More Daffodils

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 2:11 pm

Another area has different cultivars.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 2:14 pm

Bright colors & pale colors.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 2:18 pm

And another few steps along the sidewalk...

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Apr 08, 2006 3:05 pm

Lovely! I love all the different colors.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 3:32 pm

Thanks, Pat!!

In case you couldn't tell - so do I.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Apr 08, 2006 3:33 pm

No, I had no idea!

By the way, You're repeating yourself.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 3:38 pm

thy · Post by **thy** » Apr 08, 2006 5:18 pm

This is not fair, my daffs normaly bloom before the Ohio ones.. here a few heads are starting to bend down
So cold this spring

Lovely pics...green with envy

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 08, 2006 9:10 pm

I don't know much 'bout Ohio daffodils, Pia. These are IOWA daffodils!!

I wasn't the only one repeating myself, Pat.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Apr 08, 2006 10:22 pm

Touche'

I did add a few different words though.

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Apr 09, 2006 12:07 am

At the risk of repeating myself, (but there is a lot of that going around) I'll say that you gotta lotta daffodils, Renaldo! What a nice variety, and all in bloom at the same time! I have mine in so many different microclimates that even the same variety will bloom earlier in some places than others, so the bloom period is spread out over several weeks.
Linda P

thy · Post by **thy** » Apr 09, 2006 4:50 am

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 09, 2006 11:50 am

I got the majority of these planted in the late fall/winter of 2002/2003 - AFTER the hostas finally got in the ground. I planted hundreds of tulips & hyacinths in Deb's memorial butterfly garden along the street/retaining wall. Then I started in on the daffodils in the hosta beds. I'd be out as late as 10 or 11pm - probly midnight some nites. I was having very bad migraines back then & the cool fresh air was the only thing that really helped. Fortunately it was a mild winter til mid-January & I think I was out just about every nite when I could be. There were a few nites where I needed to keep moving so the frost wouldn't get me, but double layers of socks, sweatpants under jeans, & a t-shirt & flannel shirt w/a hooded sweatshirt over it & I didn't fare too badly.

But a bulb auger & an electric drill on a cord are essential for such an undertaking. I tried the cordless drill for a while & it just didn't have enough 'uumph' in a charge to do what I needed.

And I still had daffodils left to plant so started in on the remaining ones in mid-March when the weather got nice again. A lot of those didn't do as well. Many were a bit on the mushy side when I planted them & I'm afraid I put some in too deep.

But that's the bed that those 'narcissa exotika' are in that are just blooming this year. And there are some late-blooming cream w/a peach throat in that bed too. They'd qualify as some of Patsue's 'pink daffodils' depending on the company selling them.

Sorry, Pia - I couldn't resist!!

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Apr 09, 2006 12:04 pm

What a great variety! They're really beautiful. I think I'm going to have to add some more to my beds this year.
Don't you just feel "springy" when they start to bloom?

My next door neighbors are all in full bloom. Mine are up but havn't got one bloom yet.

I'm not sure why hers always bloom a couple of weeks ahead of mine but it makes me jealous!

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 09, 2006 5:42 pm

Is your yard more shaded than the neighbor's, Pat? That could be it.

Yes - I definitely feel like spring is here when the daffodils are in bloom!!

thy · Post by **thy** » Apr 09, 2006 6:19 pm

Pat there are early ones, mid ones and late ones... maybe you do not have any of the early ones

Sun and shade makes a differnce too as Reldon said

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Apr 10, 2006 12:09 pm

Just beautiful Renaldo. I can't help but smile

Wish my few litte dafs had come up this year!

Ginger

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 10, 2006 4:21 pm

Thanks, Ginger.

You'll need to get some more in the ground this fall!!

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Apr 11, 2006 8:38 am

Your planting story reminded me that I have two packages of bulbs in the back of the fridge! I think I'd better get them out and plant them today.
Linda P

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 11, 2006 11:58 pm

Too warm to plant em now, Linda!! It needs to at least be crisp cool days to plant bulbs. Course you could always bundle up & fake it.