VIDEO: Planting daffodils correctly

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The location should be sunny and the soil should be permeable. The planting time of the Flower bulbs falls in autumn. Whether you buy daffodils from the garden center, hardware store or supermarket does not matter when planting.

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Planting the heralds of spring

  1. Define location. Find a suitable location. This can be under summer bushes, in the lawn, in flower beds or even between herbs in the bed.
  2. Dig the planting hole. Use a narrow shovel or onion cutter to dig a hole twice as deep as the daffodil bulbs.
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  3. Put onion. Place the flower bulbs in the hole with the tip up and cover them with soil again. Knock on - and you're done!
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  4. Keep your distance. The distance between the daffodils should be five to ten centimeters. Plant in loose groups, not rows.
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  5. Plant daffodil onions correctly

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Leave several for a natural-looking planting Onions fall to earth and use them where they landed.

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  1. Dig the planting hole. Use a spade to cut three sides of a square out of the lawn, about two inches deep.
  2. Unfold the lawn. Fold it up and carefully fold it over.
  3. Dig up earth. Remove some soil.
  4. Planting daffodils. Now place three to five onions, depending on the type and size, in the recess.
  5. Lay on the lawn. Finally, the piece of lawn is folded back and pressed down.

Planting in a flower pot or bowl is as if you were planting in the bed. The bottom of the bucket should have good drainage to prevent waterlogging.

Tips for caring for the daffodils

  • Humous, well drained soil is recommended.
  • Daffodils love a sunny location.
  • You should divide clumps that have become too dense.
  • After five years, daffodils become lazy and want to be moved.
  • Always let the withered leaves soak in and do not cut them off.
  • The most common reason daffodils don't grow in the tub is because too much moisture causes them to rot.
  • Place a planted tub well protected during the winter.

General information about varieties of daffodils 

Depending on the species, flowering in the spring garden begins in March and does not end until May. 12 different classes of daffodils are known, so there is a wide range to choose from.

Yellow, large-flowered varieties known as daffodils are widespread. There is no clear conceptual separation. Many gardeners see the same plants in daffodils and daffodils.

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Species that remain small look very beautiful in the natural garden. In addition to the tall and partially filled varieties, there are easy-care wild varieties. Unusual cultivars have so heavy flowers that they bend easily in the wind and lose their charm.

All parts of the daffodil are poisonous! That shouldn't prevent you from choosing from the wide variety.

With yellow, white, and bicolor flowers, tall and low, early and late-blooming varieties, daffodils are great for a spring garden. To do this, you still plant Tulips and hyacinths - the Easter decorations are ready. So you can create wonderful spring arrangements in the garden.

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