Re: Bunching and Bowing Bulb Foliage
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bunching and Bowing Bulb Foliage
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: 19 Jul 1998 07:40:53 -0000
At 10:47 PM 7/18/98 EDT, Blee811@aol.com wrote:
>The conventional wisdom from the American Daffodil Society is to not tie up
>your foliage for exactly the reason Chris asks: If they're all tied up, the
>leaf surfaces can't gather the solar energy for the mysterious things plants
>do to build reserves of strength for next year's growth and bloom. However, I
>don't know that this is research-based. I do know there was research once on
>when it was OK to cut the foliage (of daffodils) down. I think 6 weeks after
>bloom was the breakeven point--before 6 weeks adversely affects next year's
>strength; after 6 weeks does not. Even if the foliage was still green.
Bill, The commercial Tulip growers of the Skagit Valley in Washington State
cut the foliage in the Tulip fields 3 weeks after the end of blooming in
preparation for the harvesting of the bulbs from the fields. I know this
sounds like heresy, but I tried it and it works for me. Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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