When I get bulbs from Northern Ireland, they are Hot Water Treated (HWT) to kill any potential pathogens. I also HWT bulbs that I sell. I have not seen any major signs of flower damage until this year due to…
Category: Fungus
Basal rot treatment
Frost resistance of narcissus
Updates to the ADS Handbook for Growing, Exhibiting, and Judging Daffodils
There have been many changes made by the ADS Board of Directors to the ADS Judges Manual (officially known as the Handbook for Growing, Exhibiting, and Judging Daffodils) since the Judges Manual was last updated and printed in 2007. There…
Question on herbicide use
A good friend of mine says that she thinks repeated use of Preen has a deleterious effect on her daffodils. She says she has lost lots of bulbs, and thinks Preen is the cause, even though it’s registered for use on…
Update on Using Bleach as a Post-Lifting Daffodil Bulb Dip
In The Daffodil Journal, Volume 48, Issue 3 (March 2012), pages 214 – 216, you will find my article on using bleach (sodium hypochlorite) as a post-lifting daffodil bulb dip. In the article, I mentioned that plain bleach (no additives)…