During the daffodil show season in April we had 80 degree (F) weather that burned out my daffodils, than in the month of May and June we had cooler than normal weather. I wore long pants until yesterday because it…
Month: June 2023
Red Label for June Journal
My apologies for those of you I accidentally chose the wrong date for our Red Label mailing label. It appears as though I chose some of you with a Dec 2023 renewal date when I should have chosen a Dec…
N. jonquilla Crosses
I have made a lot of N. jonquil crosses over the years and kept the crosses hoping beyond hope that one of them will turn out a winner. I just about run myself out of planting space by having so…
Daffodil Digging Time
It’s time to dig daffodils and I am feeling the pain already. This being my 80th year, digging gets harder each year and I have muscles that I didn’t know about already telling me they don’t want to do it. …
Dry Spring has made a big difference in a sucsessful seed set
I keep good records on crosses and seed set. This year has been a banner year. Past years I’ve made between 30 and 55% of my crosses actually making seed. This year it is at ~80% and the number of…
Very Late Spring Daffodil Bloom
It is June 7 and I have a daffodil that is now in bloom and has been in bloom for at least a day. It is Grand Soleil d’Or. I purchased some bulbs to grow for winter bloom, but was…