Anyone who planted their daffodils half a decade ago and has not taken care of their care until now will probably soon have to search desperately for the flowers. If daffodils are not regularly transplanted and separated in the process, they will gradually deplete their site.

Daffodils should be transplanted in May/June

Good reasons that make transplanting sensible

Transplanting daffodils in pot culture is recommended every year. The reason is that the sprouting onions take up space from the main onion and the soil is depleted. Daffodils in open ground should be transplanted for the same reasons. But this is not necessary every year. It is sufficient to implement them every 3 to 4 years.

When should you transplant daffodils?

Daffodils should be transplanted at the end of their growing season. This is usually the case after the flowering period between May/June. You can tell when the time is right when the leaves are yellow or brown and dried up.

Alternatively, daffodils can be transplanted in the fall. But then chances are high that you won't find them anymore, since the entire above-ground plant has retreated into its underground bulb. It is no longer visible on the surface.

Transplant/repot daffodils in pots

Potted daffodils are transplanted/repotted as follows:

  • dig up onions
  • Separate the onions and dispose of them if necessary
  • choose a new pot (at least 20 cm deep and 10 cm wide)
  • Fill the pot quarter full with pebbles and potting soil
  • Insert onion(s).
  • fill with potting soil
  • water lightly
  • put in a cool place

Transplant daffodils in the bed - in the right place at the right time

When transplanting daffodils in the bed, they can be propagated at the same time. The main onion should be freed from the brood onions, otherwise they will compete for the nutrients in the soil.

Regardless of propagation, transplanting goes as follows:

  • Dig out the onions with a spade at a generous distance (dig about 20 cm deep)
  • Remove soil from onions
  • Sort out and discard rotten, injured, dried-up onions
  • choose a new location
  • Dig a planting hole three times as deep as the diameter of the bulb and enrich the soil with compost
  • Insert onions and cover with soil

tips and tricks

Daffodils should be planted in a spot where they get at least 2 hours of sunshine a day.

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Vegetable garden