Non flowering Daffodils

[Marb67]

Yes it's the same pot and soil but I think I did feed it bfb. I always read that you are not supposed to cut back daffodils but let them die back naturally. So I guess it's too late to get anything from it this year flower wise even if I plant in new Compost on a deeper pot?

[Jungle Jane]

Miniature daffs might be alright in that size pot,I saw some in the garden centre the other day,they like tiny pots.

[Andraste]

Hi Marb67,

Not this year but with a bit of TLC (new pot, new compost, replanted nice & deep, using the tom. feed & allowing the natural leaf die-back) you should have flowers next year

[DannyK]

Miniature daffs might be alright in that size pot,I saw some in the garden centre the other day,they like tiny pots.

The flower buds will have already been formed before the bulbs were potted up. They were probably grown in more favourable conditions.
A lot of people just bin them after flowering. I have rescued discarded orchids, so what price a few daffs?!

[Mark Rand]

I've got a number of blind daffodils this year from the ones I put in last year. The plan is to mark them with plant labels, then replant them deeper after they've died down.

[Marb67]

I have bought more miniature daffs (as these in the op are) in an even smaller pot and they are flowering nicely so pot size and depth I am not sure are the problem. Perhaps the feed ing is the issue ?

[Nicos]

I have had a really close look at your first post piccie . There are a lot of outer leaves cut right back….can I ask why you did that?

If it’s to keep them tidy, did you cut back a lot the previous year? That would very much impact on any production of food ability the plant can manage

[Jungle Jane]

I have bought more miniature daffs (as these in the op are) in an even smaller pot and they are flowering nicely so pot size and depth I am not sure are the problem. Perhaps the feed ing is the issue ?

They might not flower next year tho,depending on their care,left in the same pot all year…. I always plant bulbs in the soil after being in a small pot,they don’t need any care & they always flower the following year,without any feed,I’ve never fed any bulbs,the leaves feed the bulb. Leave them in the pots they’ll suffer like you’ve seen.
edit - the leaves look very long to be from a miniature daff?

[Containergardener]

I would wait then plant them in the ground later in the year.

[Marb67]

I have had a really close look at your first post piccie . There are a lot of outer leaves cut right back….can I ask why you did that?

If it’s to keep them tidy, did you cut back a lot the previous year? That would very much impact on any production of food ability the plant can manage

I think you are mistaken as there are no leaves cut back at all. As you can see all the leaves are tapered to a point.

[Jungle Jane]

I think you are mistaken as there are no leaves cut back at all. As you can see all the leaves are tapered to a point.

These leaves look a bit cut tho,I’ve circled where it looks like leaves removed,how could that've happened? -

[Marb67]

These leaves look a bit cut tho,I’ve circled where it looks like leaves removed,how could that've happened? -

I genuinely didn't notice that so yes I must have cut them back so apologies for that. I thought you meant the current leaves had been snipped. I honestly don't remember doing it but must have.

[Nicos]

Could anyone else in your household be ‘tidying up’ yellowing leaves like that? Just a thought….

[Plot70]

I have a couple of hyacinths that have been overwintered in the ground.
Something unknown cuts the ends of the leaves before the flowers appear.
They have been moved this year so there is not a lot to compare. They are beginning to form clumps.

[Nicos]

I have a couple of hyacinths that have been overwintered in the ground.
Something unknown cuts the ends of the leaves before the flowers appear.
They have been moved this year so there is not a lot to compare. They are beginning to form clumps.

We have a hare which nibbles off the top of some of our bulbs. Not daffs though.