Let the Daffodils Go Free
Ask the Expert: tie off daffodils?
After 27 years in Florida we moved to mid Georgia where gardening is a whole different game. My neighbor told me she was told that after the daffodil blooms die to tie the green in a bundle by knotting it together. I thought it needed the greenery to develop new bulbs. What is correct? Kathy
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:32 am
Kathy,
You are correct. The leaves are necessary for food production and the bulbs need as much as they can get before they go dormant. I’m sure this is some tradition southern gardeners performed to keep their gardens neat and tidy, but it really is better to let the daffodil go free as long as possible.