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damn daffodils are coming up!

I think I didn't plant them deep enough (planting bulbs was a b!tch that's for sure!)  Anything I can do?  Should I just dump more dirt in my bed?  lol
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Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d

Re: damn daffodils are coming up!

  • Don't give them more dirt.  If you warm them up, they'll just grow more.

    What zone do you live in?  Any idea how deep you planted them?

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  • I am in 5b, and i think I only got them about 4 inches down :(  It was so hard to dig any deeper without the hole caving in.  

    we will certainly have many more hard frosts/snows before spring. 

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    Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
  • My neighbor has a beautiful bed of daffodils- shes lived in the house for over 50 years and the bed is well established. Anyway, her daffodils always come up way early. I checked yesterday and they have sprouted already. Her's do fine are always the first pretty signs of spring. I wouldn't worry about your bulbs.

    FYI I live in zone 7, Baltimore...

     

  • I would stress about it. I never measured how deep I planted or transferred daffodils. Sometimes the leaves started to come up early, but they turned out fine. I'd bet if you leave them alone they'll sprout further when it warms up and bloom more or less normally.
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  • My bulbs started popping up in January in Boston too and they still came up at the right time.
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