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yeah the daffodils and tulips are emerging

15 years ago

it is a nice sunny day here in south jersey and I was out checking out the garden beds and yes (happy dance) I see the daffodils and tulips starting to emerge from the ground!!! Spring is not far away!! No sprouts in my jugs yet though. Should I be worried. This is my first year WS'ing.

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token28001
15 years ago
Your zone 7 and my zone 7 aren't the same. I found the first tulip leaf popping out of the ground on Dec 21. The daffodils had been out of the ground for a couple weeks at that point. We had a warm spell right before Christmas. And then a very cold January (for us). And now the daffs are blooming.

Just an example of how two East Coast zone 7s aren't the same weatherwise.
anewgarden
15 years ago
I am yet another zone 7. Here some daffs popped up but then became still, and I have no sprouts either. But two of my lilacs have buds

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Hi wynswrld98, I certainly do not agree with what was said and I have never had frost heave on any bulbs. I have however had frost heave on numerous things (irises, small perennials, etc) planted too late in the season to get their roots established, thus anchored in the ground. The main reason why tulips do not reliably return and bloom the second season, is that they are not actually perennial tulips. There is a big difference in tulips and the Darwin Hybrids have been bred to be much more perennial, and thus will return for successive seasons. There could be numerous reasons why your daffs no longer bloom, but my guess is that they have multiplied, and the bulbs have grown smaller, because of dividing, and they just need dug and replanted with the proper spacing. Daffodils planted a little deeper than the suggested depth, will not multiple as quickly as those planted at the suggested depth. Likewise, daffodil bulbs planted more shallowly than suggested, will multiply in number more quickly than if they were planted at the suggested depth. If I were to plant daffs or tulips 12" deep here in my clay soil, chances are that they would never be able to have the strength to emerge and see the light of day, much less have enough energy to put forth a bloom. Below are some links to some suggested reading. Why Perennial Tulips are Better Daffodils Not Blooming? Sue...chemocurl
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The foliage that comes up will soon learn it is not the right time and stop coming up. If the bulb has indeed caused a flower to erupt, then yes, you may lose that flower of the bulb for this coming spring. Hopefully, (well, not so much hopefully) you....and I ...will get some degree of winter this year...(let's make it next November/December)...but, if we should get some cool temperatures....cold actually, then wait until the ground has taken on a krinkly state...if frost re-visits, then put a mulch around your bulbs and put a cover of evergreen boughs over that to help keep the soil temperature down where the bulbs wont be so tempted to come up. See, that is what should have been done last fall when the first hard frost came by. The soil temperature would have stayed colder, longer and prevented the bulb..somewhat...to emerge. The compost over top just made the soil temperature that much harder to maintain a coldness. The compost should have been mixed in with the present soil and AFTER the hard frost, the mulch then applied...not ever before the frost.
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floodthelast
15 years ago
Well I'm in zfive and all my lilacs have buds, and I see daff's peeking and crocus too. No tulips as yet, I'm still excited.
nikkineel
15 years ago
I'm a Georgia zone 7 and the crocus are blooming as well as the hyacinths. The daffs are showing green and buds but I haven't seen any bloom (in my yard). There are lots blooming in other yards. I love the smell in the yards right now... fresh dirt (I'm preparing beds) and hyacinth blooms. Nikki
token28001
15 years ago
No hyacinths for me yet. But I have crocus blooms too. Second one opened up this morning. I can't wait to see just how many there are.
sheltieche
15 years ago
Have some snowdrops getting ready to bloom and daffs showing up their tips from the ground, no winter aconitums or crocuses yet but it is a bit early for my zone....
Primulas poking their heads up as well- yeah, spring is coming....
hostalover360
15 years ago
No spring flowers have started here yet in Wisconsin, we did have a warm spell that melting most of the snow to just snow patches, but tonight we got another inch. end of next month is when my bulbs should start to grow.

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