A few prized tetraploid tazettas became infected with basal rot. I invented a treatment that successfully cured them. I am not scientist but a gardener and breeder of Narcissus who likes to try new things and experiment. In the…
Basal rot treatment
Category: Pots
About planting daffodils in pots.
N. serotinus growing notes
I thought I’d write about my experience growing Narcissus serotinus over the past year as I find things like this written by others to be fascinating. Feel free to offer advice or critique. I’m a beginner hoping to learn! I…
N. broussonetii bulb
I thought some might enjoy this photo of a Narcissus broussonetii bulb I recently unpotted. It had just two, large, fleshy roots with rough horizontal ridges along the length. I grew it in a pumice-based bonsai medium that it seemed…
request for miniatures to use in a railroad landscape
Good morning This came through our “contact us” button on our homepage. I’m assuming Don has a miniature railroad and wants to landscape with actual miniature Daffodils. I’ve asked him to clarify this. I’ve also cc-ed Kate Carney who is…
Tazettas by Bill Welch
I wanted to share the many wonderful tazettas supplied by Bill Welch in California, like him my favorite division is 8 and the division I mostly hybridize in. I have many unusual crosses in the works but only time will…
First bloom of 2019
In typical Ohio weather style, we went from 63 degrees two days ago to 28 degrees this morning. I grow a few daffodils in pots in the garage, under lights–the kind that don’t survive my Ohio winter weather. Two days…