What to do with daffodil tubers after flowering. Caring for daffodils after flowering: braiding and other nuances. What are the dates for planting bulbs?

Daffodils are a genus of monocotyledonous perennials from the Amaryllis family. Flowers are among the first to bloom when spring arrives. IN natural environment grow in southern Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean. Of the 60 species, about 25 are cultivated, including hybrid forms. Belonging to bulbous plants introduces confusion into the rules of care. Inexperienced flower growers adhere to standard agrotechnical measures, focusing on tulips. This is a wrong position. Only competent care throughout the growing season and after flowering will be the key to healthy growth next year.

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Care after flowering

Daffodils bloom in May-June. They reach maximum development in the third year of life. In the shade, primroses will not bloom as colorfully, but longer. It should be noted that it is unacceptable to touch the leaves until the plant has completely faded and they dry out on their own. For another 1.5–2 months after flowering, nutrients accumulated from the sun enter the rhizome. Therefore, other bulbs are planted nearby. To prevent drooping flowers from greatly spoiling the overall picture in the garden, daffodils are planted in compositions with late-flowering crops.

Daffodils are quite unpretentious to care for, but they belong to the category of plants with short growing season. Bloom beautifully in early spring, and in mid-summer they begin to turn yellow. In most cases, these are winter-hardy flowers that can be left in the ground during cold weather. You need to take care according to the following algorithm:

• pruning;
• feeding;
• planting bulbs.

At this stage, the bulb is saturated with everything necessary for full development for the next season. Mineral complex fertilizers containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus are applied. If the foliage has not completely died off, you should not touch it for the next 2–3 months after flowering. The bushes are watered for the first 10–12 days, then stopped completely. Immediately after the buds die, fertilize with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers.

All useful material leaves descend into bulbs. As soon as they dry naturally, cut and burn.

The root perimeter is loosened and mulched with an organic layer: peat, fallen leaves or sawdust. The procedure is carried out until the soil cools, and the cover is removed in the spring, when the threat of night cold has passed.



Cultures in containers

Such specimens are more demanding to care for than plants in open ground. After the flowering period is over, feed the soil with bone meal. Wait 1–2 months until the plant completely withers, then stop watering. Then the bulbs will safely overwinter in the pot without digging. After the flowers die, the container is placed on its side.

In the fall they return him to initial position and richly moisturize. This necessary measure for flowering in spring. The bulbs can live in this mode for up to 3 years without being transplanted into open ground. In the second year of growth, the flowers become smaller. It is advisable to replant in the summer, when the foliage has completely died off.



When are daffodils transplanted?

To ensure successful rooting of the bulbs before frost, they are replanted in September-October. The soil is pre-fed and dug up, and holes with a drainage layer are prepared. The planting depth depends on the size of the head, usually 25–30 cm. loose soil deepen 4–5 cm more, in clayey ones - closer to the surface. Plantings are placed at a distance of 15–20 cm. Afterwards, they are well moistened and covered with mulch.

Flowers grow quietly in one place, without needing replanting, for up to 5–6 years. They dig it up when many bulbs form in one nest. A similar measure is resorted to when there is a deterioration in flowering. The appropriate period is when the foliage has completely withered. Don’t hesitate with this so as not to spoil it planting material. Terry and trumpet varieties of daffodils and those growing on peat bogs are replanted annually. Then there is a greater chance of maintaining the original maternal qualities.

It is permissible to remove the heads for replanting if the leaves have not completely withered. This happens in the middle of summer. Be extremely careful not to damage the bulbs.

Then they are cleaned and dried. Sorted by quality: absence of chips, rot, or damage. The bad ones are immediately burned. The selected material is washed, disinfected with a manganese solution, and dried. Store until autumn in a cool and ventilated area, at a temperature of + 17°C. Planted in August-September, asymmetrically. This way, before frost sets in, the plantings will have time to take root in their new location.



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Flower division

You can divide and plant daffodils in the third year after planting, in the fall. Then next year a new flowering plant will emerge from the daughter formations. After the leaves turn yellow and dry completely, the bulbs are dug up and separated. Sick and damaged ones are discarded. The entire above-ground part is removed. The heads are dried and stored cool until planting, at least 20°C.

Before planting, the soil is dug up to a great depth and all rocky inclusions and debris are removed. If necessary, add humus. The onions are pre-soaked in a fungicide solution for 2–3 hours..

A layer of fine sand is added to the bottom of the pit and expanded clay drainage is laid. This will protect the roots from putrefactive processes. Replant immediately after digging, as Fresh air harms the roots. The planting site is watered and covered with mulch.



Shelter for the winter

Daffodils are frost-resistant crops, but this does not exclude the roots from freezing in harsh and snowless winters. They are no less detrimentally affected by early thaws and short-term drops in temperature. In early spring, flowers begin to come to life along with nature, but a sharp temperature jump can instantly destroy them. Large-flowered varieties of daffodils and planted late autumn. They simply do not have time to adapt to the new environment.

To avoid this, the root circle is covered with a layer of mulch at least 20-25 cm thick. The bushes are covered with a special covering material on top, but a little later. Wait for a stable low temperature and slight freezing of the ground. Everything in spring protective devices cleaned up.

Bulb storage

If you want to move daffodils indoors for the winter, dig up the bulbs in July, when the bush loses its decorative effect and disintegrates. A similar period begins immediately after flowering and lasts 2–3 months. Depends on climatic conditions. You should not hesitate to dig it up, as there is a danger of being infected by a daffodil fly. This pest loves to eat bulbs.

The children are carefully separated so as not to injure the regrown roots. Soft and deformed specimens are removed. The good ones are washed under running water, treated with potassium permanganate and dried. On winter season Daffodil bulbs are placed in a ventilated wooden box in thin rows and placed in a cool room. Cannot be packed in polyethylene. Allocable carbon dioxide, which will not weather, will not allow the daffodils to breathe freely, and they will die. Optimal mode microclimate during storage: until the end of August temperature + 20°C, then - not lower than + 10°C before planting. Humidity is about 65–70%.

Tulip and hyacinth bulbs should not be placed next to each other. They are also perennials, but with different storage requirements.



The bulbs are regularly inspected in order to remove rotting specimens in a timely manner. The source of putrefactive processes varies. If brown spots are observed, this is a fungus. When it comes bad smell- bacterial proliferation. If you dig up onions in the heat, there is a high risk of fusarium developing during storage. Rotting begins at the bottom and progressively rises upward. It's not noticeable at first, but short time the head softens. If it is planted in the ground, the plant will not fully develop, the leaves will quickly turn yellow and fall off. Control measures include careful rejection of seed material, cleaning of old scales and covering with chalk.

Timely watering, removal of dead buds, weeding and fertilizing are mandatory measures for caring for daffodils after flowering. The leaves are cut off completely, leaving a stump of 1.5–2 cm. Then they wait for natural wilting. In the first year of life, you do not need to replant the plant if the soil is well fed. But for the winter the flowers need to be covered.

• Narcissus is a fairly shade-tolerant crop, so choosing a comfortable area for it is not difficult. It prefers nutrient-rich, slightly alkaline, well-drained soil. The flower will also thrive in slightly acidic soil.
• A daffodil can grow in one place for 5 years or more; flowers should be replanted at the moment when they stop actively blooming. The planting material for daffodils is bulbs.

Propagation of daffodils

Daffodils reproduce equally successfully by both seeds and bulbs.

Vegetative propagation

Daffodils can be propagated by separating daughter bulbs from the mother plant. Daughter bulbs begin to separate from the main one in the 2nd year of cultivation; after 3 years, separate bulbs form. After dividing, the resulting planting material is placed in closed ground at constant room temperature. When the buds begin to develop (usually mid-November), the bulbs are planted in open ground and covered after the first frost.

Propagation of daffodils by seeds

Daffodils are cross-pollinating plants that set seeds well. They can be propagated using newly ripened seeds. With this method of planting, flowering should be expected only in the 4th year after sowing.

Planting daffodils

When to plant daffodils in the fall?

Optimal time autumn planting daffodils depends on their type:

• If you are planting small bulbous daffodil bulbs, then optimal time for landing in middle lane in autumn – the first half of September (when the ground temperature is around 8 degrees). Small daffodils are planted in groups of 3-5 pieces;
• If you are planting large-bulbed daffodils, it is optimal to plant them in the second half of September;
• Daffodil bulbs should be planted to a depth of about 25 centimeters.

When to plant daffodils in spring?

• Spring planting is only possible if the flower bulbs were previously stored in the refrigerator. If this requirement has been met, then planting must be done in completely thawed soil, usually at the end of April.
• If you are planting daffodil seeds, planting should be done in summer or before winter. In this case, the seeds should be planted in flowerpots.

Where to plant daffodils

The place for planting daffodils can be either well-lit or semi-shaded, since these flowers feel good both in the sun and in dark places.

Livehack: Narcissists can act as a "shield" for bulbous flower beds, their bulbs are quite poisonous, and by surrounding a flower bed with them, for example, with tulips, you can protect them from mice and other rodents (they won’t go near daffodils).

Caring for daffodils

How to water daffodils

Like most bulbous plants Daffodils are moisture-loving flowers; you should start watering them immediately after the snow melts. Watering should be abundant and regular. Daffodils cannot tolerate stagnant water; it can cause a number of diseases, including simple rotting.

The daffodils have bloomed, what to do next?

After the daffodils have finished flowering, you can collect flower seeds for later planting or simply carefully remove faded petals. Next you need to trim, leaving 2 - 3 cm from the root of the leaves.

Forcing daffodils appear on sale towards the end of winter. Typically, these bulbous plants are sold with buds, at the peak of flowering or fading. It’s hard to pass by and not buy a pot or other planting container with blooming daffodils. My attention is usually attracted dwarf forms with small flowers, multi-flowered and fragrant. When amateur flower growers buy or receive these spring flowers as a gift, they want to preserve them and continue to grow them on their plots, and not throw the faded forcing into the trash.

Daffodils in flower pots

How to care for forcing daffodils at home?

Having bought or received a daffodil in a pot as a gift, I immediately water from the tray those plants that are in dry soil. If there is a transparent wrapper, I leave it for a while.

From this moment on, forcing daffodils acquires the status of a houseplant. First of all, you need to determine its condition. It’s bad if the bulbs start to rot. Such plants are usually doomed or require complex rehabilitation.

These flowers can be left undisturbed for a week or two. Keep at room temperature in a bright place and water moderately as needed.

I immediately cut off the fading flowers, leaving part of the peduncle. I add some fresh soil or sand. Their layer should be such as to completely cover the bulb. I don’t use any fertilizers or growth stimulants.

After flowering has finished, the pot of daffodils can be placed on a cool windowsill or on a glassed-in loggia, where the air temperature at night will not drop below plus 12°C.

Caring for such daffodils is easy. Before planting in a flower garden, they can be left to grow even in a cramped container, but it is better to transfer them to a more spacious pot. Daffodils do not have to worry about the curvature of flower stalks. This is the problem with hyacinths, the forcing of which we often buy in early spring. About it beautiful flower I wrote in articles:

In such conditions, daffodils continue to grow and live well until the day when they can be planted on the site.

Planting in a flower garden

Early spring is the time of flowering of such bulbous and bulbous primroses as snowdrop (galanthus ), scilla (scylla ), Pushkinia , Chionodoxa , crocus , muscari , iris (iridodictium ) etc. You can read about these bulbous primroses in my articles:

Many varieties of daffodils on our site bloom in the last days - the first ten days.

It is advisable to time the planting (more precisely, transshipment) of forcing stored at home to coincide with the appearance of flower stalks on “street” daffodils. I do not recommend immediately dividing those plants that are in the same container. It is better to plant them in a single lump. You need to try to prevent it from collapsing, because... this can cause damage to the roots.

When transferring daffodils into planting holes, I do not adhere to my favorite rule “plant in the dirt - you will be a prince,” i.e. I don’t pour water into them before planting. I begin to moisten the soil after a few days, because at this time the soil is quite wet. Excess water in landing pit leads to such negative consequences as rotting and retraction of the bulbs into the ground.

When planting, I plant the daffodils so that the entire bulb is in the ground. Excessively shallow planting is fraught negative consequences. Mulching the soil with fresh substrate allows you to adjust the planting depth when exposing the crown of the bulb.

In such conditions, daffodils can be left without replanting for several years or transplanted to a new location in the fall. In the article I wrote about how I plant daffodils in the fall.

Should you buy discounted daffodils?

After the massive sale of forcing daffodils by March 8, many unsold pots of fading bulbs remain in stores. Sellers are no longer interested in them, because... The demand for these plants is falling rapidly. Many stores announce sales and greatly reduce the price. The time is coming when amateur gardeners can purchase good planting material at a low cost.

The sale of daffodils begins

I have bought these “expired” daffodils several times. Further care behind them is determined by the state of the plants. Well-preserved daffodils can be grown until planting in the ground in the same way as forcing good quality. You should only buy pots of dried daffodils when they have a strong bulb.

I immediately transfer it to a larger pot, which I fill with a mixture of peat and sand. It turns out to be a kind of “buffer” that protects the bulbs from drying out. Then I lightly moisten the soil and take the containers with daffodils to the basement or other cool place. You can leave them there until the beginning of autumn, when it is time to plant and replant bulbous plants. The soil must be moistened occasionally so that it does not dry out. I usually plant these daffodil bulbs from the basement in flower beds during Indian Summer. You can read about this wonderful time in my article. With this option, most of the bulbs are preserved well.

I believe that for many amateur gardeners, purchasing even discounted forced daffodils is a great chance to replenish their plant collections for very little money. Sometimes you come across rare varieties on sale, the bulbs of which are expensive.

Even these daffodils are on sale

Some daffodils can be grown as houseplants. For this purpose, those varieties that differ are usually used long flowering, quick adaptation to living conditions and unpretentiousness. You can also find these among forced daffodils.

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It's no secret that garden flowers require special reverent treatment.

One of the favorite flowers are daffodils. These beautiful sunny flowers decorate many front gardens. But not everyone knows what to do after these wonderful flowers have bloomed.

In this article we will figure out how to prepare daffodils for the winter.

The daffodils have faded, but caring for them cannot be stopped. Here are the steps to take:

• Leaves feed all plants sunlight, which is why you can’t cut them off immediately after the plant has flowered.
• The foliage can be trimmed only when it has completely dried out, and this must be done carefully, using scissors specially designed for this procedure.
• It is important to fertilize with useful substances in the fall.
• If the plant is young, it needs to be covered with a layer of humus during the winter.

In cases where the flower is still young, it does not need to be dug up. In general, you only need to dig up the plant once every three years, this will allow the mother bush to produce new shoots. Adult bulbs can be dug up around mid-August, when their flowering period ends.

Not many people think about the fact that dug up bulbs continue to breathe and grow, which is why the transplant must be done no later than after two months.

How to dig up a plant

Gardeners need to know a few nuances that must be observed when digging up daffodils:

• When digging, you need to use only sharp objects, for example a garden shovel; you need to deepen it into the ground so as not to touch the bulbs when digging them with a lump of earth.
• Immediately after the plant is dug up, you can cut off the dried leaves, but you need to wait with the roots - let them dry completely and only then remove them.
• Bulbs should not be left in the sun, because they can burn under the sun's rays.
• The daughter bulbs can be separated from the mother bulb only when they are completely dry. Otherwise, the plant may be damaged.

Bulb storage rules

After the narcissus bulbs are dug up, they should be left on the soil for about 10 minutes. They should be left in a place where there is no direct sunlight to prevent burns. In rainy weather, the bulbs should be brought indoors, but the main thing is that there is good ventilation.

Next, the bulbs are placed in a place where the temperature does not exceed 17 degrees, and the room should be sufficiently humid. Ideal place There will be a cellar for storage. Bulbs should be stored in special trays. Remember not to store them in closed bags! Because of this, the plant will die.

There must be fresh air in the room so that the plant does not die. You need to keep an eye on the bulbs in order to remove rotten heads if something happens.

Do bulbs need treatment?

Bulbs, if they do not have any problems, do not require any treatment. But in order to completely avoid any risks, you can soak them in a solution of potassium permanganate for 10 minutes. This procedure can also protect the bulbs from rot.

In cases where worms or pests are poisoned, you can use Karbofos solution. The bulbs need to be soaked in this solution for half an hour, and then dried and transferred to a storage room.

What are the dates for planting bulbs?

Experienced gardeners know that there is no better time to plant daffodil bulbs than the end of August or the beginning of September. This particular time is chosen for a reason, because in this period the plant manages to strengthen, but there is not enough time to grow.

If the bulbs were planted late, for example, at the beginning of October and frost is about to arrive, do not rush to get upset, it is enough to cover the plants with foliage, the main thing is that the layer of foliage does not exceed 15 centimeters.

When planting bulbs, you need to choose a place where the soil is new and rested. You should not plant daffodils in the same place.

During the time until the daffodils were dug up (namely three years), the earth could lose its beneficial features Moreover, there are risks that it will contain harmful microorganisms; these factors will negatively affect the growth of flowers.

The hole for planting must be made based on the ratio of the size of the bulb, as a rule, we're talking about about 20 centimeters. In order to achieve rapid flowering, it is enough to deepen the bulb by ten centimeters.

Before planting the bulb, you need to place a small layer of sand and a few pinches (about two teaspoons) of useful minerals at the bottom of the hole.

Gardeners, pay attention to one of the main subtleties of planting daffodils: the distance between the bulbs should be no less than ten centimeters.

Bottom line

Daffodils are favorites among gardeners. this moment You can find a lot of different varieties to suit every taste. By the way, in order not to get confused, if you are planting several types of flowers, you can put small signs next to them, this will help you not get confused and not confuse anything during the process of digging up and replanting the bulbs.

Keeping the plant in order is not so difficult, the main thing is to follow the basic rules for caring for and storing the bulbs.

In this article, we talked in detail about the periods when it is better to dig up and plant bulbs, as well as how to store them correctly; all these tips are simple, but at the same time help to keep the plant healthy and beautiful.

Daffodils are wonderful spring residents of our gardens. Some of them bloom before tulips, others bloom simultaneously with them, and some species even at the beginning of summer. It is impossible to imagine a garden where daffodils would not bloom. Care after flowering is the key to this wonderful sunny flower next season it will produce good buds - after all, right now it is preparing for next year’s flowering. We usually care for daffodils in the same way as we care for tulips. This is a mistake; caring for these bulbous plants has its own nuances..

Classification of daffodils

Daffodils are so popular all over the world that there is an international classification of them, adopted back in 1950. Garden daffodils are divided, according to the shape of the flower, into the following groups:

• Tubular;
• Large-crowned;
• Small-crowned;
• Terry;
• Triandrusaceae;
• Cyclamenaceae;
• Joncliaceae;
• Tacet;
• Poetic;
• Daffodils with a split crown.

Natural wild varieties daffodils are separated into a separate group.

Based on these groups, many new varieties have been created. Selection continues to this day, because this flower is loved, revered and has not lost popularity for centuries.

Description

Daffodils belong to the genus monocots family Amaryllis.

Narcissus is a bulbous plant, depending on the species, reaching a height of 8 to 60 cm. Its flowers consist of a crown and tepals, and the crown can be split, and the perianth petals can be double. In addition to the usual white and yellow color, the flower can be pink, orange, even red.

One peduncle usually grows on one bulb, but multi-flowered varieties have also been bred. The flowers have a strong intoxicating-sweet smell. The leaves are long, ribbon-shaped, varying in width. The fruit is a three-locular capsule with numerous spherical seeds.

Growing conditions

Daffodils grow best in areas with loamy soils, good light or medium shade, if available good drainage. They can grow without transplanting for up to 4-6 years. Before planting, the soil must be fertilized and lightened by adding a mixture of sand and peat. Acidic soils alkalize with chalk or dolomite flour. During the growing season they need additional watering, depending on natural precipitation.

Fertilizing is carried out 3 times: at the emergence of seedlings, during budding and during flowering. In the conditions of Siberia and the Non-Black Earth Zone, daffodils must be covered with peat or straw for the winter.

Daffodils after flowering

Caring for daffodils after flowering is not particularly difficult. After flowering you need to:

• Trim the peduncle;
• Feed the flower with complex mineral fertilizer;
• If necessary, plant or replant the bulbs.

You can dissolve the fertilizer in water, or you can embed it in upper layer soil and water. It is now that the processes on which the flowering of the next season depends are taking place in the bulb. And for successful growing season and flowering next year they need:

• Nitrogen is building material for all parts of the plant, without it the successful growth of a flower and the formation of children is impossible;
• Phosphorus – enhances the growth of the root system of plants; without it it is impossible to obtain large bulbs;
• Potassium – increases the plant’s resistance to unfavorable conditions and stress factors. It is this that helps the bulb to successfully overwinter in the ground and ensures long and beautiful flowering.

The foliage should not be touched after flowering. Nutrients, located in the leaves, as they wither, pass into the bulb.

When and how to plant daffodils

Flowers can grow in one place for up to 6 years, then they need to be transplanted to another place . Daffodils do not need annual replanting. Their bulbs need to be dug up and planted simultaneously with transplanting to a new location.. During this time, the flower will grow a large mother bulb and produce many children, forming a beautiful curtain.

Narcissus is one of those bulbous plants that can be replanted even while flowering. But unless absolutely necessary, this should not be done; it is better to wait until the end of the growing season.

If you have many varieties growing, and you need to plant or give a specific flower to someone, you can dig up a flowering plant with a clod of earth and immediately replant it, or wrap it in a damp cloth and give it to the future owner.

When the foliage withers, carefully dig up the daffodils, divide them, clean them, discard damaged or diseased bulbs, pick or prune them withered leaves. Dry the bulbs and store them before planting in a dry, well-ventilated area, away from sun rays, at a temperature of + 20-22 o C.

Planting daffodils

Before planting these wonderful flowers, you need to dig deep into the soil, add humus if necessary, remove all the pebbles and weed roots, then start planting.

Immediately before planting, soak the narcissus bulb for 2-3 hours in a fungicide solution - this will destroy pathogenic bacteria that may be on its scales.

The bulb is planted to a depth equal to its height, multiplied by 3. It will be very good if 2-3 cm of sand is poured into the bottom of the hole directly under the bottom, which will improve the formation of roots and protect the bulb from rotting.

It is necessary to plant daffodil bulbs immediately after digging them up; they do not like storage - this is another difference between this flower and tulips. They do this from July to November, choosing a cloudy day with a cool temperature. Immediately after planting, water and cover the plantings with a thick layer of mulch.

As you can see, caring for daffodils after flowering will not take much time, and their flowering will give you a lot of joy next season.