Anyone wanting to hot water treat their bulbs on a small hobbyist level might want to consider a sous vide machine like this one: https://anovaculinary.com/. I’ve used the Precision Cooker one for 2 years now and am very pleased with…
Category: Nematode
Updates to the ADS Handbook for Growing, Exhibiting, and Judging Daffodils
There have been many changes made by the ADS Board of Directors to the ADS Judges Manual (officially known as the Handbook for Growing, Exhibiting, and Judging Daffodils) since the Judges Manual was last updated and printed in 2007. There…
HWT at home
Sous vide equipment is an easy and cheap way to do small scale HWT at home. No need for elaborate controllers or pumps or adding heated water – one little device has thermometer, controller, and circulating pump. I bought the…
Hot Water Treatment
I need to give bulbs from one area hot water treatment to control nematodes. Since formalin is no longer allowed, what disinfectant do any of you use in the HWT? Thanks for your help. Mary Lou
Solarization of Daffodil Beds
Question: When I was first introduced to “solarization” of daffodil beds back in 1998 the Brookside Garden curator that I was talking too said to use clear thin plastic and because it didn’t get hot enough in Maryland, to keep…
Society of Nematologists
The VERY BEST place to buy your daffodils will be directly from the specialty growers/hybridizers of daffodils! These growers walk all of the rows of their daffodils at all seasons of the year! They are aware of how each variety…