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

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.

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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.
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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

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

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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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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.

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Tumbleweed

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