| Planting daffodil bulb advice is relatively | | | | Next comes the actual planting of the |
| easy to give because daffodils are very | | | | daffodil bulb. If you made ditches, you would |
| resilient flowers that are easy to grow. It | | | | place the daffodil bulbs in them. Don't plant |
| is almost as easy as putting the daffodil | | | | the bulbs at an even distance from each |
| bulbs in the ground and waiting for the | | | | other. You probably don't want your flower |
| growth. Almost, but not quite. | | | | garden to look like a corn field. |
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| The first word of advice is to decide what | | | | You could also take a few bulbs and just toss |
| kind of daffodil you want to plant. There are | | | | them onto the flowerbed. Then plant them |
| many different varieties of bulbs available. | | | | where they fell. That way you will get an |
| | | | uneven spread that will look more natural. |
| For this you need to envision what you want | | | | |
| your flower bed to look like. Do you want | | | | It might sound superfluous to say this, but |
| daffodils with large blooms? Then you would | | | | make sure that you plant the bulb with the |
| pick the King Alfred daffodil. | | | | root side at the bottom and the pointed side |
| | | | of the daffodil bulb pointing up. |
| Color also plays an important role in your | | | | |
| selection. Perhaps you want a single color to | | | | Fill the hole and keep it well watered. |
| make a bold statement in your garden, or you | | | | |
| want multiple rainbow colors in the | | | | The best time to plant your daffodil bulbs is |
| flowerbed. | | | | during fall. They need the winter chill |
| | | | before they are ready to bloom during spring. |
| When preparing the soil for planting your | | | | |
| daffodil bulbs, mix in some compost first, | | | | Ideally you want to plant the bulbs in sunny |
| then ensure that the soil is loose and drains | | | | areas of the garden. However, daffodils are |
| well. You can leave the flowerbed even or | | | | so resilient that they will also grow in |
| make small ditches in the flowerbed. | | | | shady areas underneath trees. |
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