I will have a few hundred excess daffodil bulbs for SASE or trade if anyone is interested. I have contacted a few people already, but am running out of new homes! They are being dug now and for another few days, will need to dry and cure before they can be sent, so looking at about May 20 or 21 when ready.
Daffodils anyone need more?
Hi Lupinelover. I'd be interested in trade or sase. What type are they?
Michele
Daffodils are mostly from an unnamed mixture sold as "naturalizing". Boy do they multiply! They start blooming here in Zone 6 in February, and a couple are still hanging on in flower (May). They are every color and combination imaginable: yellow, yellow/white, yellow/orange, white/orange, orange/yellow, white, white/pink, pink/white, etc. About the only ones I know by sight of bulb are the latest to bloom. They are tall, 2-3 blooms per flower stalk, either white or yellow, tiny flowers, double, fragrant. These are my fastest multiplier. Given the number of bulbs and clumps I have, there is no good way for me to track them. I have tried to, by marking, labeling, photos, etc., but it just doesn't work out.
All are incredibly hardy, survive even above ground all winter (we have terrible squirrel problems -- they don't eat the bulbs, they just dig them up and replant them at varying depths all over the neighborhood). Even ones that are partially chewed still thrive.
Thanks for the info. They sound lovely! What type of plants are you looking for? Oh, and how far are you from Cincinnati? I think I looked up Grove City before and now I don't remember where it is.
Id would luv to get a bunch of them-Please let me know!
Thanks for offering these!! =]
May I send you an SASE and have you send some to my father? He loves daf's and could plant many many on his farm. I'll email you.
Thanks Theresa
I would LOVE some please tell me how much SASE you need, as I do not have much to send.
Thanx, Cecelia
Celia, badseed, notmartha, gwydion, you have mail!
Anyone else need daffodils?
Oh yes! I do, I do! I don't see anything on your want list that I have but can I send postage? Thanks.
Lana
You have mail.
tamlamb
WVdaisy, you have mail.
Tamlamb, you have mail :)
If you still have some left, I'll take some too. Just let me know what I need to send.
Naturepatch
You have mail.
Any left? I would like to have some I will be out of town for a week but can send sase in one week Send address please and thanks
I'm up for adoption of the sweeties too! I'll be happy to send postage if you still have some of those beauties available. Just let me know! Thanks for offering them!
swoznick
Hi neighbor,
I'm in Chillicothe,OH and would love to have some if you have any left for postage.
Thanks,
Nett
u got mail.
Gee Kathy! You having fun or what? LOL! So glad to see you posting.
you have mail :)
All daffodils have now been adopted. Check me again next year if you want some, or some more!
Thanks! Check here again for updates on who/when bulbs have been shipped.
Kathy
Have sent so far to:
ma vie rose
Aimee
Tamlamb
Waiting for other plants to send in same package:
JoanJ (will be ready May 25)
Snowhermit (will be ready June 1)
Waiting for SASE:
WVDaisy
Gwydion
Eyes: Please send me your address! I lost it!
Kathy
This message was edited Saturday, May 18th 9:34 AM
Did you send me email? I don't think that I received it.
LMK. swoznick
Hello :) Do you happen to have any daffodil bulbs left? I would love to have some in my gardens too. I can send a SASE or you can look at my trade list. Let me know. This was a wonderful offer you did, I am just sorry that I am just now finding it. Thanks! :)
Daffodil planting tips:
If you want to wait until fall to plant, fine. Just make sure you store them correctly: put them in a PAPER bag instead of the plastic I used for shipping. Keep the dry peat around them to help absorb excess moisture. Put them in a cool place (or at least not outside or in a hot garage or other place). Basement or refrigerator would be great.
If you want to grow them in a climate where winter does not really come, they need to be pre-chilled before planting. Check with a local extension for tips about how to do that best in your area.
If you want to plant them in pots for forcing indoors next spring, use only the bigger bulbs. They will flower next year; the smaller ones probably won't. Make sure you water the pot, then put it in a cold (but not much below freezing) place for at least 3 months. Frig if there is room, otherwise unheated garage, shed, porch, etc.
You can plant them immediately outside, or wait until the fall. I left a fair amount of neck on the bulbs to avoid damaging them. That makes it easier to tell which is the top and bottom, also.
If you want them to quickly multiply, plant them shallowly (no more than 2" of soil covering top of bulb, not necessarily top of neck). They won't flower as soon or often using this method, but they will quickly multiply.
For normal flowering and multiplying, plant with at least 4" of soil on top.
To try to make them grow larger and not multiply as fast but flower more reliably, plant with 8" or more of soil on top. I plant some of mine with 12" of soil on top. They flower beautifully, the bulbs put up multiple flower stalks, and only triple in number in a year, rather than by 6-8 as planted normally. But keep in mind, my soil has abnormally high P levels (almost toxic). I maintain very fertile garden soil, so do not "fertilize" any of my bulbs or perennials, other than soon after planting young plants.
If you have other questions, write me.
Kathy