one in which they have been non-flowering? I suspect that once
they have been non-flowering then they will never flower again.

No they just need cold (at least in Sydney). They will reflower if
treated right.

I did read about digging them up in autumn and putting them in the
fridge for a couple of months. That didn't work for me.

How long did you put them in the fridge for and did you put them in a
sunny spot when you replanted them? And they don't like to be
overfed.

I heard that in Australia there is no need to refrigerate.

I recently looked up the same problem. It turns out if they're not planted
deeply enough, they won't flower, and they're bulblets become non-flowering
bulbs. I'm not sure if this can be fixed. Also some varieties may only
flower every 2nd year, so you may be flowerless sometimes - it's a good idea
to plant new ones in the flowerless year.

I've planted mine deeper now, so I'll see if they flower next year, if they
don't I think I might take them out and start again with some new ones.
It's a shame because I had all sorts of varieties.

Jen