As pollen dauber you just can’t stop with daffodils. Last year some crocus sent up ghostly white growth that I let mature and collected a hand full of pink seeds. I forgot to plant until this spring. I planted and…
Author: Bill Carter
Started breeding in 2009. Carters Daffodils currently selling newly introduced bulbs breed by Nial Watson and Graham Phillips.
Storing seeds – so they can be kept separated
It’s that time of year. Collecting seed pods and trying to get them to dry a bit so they do not mold and keep them separated from other crosses. What do other breeders use? I have used a box with dividers. …
Digging bulbs? How many dig and transplant every year?
I’ve been growing Daffodils for years but generally dig and replant when they get too crowded. ~10 years. It’s a lot of work. I’m finding more people who show, and others who grow commercially dig and replant quite often. Every…
5W-Y/W-P Can we update the color code convention?
Many Daffodils open with one color code and change into another color code. I’ve got a beautiful Katie Heath that clearly opens 5W-Y and then turns a nice 5W-P. With multiple blooms per stem it can be both colors on the…