In 1995 when I first joined Daffnet there was only about 15 people on daffnet, and a lot of posting about daffodils. Now there are hundreds, maybe more, and no one is posting on daffnet. Back then we had Historics,…
Hot April
I kept wondering why my daffodil show season was cut so short this year, now I know. The local weather man was recapping this year’s weather and stated that since April’s two days of over 90’F’ degree weather, our first…
What’s the trick to get Golden Rain to bloom?
All, Golden Rain is an erratic bloomer at best, and I’m not the only one who has fits with it. What’s the trick to get it to bloom? Does it need a long, hot, dry summer? A good hard drenching…
Tour
From the 15th September to October 1st we have a small group of ADS members visiting us to enjoy the South Island show season and visit some interesting places. At the moment costs are greater because we do not have…
A Cold and Warn Daffodil Year
During the daffodil show season in April we had 80 degree (F) weather that burned out my daffodils, than in the month of May and June we had cooler than normal weather. I wore long pants until yesterday because it…
Red Label for June Journal
My apologies for those of you I accidentally chose the wrong date for our Red Label mailing label. It appears as though I chose some of you with a Dec 2023 renewal date when I should have chosen a Dec…