Re: Dying daffodils
I'm using the daylily/daffodil combo bed too. Early spring blooms followed
by summer blooms I'm using several re-blooming varieties and some continuous
blooming ones.
Jerry
W. MA
Zone 5
> Just started to try the daylily trick too-- little clusters of daffodils
> planted between daylily plants, which then cover the dying foliage as
> they grow. I've had a problem with this since my daylilies are starting
> very early and covering the foliage earlier than I'd think is good for
> the daffodils. We'll see how they fare.
>
> Mary
> MO, zone 6
>
> > For longer than I care to remember, I have been
> > growing bulbs..among them daffodils. Up until now, I
> > have ALWAYS waited until the foliage was completely
> > yellow and nearly rotting before I got rid of it.
> > Last year I read somewhere that you only have to wait
> > until it is lying on the ground to cut it back. I
> > wondered if any of you have ever cut back the foliage
> > this early. The way I have been doing it is
> > frustrating because some years it is late in June
> > before it is rotted enough to pull out easily. By
> > then it's too late to plant anything else so the beds
> > and borders where I have bulbs remain bare the rest of
> > the summer.Some of my Daffs are in a semi-reclining
> > position at the moment and I was thinking that if they
> > would hurry up and finish reclining, I could put in
> > some annuals. What do you think? When do the rest of
> > you trim back your daffs. The tulips (bless their
> > hearts) are quick to make an exit and are no problem
> > but the daffs are a real pain.
> > Jeanne
> >
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