Goodness, we are quick to criticise bulb growers who change or invent names for commercial purposes. Now we have one of our own inventing a new division. Is there no limit as to what we purists must accept as commercial…
Month: October 2008
Soil Tests & analisis of bottom ash from coal fired power plant
In a message dated 10/29/2008 12:47:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, our soil is 50% cracked shale, 10% cobbles and 40% heavy clay, and utterly impossible to dig as well as non-draining. Melissa, You have my sympathy! I live on the…
Soil Tests & analisis of bottom ash from coal fired power plant
Hello Everyone, I applaud Keith’s comments on getting it right in terms of nutrients. The NZ Daffodil Annual, 2004 has a cultural manual embedded within it. Chapter 1 is entitled “Site and Soil- First Fundamentals” It contains a full account…
DaffSeek update
Today, we are introducing DaffSeek 2.0 which has new features and expanded language support. Thanks to the efforts of five international volunteers, DaffSeek is now available in Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, and French along with U.K. and U.S. English. Our…
Soil Tests & analisis of bottom ash from coal fired power plant
Keith: I am very interested in knowing the optimal ranges of various nutrients for daffodils, and will look forward to your future posts as information comes in. I do hope that knowledgeable amateurs as well as professional growers will share…
Soil Tests & analisis of bottom ash from coal fired power plant
Keith Kridler Mt. Pleasant, Texas Early killing freeze yesterday! Seeing the photos of where species daffodils are growing in Spain on sandy bare soil. Then seeing foliage on tazetta daffodils from New Zealand that are more than a meter tall…