Late this past winter, as daffodil leaves of early varieties emerged, I observed an area in one bed where the leaf shoots were misshapen and some shoots were simply missing. I dug a sample of bulbs and took them to…
Category: Basal Rot
diseases and pests
Friends, When digging bulbs recently, I came upon several bulbs that look like the attached photo. The central basal plate looks sort of like a cork that has been partially put back into the bottle. Does anyone know what causes…
soil testing
Friends, I’ve just returned from taking soil samples to my county ag agent, only to be informed that the only testing will be for N, P, K. What I wanted now was a diagnosis of what is killing my bulbs.…
Flowering rate
Hello All, Every year brings a new challenge and unexpected results. In the over 50 years that I have been growing daffodils seriously something different seems to happen! This year it was flowering rate. My stock is divided almost equally…
Bulb Mite etc
I’ve been fascinated by the discussion on glyphosate and its possibe after effects. I have always thought it became inactive when it reached the ground, only being absorbed into the plant and its system. I have now decided it’s not…
Fw: mycorrhizal fungi
Hi Daffnetters, There is now a huge volume of research on the use of trichoderma products on a very diverse crop range. I am not familiar with the commercial products available in the U S A but if the proof…