Common Grounds: October-November: A Chance To Smile and Feed The Bees
Thank you for stopping by the Pantry Garden to pick up your daffodil bulbs! If you haven’t done it yet, you’ll find the information on our free Daffodil Bulb Give-Away by clicking here.
Consider two reasons for planting daffodils in your yard, your balcony, your sidewalk, the tree pits in your neighborhood and even your window sills.
- Daffs are the first burst of sunshine you’ll see in the spring, even on a dark gloomy day. And that will make you smile.
- Daffs’ pollen and nectar are the first food available to our native bees and bumblebees when their queens come out of hibernation. And that will make our early spring pollinators smile too.
If you are unsure about how to proceed, below you will find a compilation of links to help you in your planting. The breakdown of that material is as follows:
- You can grow daffodils from bulbs indoors or outdoors.
- If indoors, you can grow them in water or in a potting mix. It will bloom as long as you first “chill” your bulbs.
- If outdoors, you can grow them in pots or directly in garden soil, but you need to plant by the end of October or early November.
- Daffodils will bloom in March and April.
- After the flowers are done blooming, cut the stems short. However don’t cut the leaves until they turn dry and brown if you want your daffodils to come back next year.
GROWING DAFFS INDOORS.
Chilling
Quick read: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/chilling-flowering-bulbs.htm
More info: https://extension.psu.edu/forcing-flowering-bulbs-for-indoor-beauty
Growing in water:
Quick Read: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/flower-bulbs-in-water.htm
Growing in a pot
More info: https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/growing-bulbs-indoors
GROWING DAFFS OUTDOORS
Growing in a pot
https://www.gardenia.net/guide/planting-daffodils-in-pot-and-containers
Planting in the Garden:
More info: https://www.gardenia.net/guide/how-to-plant-daffodil-bulbs
And if you want to know everything there is to know about daffodils, you may want to check out the American Daffodil Society: https://daffodilusa.org
And in the Spring, don’t hesitate to email photos of your blooming Daffodils at MZanzal@commonpoint.org. We would love to post them on our Gardening Blog.
Happy Daff planting!!
