StevenB
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 10:45 PM |
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Daffodils
Anybody know why my wifes daffodils dont flower just
loads of green leaves?
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 10:51 PM |
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They are infact just tall grass plants ?!!??? :p
Sorry....
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 10:55 PM |
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Give them time, they are only starting to come out in Aberdeen where we have thousands every year
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StevenB
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 10:56 PM |
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Good one :-)
The first year there were loads.
Now there is about 5 flowers and loads of green.
s
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:27 PM |
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The bulbs are too near the surface or the parent bulb has died off and the replacement has not developed to flowering age yet so is just producing
leaves. If you cut the leaves down before they have replenished the bulb they will not flower successfully the following year. Let the leaves start to
die down then dig the bulbs up and replant them in freshly dug soil.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
The bulbs are too near the surface or the parent bulb has died off and the replacement has not developed to flowering age yet so is just producing
leaves. If you cut the leaves down before they have replenished the bulb they will not flower successfully the following year. Let the leaves start to
die down then dig the bulbs up and replant them in freshly dug soil.
+1 ..... 
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 01:30 AM |
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+2 and it doesn't harm the little fellas to give them a bit of food after they've finished flowering (now in your case), fish, blood and
bone, something slow acting like that
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mad4x4
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 02:29 AM |
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+3 and i'm not a gardener
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 07:43 AM |
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It's because they're leaks 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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BenB
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 08:02 AM |
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As mentioned can be too near the surface so the flower "seed" in the bulb gets killed off by the frost. Can also be from over-picking,
early chopping down of the leaves (or folding them over) or lack of nutrients.
If all else fails they're cheap as chips
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StevenB
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| posted on 22/3/11 at 01:32 PM |
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Thanks for tips.
I did not know there was such a thing as
a flowering age daffodil.
Every day is a school day.
Hopefully better luck next year.
Cheers
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