Will 'Blind' daffodils ever flower again

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  1. Sienna's Blossom

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    This year, in our raised container/bed, our daffodils came up with lovely healthy leaves but very few flowered.
    I suspect this was due to overcrowding in the container and depleted nutrients as the compost hadn't been changed in some time.

    Today, we've completely emptied the container, topped up with lots of fresh compost and planted up with new plants.

    We didn't have the heart to throw away the old daffodils, and we have planted them in the ground, in another part of the garden. We thought we'd give them a chance to flower next year.

    I read that you can feed with tomato feed, and know that we need to leave the leaves until they die back naturally to allow nutrients back into the bulb for next years flowers, but will 'blind' daffodils have a good chance, with improved conditions? Or is it a lost cause? We'll give them one more year anyway, but just curious if any of you have experienced this, and what the outcome was.
     
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    Yes! Don't give up. They will come back.
     
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      I always give mine a couple of feeds with tomato feed as the flowers start to die back but there are a few reason why it could be.. Have a read here
      Daffodil blindness/RHS Gardening
       
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        We had a lot of blind daffs that are now full of flowers. They are in the ground and happy now they have plenty of light after felling a few conifers.

        Mine get tom food and the foliage stays until its turned yellow and withered.

        My other potted ones had some blind ones but this was cured after being emptied and thinned out every 2 years and now give plenty flowers.
         
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          have a whole big patch that are blind . they will need to be lifted, split and replanted to bloom again.
           
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          • Sienna's Blossom

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            Great news, fingers crossed for lots of lovely flowers next spring :)
             
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              I'd give them more than one year though, bearing in mind you turned them out half way through their growing season.
              Give them a chance, like maybe two, undisturbed;)
               
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              • Sienna's Blossom

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                Whoops, yes, was a bit spur of the moment to do it today!

                We will be patient!
                 
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                  If you haven’t already, it might pay to water them in :thumbsup:
                   
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                  Yep, all watered in, and also expecting lots of rain over the weekend, so hopefully that'll help settle everything in nicely :)
                   
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