I’m not the official spokesman for WDS however I was there for the judging yesterday and have some pictures and some winners. It was the first show in three years and it was great to be able to see many…
WDS Show 9-10 April
Category: Growing Daffodils
Daffodil Season
We are having a ‘typical” daffodil season here in east central NJ. Last week we had four days where it got down into the low 20’s, 22 to 23 degrees ‘F’. I was at about 10 percent bloom and about…
‘Winter Waltz’ 6W-P
To my surprise on March 16th I found that I had Winter Waltz blooming in my daffodil beds all by themselves. No other show daffodils was even close to blooming, RES is the exception. I noted that Winter Waltz in…
Naturalized Daffodils or Not
I learned a hard lesson this morning. I had planted a sizable naturalized daffodils bed in my front area near a large oak tree that was 4 feet from the street in front of my house. No curb. At 7:00am…
Daffodils in the snow
As the weatherman predicted, we got about 1-1/2 inches of snow last night. Temps were in the teens. The sun is out today, and it is melting the snow. The photo of the Link seedling was taken when it was…
Virus -?
All, In one clump only, all of the plants are exhibiting slow but progressing leaf tip die-off. Reading thru Dr. Snazelle’s ‘Daffodil Diseases and Pests” the closest diagnosis I come up with is Narcissus tip necrosis virus. Is my diagnosis…