Plant Daffodils: Make Your Garden Come Alive In Spring

2007-05-02 10:04:19

( Garden )



It seems like a spring garden is not complete without the bright colors of daffodils and other spring plants. The plant daffodils, a member of the amaryllis family, have flat and bladelike leaves. Daffodils are carefree flowers that only require little effort on your part to plant them.

There are about a number of species and thousands of cultivars of daffodils that have been grown and cultivated in most gardens today. You can get the best results when you plant daffodils as soon as you get their bulbs from the store, or you receive them in your mail box.

Plant daffodils in the fall or after the soil begins to cool down. It is essential that the roots grow before the ground starts to freeze. The presence of roots ensures that the frost will not damage the bulb. However, in case you cannot plant daffodils immediately, you can store them in a cool, dry place with good ventilation. You can then plant daffodils during springtime as early as possible. Daffodils planted after winter may bloom late during their first year, but they will generally perform well in the succeeding years.

A well-drained soil with rich organic matter is the ideal soil to plant daffodils. If your soil is not free-draining and loose, you can dig in some organic matter to about one-foot deep. Remember that daffodil bulbs rot in wet soil, but they stay dormant during the summer months in a good soil. You can plant daffodils in either full sun or partly shaded area.

Before purchasing daffodil bulbs, make sure that you inspect each of them, or check your mail-order shipments as soon as you unpack them. Any bulbs that show any sign of mildew, fungus, or rot should be discarded. Daffodil bulbs should never be slimy, and they must be firm when you touch them.


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