Welcome to carters daffodils 2020 <==== link to last years offerings Spent the morning watching Nial Watsons zoom presentation on his hybridizing efforts. Its a noble service to the daffodil world to have someone so dedicated to creating new healthy…
Author: Bill Carter
Started breeding in 2009. Carters Daffodils currently selling newly introduced bulbs breed by Nial Watson and Graham Phillips.
Formalin and HWT
I’ve read many posts where people use Formalin as a fungicide when doing HWT. Many posts say Formalin has been banned. I see it is available for sale on Ebay. 1) Should I purchase some for my HWT? 2) How…
Cut Bulbs
Its digging time and I do 80% of my bulb extraction using my hands. Start with a shovel then use hands. (My finger nails are really dirty) I really hate it when I cut a bulb. Some are cut in…
Hybridization – starting seedlings
I’ve been starting daffodil seedlings for 10 years now. Some years better than others. I have started daffodil seeds in my greenhouse and then setting the pots outside to get rain. Other years start seeds outside. This year I added…
Carters Daffodils 2019 list is now available
Welcome to Carter’s Daffodils – 2019 My growing philosophy is to create healthy new varieties for show and garden. A bit of history 2008-2009 – Made seeds by hybridizing but seeds did not sprout until the pots were tossed into…
A Nial Watson Seedling W-240 2O-O grown in the PNW
Don Kimlin sent me the bulb to see if the color is better when grown in the PNW. Is it? Its got a great deep orange color in the perianth and with a little grooming could be a show flower. …