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When to plant daffodils in autumn
Narcissus is a very popular flower. Compliance with the rules of cultivation allows you to get a beautiful flowering in the flowerbed in the spring and keep the plant until next year. Opinions vary as to when to plant daffodils outdoors in the fall. Some growers believe that this can be done just before frost, others argue that flowers are thermophilic. Let’s try to understand a difficult issue.
Brief description of the plant
Daffodils are bulbous perennials with thin, long leaves. Underground bulbs are medium in size, covered with scales. Flower – one or more on a thin, long and leafless stem.
When to plant daffodils in the fall depends on the region, in the Moscow region it is the beginning of September
The flower corolla of 6 petals and the crown in the center can be sunny yellow, white or colored in different colors. Terry varieties are found
There are more than fifty wild and as many hybrid species of daffodils. Over the centuries-old history of cultivation, thousands of cultivated varieties have been bred, which are combined into 12 main groups.
When and how to plant daffodils outdoors in autumn
Some growers fail to grow beautiful daffodils in their flower beds. Disappointed, they prefer other colors. For the experience to be successful, you need to find good planting material. The tendency to disease in these plants depends on the variety. It is advisable to choose frost-resistant varieties, disease-resistant, consistently blooming every year.
It is also necessary to pay attention to the appearance of the bulbs; they should be covered with integumentary scales with a hard bottom. Maximum flowering can be expected from multi-peaked bulbs. Small children do not bloom the next year after planting, they are planted for growing.
Before planting, the bulbs are etched in a fungicide solution for half an hour. To do this, you can use the drug “Maxim Dachnik” for bulbous plants. They are planted in pre-prepared soil, mixed with well-rotted grass compost.
Daffodils are quite thermophilic, therefore late planting is undesirable, flowers can freeze out in severe winters, without having time to take root. The soil temperature in the flowerbed should be + 10 ° C
Daffodils in a tight group look more attractive. But it is impossible to place the bulbs too close, they will be cramped with the growth of children. Planting holes are made at a distance of 10 or 15 cm, their depth should correspond to 3 diameters of the bulbs.
Before frost, the plants are not watered, they should take root, but not grow foliage. You can cover the bed with mulch if snow or a cold snap is expected.
The optimal time for the autumn planting of daffodils is the end of August or September. The planted bulbs are not watered, they are covered with leaves or other mulching material from frost.