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…
Category: Diseases and Pests
Discussions about a wide variety of elements that can harm daffodils.
Alternative ideas to using Formalin when HWT bulbs requested please.
Hi Daffnetters I’ve finished HWT my bulbs for this year and will soon begin planting now that the evenings are getting cooler and autumn flowers are appearing here in NZ. I have used up all my formalin now and wonder…
Diseases and pest inspections
Dave brings up a good point most people do not know. You can export a diseased daffodil (or plant or fruit) to a country or region of a country that already has that particular pest or disease. Tete-a-tete is the…
Is this bulb of Jodi diseased ? Dispose of or revive?
I’ve never had issues with diseased bulbs. I put all my new 2015 bulbs in pots to lessen the chance of introducing a disease to my garden soil. This one pot looks sick. 11b Jodi. Please help.
Rotted leaves of species
For species and other daffodils I used as potting compost for the first time a mixture of about 50% perlite, 20% peat, and 30% heavier soil from my garden. The surface of the potting medium was protected by basalt granulate also…
The German customs
This autumn I recieved 5 bulbs of Spanish Fiesta from Mitsch Daffodils for 50 USD and payed allover 209 USD waiting six weeks before the packedge arrived. The German customs needed about 100 USD for a phytosanitary inspection and I spent…