Daffodils!

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  1. Freddy

    Freddy Miserable git, well known for it

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    Hi ARMANDII.

    In the past, my Daffs have gone on and on. However, when I moved to my current home (4 years ago)I planted some Daffs, and was sure to plant them well deep (maybe 6" down?). Since then, they've dwindled away to virtually nothing. I think planting at this depth was probably a mistake :o Dunno if this helps?

    Cheers...Freddy.
     
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    Hi Freddy, yes it does help, thanks:thumbsup: I've tried planting them at all depths in long desperation but no go! I've tried digging them up and storing them every year, no go. I find the deep planting of Tulips does work as shown by the age of the ones I've got, but not with Daffodils. I can't dig up the Daffs any more because of the fact I've got plants shoulder to shoulder and it disturbs them.:D
     
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    Armandii
    If you go to Wordsworth country the daffodils are wild, are still there and he pegged it in 1850

    When I moved into our house in 1971, there were a clump of daffodils in the corner of the lawn (meadow syle lawn :heehee:
    They are still there every year only insted of ten there is now a clump of about 30,
    Same with a clump of snowdrops, somehow in the middle of said lawn, up every year only thicker, nothing done to them but walked over all summer with the grandkids playing on the grass

    Unfortuanatley I am not yet a competent gardener so I can not advise you,

    Over the past forty years I have always been going to dig up the snowdrops split them and plant in a border, but not managed yet, perhaps when I retire next year I will get it done before I drop deed

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    ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

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    You're riight, Jack. I've driven along country lanes for years and the wild daffs are there on the banks year after year. I used to work at an Old Estate and the woods and lawns were covered in daffs every year. Like I've said I've tried every depth in planting them, tried leaving them, tried annual lifting, but basically I've had to renew them every year. I don't know whether my soil is too neutral or sandy or both:DOH:
     
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      I do not know Armandii
      The only thing I can think of IS the ones in the wild are alone, no other plants with them other than trees
      The same with my own Garden (I use the term loosley) they are just stuck on their own in a corner for the Daffs and in the middle of a meadow for the snowdrops, nothing other than grass around them, not cared for and trampled by walking on MAY TO FEB ?

      Where's Dai, do they have Daffs in Wales :heehee:

      Jack McH
       
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