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May 9, 2014 6:52 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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Someone, somewhere, told me tat "all bulbs need great drainage". Now that I think about it, that sounds like an over-generalization.

Or maybe they meant that "our soil is such heavy clay that bulbs, like most things, need greatly improved drainage in our area".

What would you say about daffodils? Do they need average drainage, good drainage, or "anything except solid clay"?

In my PNW beds, very few came back the second year and almost none the third year. Dry cool summers (but I water) and rainy or drizzly the rest of the year (but mild winters with a lot of cycling around 32F).

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