When can I lift daffodil bulbs?

I have a long narrow border which is full of daffs, this year I want to give it a good clear out so I want to dig out all the bulbs and replant them again later. Should I wait until September, when I would normally plant spring bulbs, or can I lift them once the foliage has died down? If I do the latter, how should I store the bulbs?

 

Hi @The Bird Lady - you can really lift them whenever you want, as long as you keep the foliage on them. Just pot them up, or heel them in somewhere if you have a space, and feed a couple of times as they die back. Just remember to label them...

 

I have just removed some Daffodils from pots into plastic pots and a big hessian bag where I let them die back then trim them in about 8 weeks time and store like that until Autumn.

 

Thank you both, I did think it would be OK to lift them now, but I guess I just wanted confirmation! Cheers!