Naturalised Daffs

I have a large patch of naturalised daffodils at the bottom of my garden and this year they have come up blind (except for three measly flowers). Does this mean they are at the end of their lives or should I presevere another year?

 

Alana, they need to be thinned out. Two reasons why Daffs grow "blind", 1/ Planted too deep, 2/ Crowded together.:gnthb:

 

Hi alana,

David is spot on-as he always is, thin them out and give them a feed this year. They have become congested.

 

Alana, well I will go with Daithplant. They are need to be thinned out. Logically if they came up and last year you recall them blooming, then its a thinned out they need. Hey, I know the pain, we are in the throws of it. Thinning bulbs out. Thank goodness my husband likes the job. This year those he thinned last year each and everyone has a nice bloom. We have so much yellow everywhere.

 

Thanks for your answers folks - I think I will dig them up when the leaves start to die down, thin them out and find room for them in the flower beds. It is a pain having them in the lawn because they look so untidy especially with no flowers:lollol:

 

Nope, Alana, dig them and thin when the leaves are green. Make sure you plant them the same depth you found them in.

 

Right on - I guess that's another job for tomorrow then:D

 

I planted some wild daffodil bulbs in a rough bit of garden 10+ years ago and they are spreading - best year ever. They never get fed, or moved; and in the wild its the same.

But, as in the wild, they get sunshine until the apple trees shade them and the leaves are not cut until they have died - June

So, contrary to above, ensure they have plenty of light in the spring and do not cut back at all.

 

My daffs have been in the grass for 15 years and until this year they have flowered well. My thoughts are that we cut them down too soon last year so, on reflection, I will give them one more year in their current position, leave the grass cutting in that part of the garden until June and hope Mother Nature works her magic on them for next year. Now what can I do today?????