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My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not.
(Name and email are real :) ) -- Pete C |
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On 08/05/2013 22:26, Pete C wrote:
My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) Not. The daffs need all their leaves working at maximum efficiency to build up the bulb for next year. -- Jeff |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... On 08/05/2013 22:26, Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) Not. The daffs need all their leaves working at maximum efficiency to build up the bulb for next year. Thanks Jeff. -- Pete C |
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On Wed, 8 May 2013 22:26:24 +0100, Pete C wrote:
My daffs have now finished. Ours are in full bloom, at last. They started to flower on Monday. Do I bend in half and tie or not. No, leave them until they die back. If they are in a mowed area don't mow them until they die back either. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 09/05/2013 01:20, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 8 May 2013 22:26:24 +0100, Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Ours are in full bloom, at last. They started to flower on Monday. Do I bend in half and tie or not. No, leave them until they die back. If they are in a mowed area don't mow them until they die back either. I always follow the way the council treat those planted in their verges, as these seem to do well, also they employ professionals, that works for me. |
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Pete C wrote:
My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) I've never seen anyone do that before, until I saw my neighbour do it yesterday! She said "I know you're not meant to do it, but ... " |
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On 9 May 2013 11:19:30 GMT, wrote:
Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) I've never seen anyone do that before, until I saw my neighbour do it yesterday! She said "I know you're not meant to do it, but ... " Years ago I was told to tie daffs. I thought that was a stupid idea and so ignored it. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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On 08/05/2013 22:32, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 08/05/2013 22:26, Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) Not. The daffs need all their leaves working at maximum efficiency to build up the bulb for next year. Tis true. They need to be left for 6-8 weeks in order for the leaves to feed the bulb. You could give them a high potash feed to help them along. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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"Spider" wrote in message ... You could give them a high potash feed to help them along. Thanks for that :) -- Pete C |
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wrote in message ... Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) I've never seen anyone do that before, until I saw my neighbour do it yesterday! She said "I know you're not meant to do it, but ... " I remember my parents doing it but couldn't fathom why. -- Pete C |
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On 2013-05-09 13:14:32 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme said:
On 9 May 2013 11:19:30 GMT, wrote: Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. (Name and email are real :) ) I've never seen anyone do that before, until I saw my neighbour do it yesterday! She said "I know you're not meant to do it, but ... " Years ago I was told to tie daffs. I thought that was a stupid idea and so ignored it. Steve It's something very old gardeners used to do to make things look tidier. I think most of us can think of better things to do with the time! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 5/9/2013 9:54 AM, Sacha wrote:
Stephen Wolstenholme said: wrote: Pete C wrote: My daffs have now finished. Do I bend in half and tie or not. I've never seen anyone do that before, until I saw my neighbour do it yesterday! She said "I know you're not meant to do it, but ... " Years ago I was told to tie daffs. I thought that was a stupid idea and so ignored it. It's something very old gardeners used to do to make things look tidier. I think most of us can think of better things to do with the time! I visited a garden a few years ago, where the gardener had _plaited_ the leaves before tying them! |
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On Thu, 09 May 2013 13:14:41 +0100, Spider wrote:
Tis true. They need to be left for 6-8 weeks in order for the leaves to feed the bulb. You could give them a high potash feed to help them along. Is the right time for this just when their done? I wanted to feed some blind ones this year, but am not sure when to do it. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On 09/05/2013 18:05, Emery Davis wrote:
On Thu, 09 May 2013 13:14:41 +0100, Spider wrote: Tis true. They need to be left for 6-8 weeks in order for the leaves to feed the bulb. You could give them a high potash feed to help them along. Is the right time for this just when their done? I wanted to feed some blind ones this year, but am not sure when to do it. Feed ASAP Now with this bit of rain you could use a liquid tomato feed, and water it on. As for tying spent daffs, this was common 50/60 years ago it left a small garden tidy, but we used to fold a clump of leaves over and slip a rubber band over them, a lot easier than tying. David @ a stormy end of Swansea Bay, Mumbles head recorded wind gusting to 71 mph 2 to 3pm today |
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On Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:26 +0100, David Hill wrote:
Feed ASAP OK, thanks. Yes I have some tomato feed, but crystals to water in. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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