How About them Daffodils

Daffodils are a fun spring flower to have in your garden! They are a great sight for sore eyes after the long winter months. And are a daily reminder that the sun shiny days are coming!

Adding this perennial bulb into your garden will help brighten the dullest of flower beds with its sunny face!

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Planting your Bulb

Daffodil bulbs should be planted in the Fall, much like your other spring flowers, the bulbs will need the cold temperatures for their dormant period to assure that they bloom come spring.

You will need to pick a sunny spot that has proper drainage. After all, they do resemble the sun, much like the sunflower does. However, they do not require full sun. But having proper drainage will ensure that your daffodil bulbs will not rot.

Dig about 6 inches deep, making sure that your pointy side is facing up and your root part is on the bottom you can place them into the dirt. It is best to keep them in clusters of about 6-8 and keeping them roughly 3 inches apart. Using mulch around your plants, will help keep the moisture it needs in the soil.

This perennial can also be planted in a pot! Which is a great way to decorate your front porch or decks with! And will be a great show piece for your creativity!

Varieties of Daffodil

Daffodils have thousands of hybrid options that are all stunning. In our garden we have a few different kinds and colors. Such as mini daffodil and double pedal. However, we also have some colorful ones too. But there are so many more that you can choose from!

Dull Daffodils

If you have noticed that your flowers dont seem to have too many blooms to them. There are a few different reasons as to why that may be the case.

Biggest issue is most likely the overcrowding of bulbs, if your grouping has too many bulbs you’ll want to dig them up and divide them up into smaller clusters.

Your soil could have too much nitrogen in it. Daffodils don’t particularly like fertilizer, be sure to stay away from anything with chemicals in it. Or they may not be getting enough sunlight.

Dividing your Daffodils

Dividing your bulbs is easy as pie! However, you will want to wait til after they are done blooming for the season. Otherwise you can cause damage to your blooming bulb.

Once your bulbs are done blooming you can use your handy dandy trowel to dig up your lovely bulbs. You can either move the entire group of bulbs or divvy them up to spread them around and create separate groups of daffodils.

This is either extremely easy or a little tricky. You’ll want to stick your trowel down aside of the grouping and make it so the tip gets under the roots and kind of loosen them up. They will either come right up and break apart individually or they will come up as a group.

To separate the group, you’ll want to then stick your trowel in between the individual bulbs to help break them apart. But be careful not to destroy the bulb itself.

After that you are free to replant them elsewhere.

End of the Season for the Daffodil

Once your daffodil has shed its sunlight face. You can cut the leaves and stems down. I generally wait til closer to mid summer to do this. Leaving the stems for a while helps fill in flower beds with some green. But also allows the plant to contain the energy it has in said leaves and stems.

When you cut the daffodils down. Take your clippers and get approximately an inch from the dirt and then cut. And you may compost the excess.

Composting 50-Plant Garden Tower