The daffodil flower looks great both in the corners of the garden and in bouquets. Narcissus was known even in Ancient Egypt, Rome, decorated the house with these flowers and presented wreaths of them to the winners. In the modern world, many types of decorative daffodils are known, among them white and bright yellow, terry, tubular, dwarf, with huge peduncles. Wild species of daffodils grow in nature and are famous for early flowering. Daffodil fields amaze with their magnificence.
Daffodils are easy to breed on a personal plot, but still you need to follow simple rules when caring for them. It is very important to know how to store plant bulbs and when to transplant daffodils, because flowering will depend on this procedure.
It is impossible to imagine a spring flower bed without daffodils, they blend perfectly with tulips and primroses, crocuses and hyacinths. Daffodils look very nice in large flower beds, they can be used for alpine slides and rabatok.
This flower is unpretentious, almost any soil is suitable for it, but light loams are the best choice. The landing site should be open and sunny or slightly dim. In order for it to please its flowering every spring, it is important to know when to transplant daffodils. Blooming among the first in the garden, daffodils quickly end their life cycle, their leaves turn yellow and die. You should not cut yellowed leaves in advance, because the onion in the ground should pick up nutrients from them. After some time, the stems of the plant die off on their own. These flowers do not need to be replanted annually, this can be done every few years so that the bulbs do not go deep into the ground. When transplanting daffodils, you can find out by the appearance of the plants. Usually the stems become thin, and the flowers become small. Transplants are more often performed in the fall, but daffodils can be transplanted in the spring. With a spring transplant, the plant takes root faster and blooms the next year.
For wintering, plants need to be covered with a layer of mulch, in the spring it should be removed and fertilized with mineral fertilizers. When transplanting daffodils, it will help determine the size of the bush: in three to four years they grow and require separation. The maximum term for growing this flower in one place is no more than five years. Dug bulbs are cleaned of old roots, dried and stored until planting in a ventilated and dry place.
Of the most dangerous pests of these flowers should be called the root bulb tick. Penetrating from below, it eats onion juice, as a result of which a loose cavity forms in it. For prevention, it is necessary to heat the bulbs before planting and after digging.
What autumn months and when can daffodils be transplanted? In this season, flower growers recommend planting from mid-September to mid-October, so that the plant has time to take root before the cold. Also, these flowers can be grown not only in open fields, but also in pots and flowerpots.