Daffodils as Cut Flowers How to Harvest and Condition Daffodils
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Date: 2022-08-07
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Susan
This was fantastic! I am always torn between leaving them in the garden - because there are never enough- and picking them for the house. The obvious answer is to plant more!
And I have never put them in a vase with anything else because I didn-t know about conditioning them. So good to know.
The only pest I have here is squirrels. While they don-t touch the daffs as you said, tulips and crocuses are their Easter candy. I have great results sprinkling a little blood meal on the soil after the bulbs are planted. Squirrels just seem to go for the bulbs, so maybe not effective for rabbits and deer.
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This was fantastic! I am always torn between leaving them in the garden - because there are never enough- and picking them for the house. The obvious answer is to plant more!
And I have never put them in a vase with anything else because I didn-t know about conditioning them. So good to know.
The only pest I have here is squirrels. While they don-t touch the daffs as you said, tulips and crocuses are their Easter candy. I have great results sprinkling a little blood meal on the soil after the bulbs are planted. Squirrels just seem to go for the bulbs, so maybe not effective for rabbits and deer.
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Veronica
Always a pleasure listening and watching you. Your information on Amaryliss is very useful to me, since l grow some. I do not have the varieties like you because l am in the Caribbean and l would have to import which would be expensive for me. I also grow other flowers and ornamental. My favorite flower l have which l succeeded in propagating is Azaleas. I am watching all your videos and thank u very much for the information you have provided. Sincerely, Mumtaz of Trinidad
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Always a pleasure listening and watching you. Your information on Amaryliss is very useful to me, since l grow some. I do not have the varieties like you because l am in the Caribbean and l would have to import which would be expensive for me. I also grow other flowers and ornamental. My favorite flower l have which l succeeded in propagating is Azaleas. I am watching all your videos and thank u very much for the information you have provided. Sincerely, Mumtaz of Trinidad
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InsideDDsWorld
Hey, thanks for the information! I just wanted to ask, when you have cut flowers already bought from a shop do you still need to let that sap come out when you cut the stems to put them in water? Or is it safe to use them straight away in floral arrangements? I've wanted to use Daffodils in arrangements this entire season and haven't been sure! Have a great day!
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Hey, thanks for the information! I just wanted to ask, when you have cut flowers already bought from a shop do you still need to let that sap come out when you cut the stems to put them in water? Or is it safe to use them straight away in floral arrangements? I've wanted to use Daffodils in arrangements this entire season and haven't been sure! Have a great day!
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Anon
This is a question way off topic but it came to mind while watching. if I plant snaps without pinching (after hardened off, the first cut I make on it will be its pinch per say and it will begin branching at that moment, right? I want to plant my snaps now but if I pinch they will just be too short for me to feel comfortable planting but I need to get them in the ground!
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This is a question way off topic but it came to mind while watching. if I plant snaps without pinching (after hardened off, the first cut I make on it will be its pinch per say and it will begin branching at that moment, right? I want to plant my snaps now but if I pinch they will just be too short for me to feel comfortable planting but I need to get them in the ground!
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Diane
I harvested a bunch of daffodils for an Easter arrangement the evening before. I was nervous, but chanted -clean clippers, cool clean water- and got to work. I let them condition overnight and to my relief they were perfect in the morning. Thank you for your informative videos. I learn something from each one. Have a great day.
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I harvested a bunch of daffodils for an Easter arrangement the evening before. I was nervous, but chanted -clean clippers, cool clean water- and got to work. I let them condition overnight and to my relief they were perfect in the morning. Thank you for your informative videos. I learn something from each one. Have a great day.
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Carole
I never knew daffodils are toxic! No wonder the flowers last so long. In my areas tulips don-t last more than a day or two because of the wildlife so I switched over to all daffodils. I never cut them either because I didn-t think they would last in a vase. I have learned so much from you. Thank you. You-re a great educator.
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I never knew daffodils are toxic! No wonder the flowers last so long. In my areas tulips don-t last more than a day or two because of the wildlife so I switched over to all daffodils. I never cut them either because I didn-t think they would last in a vase. I have learned so much from you. Thank you. You-re a great educator.
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Whitney
Danielle, great video! Thank you. I have some daffodils that are currently in the pencil stage but I don't remember what variety they are - oops. I was thinking of harvesting them and then planting calendula in the same area while the daffodils die back. Do you think calendula has shallow enough roots to work in that area?
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Danielle, great video! Thank you. I have some daffodils that are currently in the pencil stage but I don't remember what variety they are - oops. I was thinking of harvesting them and then planting calendula in the same area while the daffodils die back. Do you think calendula has shallow enough roots to work in that area?
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concettarevie
Lots of great information about harvesting your daffodils! Explaining the different stages was very helpful! I love your arrangements. hope you do an arrangement using your white and peach coloured ones. I noticed a beautiful white blossomed tree behind you in the distance. What kind of tree is that?
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Lots of great information about harvesting your daffodils! Explaining the different stages was very helpful! I love your arrangements. hope you do an arrangement using your white and peach coloured ones. I noticed a beautiful white blossomed tree behind you in the distance. What kind of tree is that?
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Granny's
Good tips on when and how to harvest daffodils Danielle. I loved the picture of your mixed flower arrangement showing us that it is possible to mix daffodils in the same vase as other flowers and that they aren't the bad boys of spring, they are just misunderstood.
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Good tips on when and how to harvest daffodils Danielle. I loved the picture of your mixed flower arrangement showing us that it is possible to mix daffodils in the same vase as other flowers and that they aren't the bad boys of spring, they are just misunderstood.
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northlawn_flower_farm
I'm growing them for the first time this year! They're beautiful -. I was wondering if I need to dehead the ones that I don't pick or just leave them to die back with the leaves?
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I'm growing them for the first time this year! They're beautiful -. I was wondering if I need to dehead the ones that I don't pick or just leave them to die back with the leaves?
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GrowingCrazy
I used to garden on dry soil and that is much better for tulips than daffodils. I experienced many times that my daffodils stopped coming back and disappeared. Even expensive ones
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I used to garden on dry soil and that is much better for tulips than daffodils. I experienced many times that my daffodils stopped coming back and disappeared. Even expensive ones
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Gardening
Excellent video. My sisters have deer and squirrels and would love some flowers. I've been trying to get them to plant daffodils. This makes it very easy for them to understand.
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Excellent video. My sisters have deer and squirrels and would love some flowers. I've been trying to get them to plant daffodils. This makes it very easy for them to understand.
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Leia
Thanks Danielle for another very informative video: ) I too would like to see a video where you discuss how you get rid of pests and critters from your beautiful garden
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Thanks Danielle for another very informative video: ) I too would like to see a video where you discuss how you get rid of pests and critters from your beautiful garden
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Mary
First time growing a lot of the -fancy- varieties. Good to know about when to harvest or I-d be picking them all at the gooseneck stage! Thanks for the great info!
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First time growing a lot of the -fancy- varieties. Good to know about when to harvest or I-d be picking them all at the gooseneck stage! Thanks for the great info!
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Annette
Thanks for the video. Never thought to pick them the way you showed. So excited to try them with some other spring bulbs once they are conditioned.
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Thanks for the video. Never thought to pick them the way you showed. So excited to try them with some other spring bulbs once they are conditioned.
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Creatively,
So glad you posted this! I forgot all about the sap, & had just harvested some tulips and daffodils and put them into the same bucket.
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So glad you posted this! I forgot all about the sap, & had just harvested some tulips and daffodils and put them into the same bucket.
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Pharma
Such a handy hint about when to pick daffodils - I have been picking them fully open, but lots of them get nibbled by bugs if I do that.
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Such a handy hint about when to pick daffodils - I have been picking them fully open, but lots of them get nibbled by bugs if I do that.
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Julie
I would love to see a video on how you deal with the squirrel to protect all of your various flowers, especially sunflowers. Thanks!
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I would love to see a video on how you deal with the squirrel to protect all of your various flowers, especially sunflowers. Thanks!
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gardengatesopen
I just cannot get ENOUGH of anyone's Daffodil videos!
And yours have such GREAT info! Thanks for sharing! ------------
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I just cannot get ENOUGH of anyone's Daffodil videos!
And yours have such GREAT info! Thanks for sharing! ------------
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Emerson
How many stems do you typically harvest from one bulb? Do you recut the stem when arranging, or would that release more sap?
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How many stems do you typically harvest from one bulb? Do you recut the stem when arranging, or would that release more sap?
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