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blind bulbs - newbie question
Hello, I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help with a question. I
have a very badly drained, clay soil, newish, S Cheshire, west facing garden. I've been mulching with sharp sand and bark for the last two years and each year it disappears so I'm assuming the worms pull it all in. I've also planted lots of bulbs. Each year the daffodils flower but come up blind the next year. I make sure that they are well watered if the soil does dry out and I feed regularly with "Growmore" and with chicken manure. Any suggestions? At the moment I can hardly see the recent ones which have flowered as they are all hidden by masses of leaves from previous years. (The bulbs are from all different sources, varying from "garden centre named varieties" to "DIY shed bulk lots", each has the same problem. Also tulips (if they don't rot) are fine, it's just the daffodils.) Thanks in advance, Hayley |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
"hayley" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help with a question. I have a very badly drained, clay soil, newish, S Cheshire, west facing garden. I've been mulching with sharp sand and bark for the last two years and each year it disappears so I'm assuming the worms pull it all in. I've also planted lots of bulbs. Each year the daffodils flower but come up blind the next year. I make sure that they are well watered if the soil does dry out and I feed regularly with "Growmore" and with chicken manure. Any suggestions? At the moment I can hardly see the recent ones which have flowered as they are all hidden by masses of leaves from previous years. (The bulbs are from all different sources, varying from "garden centre named varieties" to "DIY shed bulk lots", each has the same problem. Also tulips (if they don't rot) are fine, it's just the daffodils.) Thanks in advance, Hayley They flower the first year but not the second .... are you leaving the leaves on them to die down so they make enough oomph for flowers the following year? L |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
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You are feeding them too much. Chicken manure will make lots of leaves at the expense of flowers. On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:45:26 -0000, "hayley" wrote: Hello, I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help with a question. I have a very badly drained, clay soil, newish, S Cheshire, west facing garden. I've been mulching with sharp sand and bark for the last two years and each year it disappears so I'm assuming the worms pull it all in. I've also planted lots of bulbs. Each year the daffodils flower but come up blind the next year. I make sure that they are well watered if the soil does dry out and I feed regularly with "Growmore" and with chicken manure. Any suggestions? At the moment I can hardly see the recent ones which have flowered as they are all hidden by masses of leaves from previous years. (The bulbs are from all different sources, varying from "garden centre named varieties" to "DIY shed bulk lots", each has the same problem. Also tulips (if they don't rot) are fine, it's just the daffodils.) Thanks in advance, Hayley Happy gardening Pam in Bristol pamdotmoore@virgindotnet Bristol |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:45:26 -0000, "hayley"
wrote: Hello, I'm new here and wondered if anyone could help with a question. I have a very badly drained, clay soil, newish, S Cheshire, west facing garden. I've been mulching with sharp sand and bark for the last two years and each year it disappears so I'm assuming the worms pull it all in. I've also planted lots of bulbs. Each year the daffodils flower but come up blind the next year. I make sure that they are well watered if the soil does dry out and I feed regularly with "Growmore" and with chicken manure. one or t'other, duck, but not both! in fact a bit of healthy neglect might be a good thing for a while. Any suggestions? At the moment I can hardly see the recent ones which have flowered as they are all hidden by masses of leaves from previous years. this is only a guess, but I suspect that you have mice eating the flower tips out. -- Derek Turner Outlook Express is worth precisely what you paid for it. |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
They flower the first year but not the second .... are you leaving the
leaves on them to die down so they make enough oomph for flowers the following year? yes |
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"hayley" wrote in message ... They flower the first year but not the second .... are you leaving the leaves on them to die down so they make enough oomph for flowers the following year? yes Then Pam in the next post to mine probably has the other reason. L |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
You are feeding them too much. Chicken manure will make lots of
leaves at the expense of flowers. Thank you for the replies - is there anything which I should use to make more flowers? (I guess it would need to be high potassium?) Hayley |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
"hayley" wrote Thank you for the replies - is there anything which I should use to make more flowers? (I guess it would need to be high potassium?) Hayley I once saw Geoff Hamilton recommend a sprinkling of rose fertiliser, so that's what I do now. Sue |
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blind bulbs - newbie question
In article , hayley
writes You are feeding them too much. Chicken manure will make lots of leaves at the expense of flowers. Thank you for the replies - is there anything which I should use to make more flowers? (I guess it would need to be high potassium?) Or just no fertiliser. It might take a few years for the high nitrogen conditions you have provided to subside. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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