Nothing says spring has arrived quite like daffodils. Even under the cover of a late snow, these cheery yellow blooms promise warm days, green gardens and blue skies.
One great thing about daffodils is that the bulbs will multiply so a single bulb will eventually turn into a big clump. Every five to 10 years the bulbs can get overcrowded, resulting in fewer and smaller blooms. The solution is to divide and transplant.
First, make sure that the daffodils are dormant before you move them. Wait until the foliage turns yellow. Dig the bulbs up and gently pull apart to separate them. Dig a hole that is three times as deep as the bulb is wide, add some compost and drop in the bulb with the foliage end pointing up. Back fill the hole with soil, water well and you’re done.
One last tip: make sure their new home has full to partial sun and very well-drained soil. Daffodils don’t like dense shade or wet feet.
Good to Know: Caring for Daffodils After Blooming
Daffodils are one of the most reliable spring bulbs. They’ll come back year after year with minimal care.
- You can remove the flowers after they fade, but leave the foliage intact for at least eight weeks or until it turns yellow. It’s the leaves that produce energy for next year’s bloom.
- In fall drench the soil where daffodils are planted with a liquid fertilizer. This is when root growth is most active. Follow the application recommendation on the fertilizer package.
Hakuna kitu kinachosema kwamba majira ya kuchipua yamefika kama maua ya daffodils. Hata chini ya kifuniko cha theluji ya marehemu, maua haya ya manjano yenye furaha huahidi siku zenye joto, bustani za kijani kibichi na anga la bluu. Jambo moja la kushangaza kuhusu daffodils ni kwamba bulbs kuzidisha hivyo bulb moja hatimaye kugeuka katika kundi kubwa. Kila baada ya miaka mitano au kumi, mimea hiyo huanza kuota, na hivyo huwa na maua machache na madogo. Suluhisho ni kugawanyika na kupandikiza. Kwanza, hakikisha kwamba maua ya daffodils hayako kazini kabla ya kuyahamisha. Ngoja majani yawe ya manjano. Fungua bulbs na kwa upole kuvuta mbali ili kuwatenganisha. Chimba shimo lenye kina cha mara tatu ya upana wa bulb, ongeza mchanganyiko na uondoe kwenye bulb na mwisho wa majani ukielekeza juu. Kurudi kujaza shimo na udongo, maji vizuri na wewe ni kufanyika. Jibu: Hakikisha kwamba nyumba yako mpya ina jua kamili au sehemu ya jua na udongo ulio na maji mengi. Daffodils hawapendi kivuli kirefu au miguu yenye unyevunyevu. Daffodils ni moja ya bulbs ya masikini zaidi ya majira ya kuchipua. Watarudi mwaka baada ya mwaka kwa utunzaji mdogo. Unaweza kuondoa maua baada ya kufifia, lakini acha majani kwa angalau wiki nane au mpaka iwe manjano. Ni majani ambayo hutokeza nishati kwa ajili ya maua ya mwaka ujao. - Katika majira ya kupukutika kwa majani, nyunyizia udongo ambapo daffodils zimepandwa mbolea ya kioevu. Wakati huo ndipo ukuzi wa mizizi unapokuwa na nguvu zaidi. Fuata mapendekezo ya matumizi kwenye kifurushi cha mbolea.