"David Hill" wrote...

Mark wrote:
I bought some Daffodil and tulip bulbs in Oct 2012 and I never got round
to planting them. They have been on a dry shelf in my garage which gets a
little bit of light from a door and small window. They look ok, some have
sprouted, is it worth me planting them out or do I need a trip to the
garden centre to get "new" ones?

Yes
Buy new and mix the 2 lots and plant them.
If the old bulbs are soft and squishy or totally shrivelled then dump them,
but if they are firm and as you say starting to sprout or show new root
growth then they are fine, but may not flower this year.
I have spent the morning planting daffs after having to cut wet grass, I
got mine from Fentongollan, despite the name they are not in Wales, but in
Cornwall. Well worth having a look at their web site.
http://www.flowerfarm.co.uk/default.aspx
Delivery was prompt and so far around 50% of the daffs have been double or
triple nosed, some of the best bulbs I have bought for many years.


Just looked at that site, nice selections, notice the sell the white form of
Chionodoxa lucilliae, excellent for naturalising in grass/lawns just like
it's normal blue variety. Very reliable performers.

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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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