tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post6654199778406816686..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: ABC Wednesday 4 - D is for...VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-74136391597406436722009-02-13T19:28:00.000+00:002009-02-13T19:28:00.000+00:00Jay,I hope you're well on the road to recovery now...Jay,<BR/><BR/>I hope you're well on the road to recovery now. It sounds like you're going to have loads of colour later :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33518244152307542572009-02-11T22:15:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:15:00.000+00:00Oh, that's happened to me more than once! I'm ter...Oh, that's happened to me more than once! I'm terrible at procrastinating!<BR/><BR/>But last autumn I actually got on with it and planted hundreds of bulbs. I was going in for surgery early in December, so I had a deadline!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-30111098187306396052009-02-11T21:58:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:58:00.000+00:00Weeeell Sam, I should have planted them last Augus...Weeeell Sam, I should have planted them last August/September, so bearing in mind our seasons are reversed, it sound like yours are arriving at around the same time! As for your daffodils not doing that well, they need a period of cold. There's speculation here that global warming could see daffodils disappear from these shores, so after your record temperatures the other day, I think the warm Australian climate could be the culprit!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-2021083840352265212009-02-11T21:47:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:47:00.000+00:00How funny VP, your struggling to get yours in, and...How funny VP, your struggling to get yours in, and I've got some bulbs just arriving in the post. I've never had much luck with daffodils, as much as I love them, they never seem to flower. Perhaps the garden is too shady?ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944661830015349295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-62471019641626083572009-02-11T21:24:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:24:00.000+00:00Hi ABCers - I'll hop on over (if I haven't already...Hi ABCers - I'll hop on over (if I haven't already) to see what you have for your D's today :)<BR/><BR/>Victoria - I think they're OK if the bulbs still firm (as mine are), sprouted or not. <BR/><BR/>Tyra - they will be freed tomorrow!<BR/><BR/>Petoskystone - I have a soft spot for them too. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like they'll be OK as long as they stay firm.<BR/><BR/>Anna (FGG) - you really crack me! up ;) I think you've left out that nicely plumped cushion over there...<BR/><BR/>Ithought they looked a little like crab claws too. The ground's too frozen and wet to plant them out directly yet (which would be my preferred option), so some nice big pots of fresh compost will have to do instead.<BR/><BR/>Rose - you could go for the pot them up option if your grounds too muddy...<BR/><BR/>Ramblingwoods - for crowded daffodils (or any other crowded bulbs for that matter)you just dig them up carefully replace half in the original spot and plant the others elsewhere where you haven't got any already. Probably best to do it once they've finished blooming.<BR/><BR/>Emmat - I wish I'd followed your example 3 weeeks ago - WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? xxx<BR/><BR/>Joy - they do look a bit sinister like that don't they? Don't worry, I will be freeing them soon!<BR/><BR/>Lily Hydrangea - if your soils not too frozen or wet I'd give it a go. Otherwise go for the potted up method like I'm going to.<BR/><BR/>Anna - that's pretty good. December's the latest for me so far. Sounds like I need to do a follow up post or 2 on this topic! Hmm I wonder if I can fit it into E somehow...<BR/><BR/>Nutty Gnome - same here!<BR/><BR/>Jane - welcome! That's exactly my philosophy :)<BR/><BR/>Nancy - thanks. I've a feeling they'll not do too badly :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-23467840176079466352009-02-11T21:00:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:00:00.000+00:00I hope they do well for you -- great photo and cho...I hope they do well for you -- great photo and choice for your letter this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70685458026341710472009-02-11T20:10:00.000+00:002009-02-11T20:10:00.000+00:00How fortunate that you found the bulbs now. Perha...How fortunate that you found the bulbs now. Perhaps they will flower for you. Wintering in the garage probably didn't hurt them at all. Nice "D."Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-89620267582987887892009-02-11T17:39:00.000+00:002009-02-11T17:39:00.000+00:00That's me, too. Plus alliums and some other bulbs ...That's me, too. Plus alliums and some other bulbs I am not quite sure of - label lost some time ago. Plant them, you have nothing to lose and may end up with a late display. I need more compost too!Jane Perrone, Horticultural bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183045617973859404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-89440036246466902552009-02-11T17:12:00.000+00:002009-02-11T17:12:00.000+00:00Haah, haah - I'm glad I'm not the only one who fin...Haah, haah - I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds random bags of bulbs around the place. I'm quite varied - I do it with vegetable bulbs as well as flowers, I'm not proud!<BR/>I stick 'em in the ground when I find them, regardless of the time of year - if they grow, they grow....and there's always next year -I'll be sure to have found some more by then!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-5122176563278509542009-02-11T16:36:00.000+00:002009-02-11T16:36:00.000+00:00So it's not just me who gets behind with bulb plan...So it's not just me who gets behind with bulb planting and other garden tasks - so reassuring to read your post VP :) I tell myself that the bulbs don't read the books. I think that the latest I have ever got away with it is the end of January.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73108210214545563412009-02-11T14:28:00.000+00:002009-02-11T14:28:00.000+00:00I've planted tulips in february and they flowered....I've planted tulips in february and they flowered. I'm ashamed to say that I leave all the bulbs in the ground, never take them out. Tulips disappear after a couple of years. Daffodils keep coming back.<BR/>Great D-entry!Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46707939226770135842009-02-11T14:06:00.000+00:002009-02-11T14:06:00.000+00:00I recently found some daffodil bulbs with shoots c...I recently found some daffodil bulbs with shoots coming out too & wonder if I should just stick them in the ground?dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9040604194078106482009-02-11T13:15:00.000+00:002009-02-11T13:15:00.000+00:00VP ... are you sure you are not "enhancing" them t...VP ... are you sure you are not "enhancing" them to become new characters on Dr. Who ?? the "bulb people" ? ... I'm with Tyra "Free the prisoners !!" LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39525251927487515672009-02-11T11:39:00.000+00:002009-02-11T11:39:00.000+00:00Daffodils are lovely spring flowers. Most of the t...Daffodils are lovely spring flowers. Most of the time they start flowering in March and you can understand that I was surprised to see a group of them in full bloom in one of the flowerbeds along one of our streets.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-72856091473121922882009-02-11T10:46:00.000+00:002009-02-11T10:46:00.000+00:00I did a mercy trench about three weeks ago into wh...I did a mercy trench about three weeks ago into which I tipped everything I hadn't got round to planting. Predictably, they are all coming up. I'm going to have a massive clump of colour...emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-85625588603915913562009-02-11T04:32:00.000+00:002009-02-11T04:32:00.000+00:00I know nothing about gardens and plants except tha...I know nothing about gardens and plants except that I'm enamored by their beauty. I'll keep coming here to see what you are doing and what I should do if I expect to learn! Nice post!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33385601316751825002009-02-11T04:15:00.000+00:002009-02-11T04:15:00.000+00:00This reminds me that I have to find out what the p...This reminds me that I have to find out what the proper thing to when the daffodils get really crowded. We moved here 4 years ago and someone put in tulips and daffodils, but I am not a gardener..but trying to learn...MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91825614126090581582009-02-11T02:59:00.000+00:002009-02-11T02:59:00.000+00:00VP, I'm so glad you "fessed up." I have a few lef...VP, I'm so glad you "fessed up." I have a few leftover bulbs that I never planted, and I just assumed it was too late to plant them. Now if only the ground wasn't so muddy, I might just stick them in somewhere and see what happens.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-17617450876656966432009-02-11T01:24:00.000+00:002009-02-11T01:24:00.000+00:00I thought that was a bag of crabs. I thought you w...I thought that was a bag of crabs. I thought you were posting something about fixing seafood. Doesn't that look like the netting fish comes in? <BR/><BR/>Ok, so it's bulbs. Well we can deal with that. Breath deeply. I figure if they can grow in a bag, they do better in the ground. I don't think their main worry is how much mulch you have right now. They would be grateful for anything. <BR/><BR/>You know that you signed up to get the freebie at my site. Something very awesome made by me! We.....<BR/>I"m over here snooping around trying to get a feel for you taste...so far I haven't seen any.....ah, what I mean by that is that I haven't seen anything inside your house. I was going to send you a decorated watering can so cleverly done but the shipping to the UK was going to be around $70. Uh------<BR/><BR/>So I need to see what you like. Don't pay me any attention as i open drawers and look under the rugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15987538339359127722009-02-11T01:00:00.000+00:002009-02-11T01:00:00.000+00:00I have tulips in the fridge right now hoping I can...I have tulips in the fridge right now hoping I can save them and plant them out...maybe next spring they will flower! Can't wait to see if your bulbs bloom~~gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20581056205383531892009-02-11T00:46:00.000+00:002009-02-11T00:46:00.000+00:00I love seeing the daffodils peeking through the me...I love seeing the daffodils peeking through the mesh. I think they are my favorite Spring flower.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-3325711448143673612009-02-11T00:43:00.000+00:002009-02-11T00:43:00.000+00:00WoW! If they're sprouting they'll likely flower. T...WoW! If they're sprouting they'll likely flower. They'll be lovely to fill in some holes in your garden. ;-)<BR/><BR/>MY ABC Wednesday post is at<BR/><A HREF="http://MoreofMe24.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">More of Me - EG</A>EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-48821206128246163862009-02-10T23:56:00.001+00:002009-02-10T23:56:00.001+00:00Just can`t waite to see them grow. They are beauti...Just can`t waite to see them grow. They are beautiful. Great choise :)Lenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954795090786410896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-58238669700190640312009-02-10T23:56:00.000+00:002009-02-10T23:56:00.000+00:00i have a special spot for daffodils as my first na...i have a special spot for daffodils as my first name is jonquil (too far north for jonquils to grow well, but the daffys do).petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76326554241189765682009-02-10T20:49:00.000+00:002009-02-10T20:49:00.000+00:00Oh VP, poor things...they are imprisoned.How could...Oh VP, poor things...they are imprisoned.<BR/>How could you?<BR/><BR/>Free the prisoners!<BR/><BR/>xoxo TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.com