We have drought in New Jersey (USA) this summer and have been put on Water Restrictions. It only applies to those who use the city water, mine is New Jersey American Water, with a few exceptions. For me, both for…
Month: July 2022
daff net
I have been posting information on daffnet mostly to try and get people to talk about daffodils. However, it seems to have dried up again, sort of like the drought we are having along with the extreme heat. The weather…
Pin
Hi all There was excitement before Rebecca Brown and Julie Minch’s “Convention Pins: An ADS Tradition” printed in the June Journal. More images of collections are still coming in. Here is Ian Tyler’s collection that is he very proud of:…
How do some growers dry/clean their bulbs so they have a nice brown skin
I am attempting to dig most of my bulbs this season. Too much work. My process has been dig, rinse off dirt with hose, dry on a rack in the sun for ~week, Once the roots are dried I clean…
Miniature Name
A few years ago, before COVID-19, I had a collection of five miniature not judged. When I asked the Captain of the team why was it not judged and I was told that the ‘Yellow Minnow’ 8Y-Y in my collection…
Species Daffodils
I’m still using the 2011 ADS Daffodils to Show and Grow for names and classification of species daffodils. It has a very good list to include the natural Interectional hybrids listed with an x in front of the name. I…