tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post6701512374279301792..comments2024-03-29T03:52:48.960-05:00Comments on MrBrownThumb: Caring for Daffodils After BloomingMrBrownThumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-11104285679130445292016-05-27T09:10:27.449-05:002016-05-27T09:10:27.449-05:00I am do excited to see your post about Chicagos tu...I am do excited to see your post about Chicagos tulip bulbs. I am a Chicago gardener who has tried for years to get the inside scoop.I would love to get some bulbs for our local CPS school and my yard.Can you send me the info on how,when and where to get the bulbs? I was with students on a field trip at Lincoln Park Zoo and they were removing bulbs but they didnt have info on where to get them.I would appreciate the info.Thanks!<br />Martin10221@gmail.comChitiown gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371383605882312981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-26912726160428118572016-05-19T19:13:17.941-05:002016-05-19T19:13:17.941-05:00I realize it has been a couple years since this ar...I realize it has been a couple years since this article was posted, but I thought I'd take a chance in the off chance someone sees this and replies. I'm new to daffodils and tulips (this is my first spring seeing them in my garden!) and Renata's idea of planting them deeper with a herbaceous perennial on top is really interesting. Seeing as my bulbs are already in the ground and going through their first (albeit late) bloom, is there a way for me to still do this for next year? Like, if I wait until the middle of Fall and dig up my bulbs, re-plant them a bit deeper and layer another perennial on top? Could this work? And, does anyone have any photos of what this could look like in the summer when the daffodils and tulips have finished flowering? Thank you so much in advance!Uruvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623871263143588449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-36883136684819965152016-04-23T09:18:15.249-05:002016-04-23T09:18:15.249-05:00I'm not a cool gardener but all I do is put an...I'm not a cool gardener but all I do is put an elastic band around them to keep them together and clean up around them, the following year try come up great no need for braiding etc and I also use the pods for more flowering the following year. It works so far and no blind dafs Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619245122367551242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-44576753574694336872016-04-19T15:35:12.143-05:002016-04-19T15:35:12.143-05:00Last year I decided to just cut off the top 3-4 in...Last year I decided to just cut off the top 3-4 inches of the leaves and stems after they bloomed, and this spring I've had the best daffies in 10 years! don't know if it's related or not, but other years I put a loose band around the tops just to keep them together and not falling all over the place. I don't suppose the nice dose of bone meal last fall and early this spring hurt any either, though :>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-54455586545002046492016-04-16T08:39:30.219-05:002016-04-16T08:39:30.219-05:00I have hundreds of daffodils growing on my propert...I have hundreds of daffodils growing on my property and never deadhead the flowers as the resulting seeds often germinate and spread more daffodils, often with very interesting hybrid flowers. If the bunch gets too crowded, as they tend to do, I will dig them up and plant all the new bulbs in other places, giving me even more flowers over the years.Danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775859371518826170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-41166217609818853032016-04-16T06:08:32.381-05:002016-04-16T06:08:32.381-05:00I actually pull up the daffodil leaves in one hand...I actually pull up the daffodil leaves in one hand then bend them over and put a rubber band on them, they have been coming back strong for years. Once the bulbs are finished with growing, then they release the leaves all at once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-23611812012856969802015-05-31T16:31:53.976-05:002015-05-31T16:31:53.976-05:00Continue watering. If anything, I would recommend ...Continue watering. If anything, I would recommend planting some kind of annual or edible over them in the pot to remind you to keep watering. Then in the fall, empty out the pot and place the daffodil bulbs in the garden where you want them. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-73690023130361718652015-05-31T16:30:57.433-05:002015-05-31T16:30:57.433-05:00Glad to hear you are having great success with the...Glad to hear you are having great success with the daffodils in your garden. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-6755837365273922652015-05-31T16:30:23.758-05:002015-05-31T16:30:23.758-05:00Anonymous: The easiest thing to do in this case is...Anonymous: The easiest thing to do in this case is to plant tall-ish annuals over them after they stop blooming. Or you can plant some perennials from your garden, as long as they aren't the kind that form large clumps-- like irises-- that would prohibit them from pushing through next spring. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-13007055158390130942015-05-31T16:28:39.875-05:002015-05-31T16:28:39.875-05:00Anon, if you remove the bulbs during spring, you h...Anon, if you remove the bulbs during spring, you have to put them back in the ground during fall bulb planting time. Unless you have a space where the pot of bulbs will safely overwinter. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-36971743440596119502015-05-31T16:27:45.923-05:002015-05-31T16:27:45.923-05:00Anon: The bulbs need the time during summer in the...Anon: The bulbs need the time during summer in the ground to prepare for that. Pulling them up and hanging them until next year will result in bulbs that may die and not survive the winter. Leave them in place or put them in a large pot until the fall when you plant them where you want them. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-17152806385296003712015-05-28T17:27:10.259-05:002015-05-28T17:27:10.259-05:00I'm wondering the same ..... where do you put...I'm wondering the same ..... where do you put the pots of bulbs & dead foliage over winter ? And how do I care for them ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-51238134531860397922015-05-13T13:09:14.250-05:002015-05-13T13:09:14.250-05:00Hi can u dig up the bulbs and put them in a sack h...Hi can u dig up the bulbs and put them in a sack hang them up and put them in a dark place until it's reddy to plant next year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-79334739000367086572015-05-03T20:08:20.152-05:002015-05-03T20:08:20.152-05:00I would love some suggestions on what perennials t...I would love some suggestions on what perennials to use for layering. I'm in Oklahoma, and can't stand the left over foliage from my bulbs. I need to thin out my bulbs, but I don't want to damage them. Once the foliage is ready, I plan on thinking out bulbs and transplanting them, and I would love to try tho layering technique!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-61476034725786662032014-07-19T12:23:18.092-05:002014-07-19T12:23:18.092-05:00Circle crops? Hmmm..I have braided, tied up, left ...Circle crops? Hmmm..I have braided, tied up, left alone; the daffs seem to do well no matter what I do. Planning on planting more this fall. Can't have enough of those cheery blossoms come spring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-87549022380145832102014-06-22T13:14:26.987-05:002014-06-22T13:14:26.987-05:00I like this idea but where do you store your pots/...I like this idea but where do you store your pots/bulbs (assuming you leave them in the post?) for the winter? Do you have to worry about freezing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-36758434941747984132014-06-14T12:13:44.125-05:002014-06-14T12:13:44.125-05:00I planted daffodils and tulips in pots and once th...I planted daffodils and tulips in pots and once the foliage has been cut back do I continue watering the bulbs or just leave alone until spring?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-24241747171701714002014-04-27T04:38:38.261-05:002014-04-27T04:38:38.261-05:00I don't have a large garden so I decided to pl...I don't have a large garden so I decided to plant it up with architectural type shrubs which flower in summer and change the colours of their leaves in Autumn, but so as to inject a bit of early spring colour, all I have done is to simply plant both tulip and cluster daffodil bulbs in pots on their own. In this way I was rewarded with a beautiful show of various colours and heights. I also did this with crocuses as well.<br />Once the show is over the pots are removed to the back garden and left to get on with the 'dying back' process in readiness for next years show <br />I then plant up any spaces I may have made in the normal course of gardening out the front with annuals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-40712591326936031052014-04-03T09:19:21.762-05:002014-04-03T09:19:21.762-05:00I always braid my hair and my daffodil leaves ...t...I always braid my hair and my daffodil leaves ...then stand back and wait for the know it alls to start moaning ....the garden looks cared for and there is light coming in for the surrounding plants to come on . The daffodils ( and me ) are always wonderful again the following year : )Daisy Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105828820178399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-33558164096764936612014-04-01T16:35:00.001-05:002014-04-01T16:35:00.001-05:00I have mine planted amoung good sized hostas and t...I have mine planted amoung good sized hostas and this covers the mess completely.<br />My daffodils return every year no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-76425575973628311072014-03-05T10:59:01.125-06:002014-03-05T10:59:01.125-06:00I am really glad to have found this page, thanks f...I am really glad to have found this page, thanks for all the great input...this is my first time with Daffodils!!! <br />I hope they come back next year! Thanks everyone! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061806945587990684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-16010075623175320412013-10-09T19:38:08.187-05:002013-10-09T19:38:08.187-05:00Late to this daffy party, I've been a braider ...Late to this daffy party, I've been a braider for many years. It's relaxing on a lazy day, if ya know how to braid. I take the top/end of braid and circle it to 3' or 4" from bottom of plant and then twist tie it together. I don't do all of them this way but it gets them out of my way and it creates an upright circle crop :) @jojo_6040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-77198837725104251972013-07-14T23:55:27.677-05:002013-07-14T23:55:27.677-05:00Louisa,
How do you manage the single knot without...Louisa,<br /><br />How do you manage the single knot without breaking the foliage? My clump(s) are too big for a single knot, unless I do several single knots, but that time it just seems easier to braid all the foliage together. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-11126517696810175242013-07-14T23:53:39.969-05:002013-07-14T23:53:39.969-05:00LostRoses, covering them up with miniature roses a...LostRoses, covering them up with miniature roses and lavender sounds wonderful. I wish I could grow some mini roses in my garden, but they just don't seem to overwinter well for me.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-254311922837488972013-07-14T23:51:59.385-05:002013-07-14T23:51:59.385-05:00Hi Nelson, yeah, braiding daffodil foliage is not ...Hi Nelson, yeah, braiding daffodil foliage is not necessary, but is is an option. One that I think gets a bum rap. MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.com