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Apr 21, 2012 6:24 PM CST
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Silver Spring, MD (Zone 7a)
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I just got a free box of daffodil bulbs.

I don't think the leaves had completely yellowed before the bulbs were pulled, so I don't think this is the best time to be transplanting them, but they were free! Big Grin

Do you have any tips on planting them in April? Anything I should be doing to make sure they survive this summer and actually bloom next year?
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Apr 22, 2012 2:35 PM CST
Name: Rita
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Honestly, I have no idea. I have never heard of planting daffs in April. But never have gotten daffs with folliage either. I guess if they are free bulbs you don't have much to loose.
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Apr 22, 2012 3:13 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
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I have transplanted daffodils in the springtime, after the blooms were spent but before the foliage withered, and they handled it just fine. I made sure to water them more than I typically would for the first couple weeks after planting.
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Apr 22, 2012 5:03 PM CST
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Thanks, Dave and Rita! I'm going to plant them as soon as the soil is workable (we're getting some much needed rain right now) and hope for the best.
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Apr 24, 2012 4:26 PM CST
Name: Betty
Columbus,, OH (Zone 5b)
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Would the same hold true for tulips that one might want to transfer to a different location as well? I want to move them before I forget where they are at. I have many things together in one spot that if I don't move them while I know where they are it won't get done at all
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