Daffodils
I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent show of
them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant them in the new location? Thanks Paul |
Daffodils
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:50:50 -0800, "paul bonner"
wrote: I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent show of them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant them in the new location? Thanks Paul Let the foliage die down, then move them. Rod Weed my email address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
Daffodils
In article , paul bonner
writes I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent show of them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant them in the new location? Lift and replant immediately. After they have finished flowering, they will go on growing for a while, and it is this growth that lays the foundations for next years flowers. Waiting till the leaves died down naturally, then lifting and storing would be OK. Lifting and storing while the leaves were still green would mean next year the bulb would be smaller than this year (because the energy put into growing the leaves in the first place would not have been replenished) and you would be very unlikely to get flowers. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Daffodils
paul bonner wrote:
: I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent : show of them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish : to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. : : Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store : them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant : them in the new location? : : Thanks : Paul Let them die down and shift them is the proper way although if you move them and replant immediately, you'll find they won't even notice, most times |
Daffodils
In article , paul bonner
wrote: I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent show of them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant them in the new location? Thanks for asking. I was going to ask the same thing (all those penny-each bulbs I bought this January at Safeways Sale have flowered - thanks to everyone who said - go ahead). And thanks for the replies. Lazarus -- Remover the rock from the email address |
Daffodils
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , paul bonner writes I planted some daffodils late last year and now have a magnificent show of them however I have planted them in the wrong place and wish to move them to a better local when they have finished flowering. Should I lift them when they have finished flowering and then store them until later in the year or lift them and immediately replant them in the new location? Lift and replant immediately. Thats going to damage their roots, which will set them back. Much better to let them die down naturally and then move them, unless you need to move them asap. After they have finished flowering, they will go on growing for a while, and it is this growth that lays the foundations for next years flowers. Waiting till the leaves died down naturally, then lifting and storing would be OK. Would be better. Obviously. -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks for email address |
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