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dividing and replanting

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Yes, I’ve rescued clumps from construction sites and abandoned farmsteads in full bloom, preferably on rainy days to make digging easier. I then replanted the clumps, waited for the blooms/leaves to die down, and then lifted them, separated them, and either replanted right away or dried them like onions and replanted them in the fall. Hope this helps!

Chris

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  1. Hi Sandy,
    I live in borderline Zone 5-6, outside Cincinnati, Ohio.  Daffodils are pretty tough.  I’ve dug them when the foliage was still green and planted them immediately at a new house.  If you do this, keep them watered as you would any perennial until they’re not looking wilted anymore.  They may die off a little earlier than usual.  You can also wait until the foliage dies back, then dig and divide.  Some people say replant immediately.  Again, I’ve done it both ways, but I prefer to store them, spread out–not piled up–and plant in the fall.  You can also dig them now, and store them, spread out with foliage intact, and plant in the fall.  I did a major dig this way when we sold a house and had to move the daffs, and there were no planting beds ready for them.  I had more blooms the following spring than I had any right to expect.
    Mary Lou

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