What do I do with our daffodils now they have finished flowering?

We have had a good show of daf`s in planters this year. Now they are finished I am not sure what to do with them, cut them back, pull them up.





Any advice gratefully received.

What do I do with our daffodils now they have finished flowering?
You have had lots of good advice re. the daffs. Remember that the bulbs will begin to naturalise, and spread, but the flower heads will often be a little smaller in other years.


Although the presence of daffs has thought to stop other plants thriving, I have successfully grown Summer bedding in the same planter. Plants with small root systems like pansies, allysum, lobelia, petunias and tagettes will thrive with good watering.


Enjoy!
Reply:The answers here were great - the only thing I have to add is that you can sort of braid the leaves together to make them look even neater than bundling them and then just grow annuals around them.


I hope this helps.


Candace
Reply:Remove the flower heads, but leave the leaves as these will convert food to the bulbs, storing nutrients for next year. If the bulbs are left in the soil they will multiply over the rest of the season. Once the leaves have died back, then you can dig them up if you wish, depends if you want to use the planters for something else. You can replant the dafs later for next spring's flowers.
Reply:I have single, double yellow Daffodils and a few Narcissis and Jonquils. I just leave them alone.. I don't cut back nor dig up. I do put a few leaves on them in the fall but they generally blow off by spring.


When your bank of daffodils is very crowded, dig a few of them in the early fall and remove some to be planted in another location or given as gifts to fellow gardeners. Replace any missing dirt with good sifted black dirt and a little fertilizer. Tap the dirt down gently and let nature do her thing. They will fill in the vacancies. I only dig some out, every four to six years. No need to hurry things.
Reply:Dead-head them (remove the dead flower heads) then gather up all the greeenery into your hand and loop it round itself to tie it into a knot. This stops the garden from looking too messy but as the greenery dies off it feeds the bulb ready for an even better show of flowers next year - it's a sort of self-fertilizer!
Reply:leave them in situ for a few weeks so they absorb sunlight which helps next years growth, then cut them off at the base.


never pull them as they come back next year.
Reply:Don't cut them down just yet - leave them with the leaves for another 3 to 4 weeks - the leaves are still photosynthesysing and alive - keeping them in situ a little longer will draw more energy into the bulbs and give you a stronger crop next year. If they are looking a little untidy you could cut the heads off, but leave a good amount of leaves. Then cut them right back for summer. If you pull them up, you will have to plant the bulbs again next year.
Reply:If you are going to leave them growing in the planters next year, then wait until the leaves are dead and prune back the leaves to ground level. If you're going to dig up the bulbs, still wait until the leaves are dead. The bulbs need the nutrients from the green leaves so they'll grow again next year.


All my daffodils died early. It was really warm here for a week, now it's snowing and cold and IT"S EASTER!
Reply:daffodils need to be left to die back, remember they are a bulb so the plant needs to be reabsorbed, plus they have further seeds contained behind the flower which will if left grow to be bulbs,
Reply:dig them up and they will never grow back.





If they are dying/dead just cut them at groung level.
Reply:Fold the stems over and tie them loosely with some garden string. The goodness can then go back into the bulbs. Leave them until about mid to late May and then you can cut them right down. Happy gardening!
Reply:Pull any dead flowers or seed heads off, don't bend the leaves over or tie them in a loop, if you do all you Will do is break the leaves and stop any nutrients going back into the bulbs. Give them a liquid feed of general purpose fertiliser to help the bulbs build up for next spring, and let them die back naturally. By the time you want to plant your planters/ pots with summer bedding the leaves will be ready for pulling off.





Professional Gardner for 30 odd yrs.

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