Jill, as much as I love you, I must say when you commented on Don't Panic , they know what they are doing, I had to respond.
I think the bulbs especially the daffodils "think" it is about a month later than it is. The sun is much warmer than usual at this time and the weather has been at least 10 deg. higher than normal for weeks.. Off and on we have a cold day here in NJ and the nights are below freezing most of the time, but the sun is amazingly warm. The Greenhouse doors and vents must be opened and the heat turned off. It has been a nightmare watching the thousands of daffodils coming up much too soon for their own good. If they go into buds in this weather here in NJ, when the snow or freezing weather does arrive I will be in a really bad mood because I sell wholesale the open blooms to a Country Market on a daily basis. I have a good month of sales of cut daffodils from that one field. If they do not freeze in bud and I have blooms that are not fit to sell. Now, I must tell you, I am about to panic since some are up a good 5 inches and the buds will be forming soon. Just had to let you know, whatever you have to add to the don't panic, I will be happy to hear.
.JB
