Category: Soil

Discussions about the impact some agents have on soil as well as soil composition.

Flowering rate

Hello All, Every year brings a new challenge and unexpected results. In the over 50 years that I have been growing daffodils seriously something different seems to happen! This year it was flowering rate. My stock is divided almost equally…

Meeting and planting

Thanks to Dan Bellinger and all for a fine “Midwest” Regional meeting at Columbus, actually Upper Arlington, yesterday (Saturday). I use quotes since it was a bit more of an East Central gathering, including a fine showing of folks from…

Bulb Mite etc

I’ve been fascinated by the discussion on glyphosate and its possibe after effects. I have always thought it became inactive when it reached the ground, only being absorbed into the plant and its system. I have now decided it’s not…

1 Y – Y gold and cold

Hi  Daffnetters,   We  are  over  our  snow  episode ,  about  3  days  was enough . Our  N Z  Daffodil  day ,  a  nationwide  Cancer  Society  is  a  week  away, on  Friday  26  August .. The  snow  has  lowered  soil  temperatures  and  growth  is…