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Transplanting Daffodil Bulbs

March 15, 2009

Well, I think it’s almost here. Yeah, now that I said it, it’s probably going to snow next week.

What I’m talking about is Spring. If you’ve gone outside over the past few days, you might have gotten a tan. Sure, that may be exaggerating things a bit, but no one can deny sweating a little during a warm March day. I did and I don’t think I miss the sweat. I miss everything else, but definitely not the sweat.

When I woke up this morning, I looked out the window and thought it would be a great day to get a little yard work done. I know, I know, it’s a little early to start hitting the yard work, but you have to remember that I have been waiting about four months for this. If it’s over 50 degrees, I am going to be outside getting stuff done.

Today was the day that I dug up the sprouting Daffodil bulbs from the backyard and transplanted them to the new mulch bed. Well, the mulch hasn’t exactly arrived yet, so I guess I should just call it a dirt bed for now.

A five gallon bucket of Daffodil bulbs

Digging up the clusters of Daffodil bulbs

Freshly dug up Daffodil bulbs – showing the roots

Another view of Daffodil bulbs and their roots

This is what a Daffodil bulb looks like when it’s sprouting in mid March in the northeast

Digging a new (or larger) mulch bed


As you can see from the above photos, I decided to expand the mulch bed that I made last year. I got thinking about it and thought the old one was just too small. Also, I was sick and tired of mowing around that fruit tree. Now that the new mulch bed is dug, I could plant all sorts of stuff in there, starting with the Daffodil bulbs I dug up today. I am not a fan of small mulch beds. If you have a small mulch bed and don’t know what to do with it, give me a call and we’ll chat.

It took about a half hour to get all those Daffodil bulbs up and out of the dirt. When I first started, I dug up a big chunk of dirt and transplanted the whole thing, but as time went on, I thought it would be more efficient to grab a bucket and shake the dirt off the bulbs so they would fit inside. That way, I could just carry the bucket over when all the bulbs were dug up.

I got about five gallons worth of bulbs. I did manage to dig up a few Iris rhizomes while I was at it. Do you remember the last time I did this? If not, here, check it out. I like getting everything all dug up and put in their new spots.

You may be asking, “Jay, why are you doing this?” I would answer, “Friend, I am moving these bulbs over because I think grass would look nice up against the rear stone wall. Also, the whole area near the stone wall was full of weeds last year and I have learned that you can’t have a garden without mulch. The area in the back is way too large to cover with mulch.” How’s that? I guess I just like to consolidate.

I will tell you one thing that happened today. I got my hands all dirty. I have to say that I just love getting my hands filthy while gardening. It’s one of those things I suppose.


(Remember, if you click on a photo to view the larger version, you can click on it again to see an even larger version.)

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Comments

  1. Liz says

    November 3, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    LOVE IT!
    I am so excited to get out there! And Wyatt and Abby use their little sand toys to “help me”. (Actually, Abby spread a lot of mulch last year!)
    PLEASE – let me know what you find for Mulch Prices, including delivery. We don’t have a pick-up truck anymore! 🙂
    (I will let you know, too, but I suspect you’ll find out first!)

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  2. Jay Gaulard says

    November 3, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    I got 15 yards from the place down in East Hampton last year. I think it was around $22 a yard. They have a lot of expensive mulch, so you need to ask for the cheap stuff. I think it’s chipped up Witch Hazel.

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  3. Beth Penney says

    November 3, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    was wondering if it is okay to transplant my daffodil plants now that they are up now not bloomed thank you for any information you can give me thank you

    Reply

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