what do you do with daffodils when they’ve finished flowering?

April 26, 2010 by Linda  
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Do i dig up the bulbs? or leave them in for next year? I have pansies/tulips on top and the green daff leaves are looking messy. Can i just cut them off at the base?

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5 Responses to “what do you do with daffodils when they’ve finished flowering?”
  1. King S says:

    put them in a fire and use petrol

  2. confused says:

    You can leave the bulbs ready for next year.

  3. freebienutter says:

    take the tops off and put them in your compost heap, leave the bulbs for next year

  4. tiff_honey2 says:

    Go ahead and dead head them but leave the foliage. I know it’s not pretty but you need to leave it until it turns yellow or brown because the bulbs reabsorb the nutrients for next year. Once the foliage is yellowed you can either cut it off or dug the bulbs up for fall planting.

  5. Scott says:

    when the leaves go dead. bend the leaves down and tie them tight then leave them for a few weeks then chop the leaves off and then then will be ok for next year. hope that helps you

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