For those of you who missed a really great ADS convention! There was a really good discussion of using refrigeration for storing cut daffodil blooms for up to three weeks. Cold and humidity was discussed. For our Master Gardener group…
Category: Diseases and Pests
Discussions about a wide variety of elements that can harm daffodils.
smaller quantities of Zerotol
Here is a message from Anne. She is wanting to find smaller quantities of Zerotol to use when planting her bulbs. I wasn’t able to find a source. Does anyone know where to buy this in sizes less than 2.5…
Frost resistance of narcissus
In the pdf text ‘Frost resistanc of narcissus august 2018′ I describe the resistance of daffodils to frost in a special case. Informations concerning this problem are sparse but important for many growers and hybridizers. Daffnet is the right place…
Something is eating Alice’s Daffodil Bulbs.
Hi all I thought this might be a good time to share some stories with Alice who just wrote us about her Daffodil Bulbs being eaten. Alice says: “””My sister has many varieties of daffodil growing in her Virginia yard.…
Little black bugs
The flowering season begins here in Germany. In each flower I find about ten black bugs. I think they eat the pollen grains and and pollinate the blossoms. Does anyone have the same problem and know the bug? Theo
Any other tips for novice daffodil grooming??
I sent the following to our Texas Daffodil membership this morning. Any other thoughts to help new/novice daffodil exhibitors that may only have a few varieties even in bud after a colder than average winter? In the last 60 days…