Fall 2019 I purchased a bag of bulbs at Lowes locally in Los Angeles. I planted them in December and they came up a few months later and put on a spectacular show. I left the greens on the plants as they faded away and removed them once they were clearly spent and left them in the ground. The garden is irrigated and much is drip, so they shouldn't have been super wet or totally dry, even though we did see some 115+ degree temps a handful of times last summer. Late Fall 2020 I added a nice variety of Daffs to some other areas of the garden the week after thanksgiving. Many of those new bulbs are starting to emerge and I'm excited to see them. It's still early, but I'm not seeing any sprouts from the bulbs planted in '19 and I'm wondering if they survived or if there's anything I can do to keep Daffs in Zone 10A. I think about pulling them and putting them into a refrigerator for a month or two and replanting late November or December. Its a lot of work, but they're truly spectacular, a treat for the eyes! Any recommendations? Thanks!
Fall 2019 I purchased a bag of bulbs at Lowes locally in Los Angeles. I planted them in December and they came up a few months later and put on a spectacular show. I left the greens on the plants as they faded away and removed them once they were clearly spent and left them in the ground. The garden is irrigated and much is drip, so they shouldn't have been super wet or totally dry, even though we did see some 115+ degree temps a handful of times last summer. Late Fall 2020 I added a nice variety of Daffs to some other areas of the garden the week after thanksgiving. Many of those new bulbs are starting to emerge and I'm excited to see them. It's still early, but I'm not seeing any sprouts from the bulbs planted in '19 and I'm wondering if they survived or if there's anything I can do to keep Daffs in Zone 10A. I think about pulling them and putting them into a refrigerator for a month or two and replanting late November or December. Its a lot of work, but they're truly spectacular, a treat for the eyes! Any recommendations? Thanks!