Right now the daffodils are in active growth, leaves and roots. I heave them out of the soil with a spading fork, in clumps of intertwined bulbs, leaves, roots, soil. They wouldn't "do" if washed free of soil and mailed off to Lumita for next BX. I'm not even sure if the ones I potted up will be of flowering size next year. Judy in New Jersey where our midnight temperature is a cozy 35 degrees Fahrenheit On 4/21/2021 10:35 PM, Jack & Val Myrick via pbs wrote: > Judy -Could you send some of the larger N. ‘Foundling' to the bulb exchange? > > Does anyone have advice on how to get Narcissus’Canaliculatus’ to flower? I live in zone 8 in California where the summers are sunny and very hot. > I’ve stuck some of them out where they will really bake. I probably should send them in to the bulb exchange myself! > > Val > Sonora, CA > Sierra Foothills > >> On Apr 21, 2021, at 5:43 PM, CR Crafts via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> There are probably THOUSANDS of Narcissus 'Foundling'. Only two will flower because they have split and multiplied into tiny offsets. This morning I used a spading fork to dig perhaps 20%. Potted up close to 100 of the larger bulbs. Now need to harden my heart and toss the remainder in the compost heap. I plan to use a liquid fertilizer until they go dormant, then replant somewhere else. >> >> But I'm having a hard time tossing away the smaller than baby pea sized bulbs. There are simply too, too many of them. >> >> Let's see if I dig another 20% this year. And then next year. And the year after that. >> >> Judy in New Jersey where we have a freeze warning for tonight. The forecast is for 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Piffle! That's not a worry. And anyway, frost free around here is after Mother's Day. >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>