Daffodils will thrive if you follow Alan Titchmarsh’s tip
Alan Titchmarsh’s daffodil care tips for spring(Image: Alex Manders via Getty Images)
Daffodils signal the unmistakable arrival of springtime. Flowering between February and May, their blooming period is drawing to a close, leaving them appearing rather scruffy once the display has ended. While it might be appealing to cut them back immediately after flowering finishes, horticultural authority Alan Titchmarsh suggests resisting this urge.
Rather, Alan recommends waiting six weeks initially before removing the wilted blooms. Following this six-week period, gardeners can trim them down to soil level, resulting in a considerably tidier appearance.
The specialist also revealed a straightforward method to “guarantee” that daffodils will bloom the following year: nourish them.
In a YouTube video with Waitrose & Partners, he explained: “One thing you can do to give them an extra helping hand is to feed them.
“I’m an organic gardener and blood, fish and bone for me is the fertiliser of choice.
Daffodils should be left for six weeks before cutting them back(Image: Getty)
“It contains the three main plant nutrients – nitrogen, phosphates and potash.”
Alan stated that nourishing daffodils with one or two handfuls of blood, fish and bone fertiliser ought to guarantee the plant generates more blooms the subsequent year, reports the Express.
He continued: “The combination of taking off those seed heads, allowing the sun to photosynthesise through the leaves and stalks and feeding the bulbs, and bunging a bit of fertiliser around them will guarantee you flowers next year.”
Should you discover daffodils generating foliage yet no blooms, they may be experiencing “blindness”.
This can result from insufficient space, excessive shade or substandard soil quality.
Should this occur, simply lift them from the ground in autumn and relocate them to another spot in the garden.
It’s important to make sure they have the appropriate growing conditions.
That said, it could take a year or two for the plant to bloom again.
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