Why should you fertilize daffodils?
As soon as your daffodils are sparsely blooming and appear meager, the time has come to feed them with fertilizer. A fertilizer is useful among other things:
- to supply the onions with nutrients
- to stimulate growth
- for long-lasting flowering
- for a large number of flowers
- as a strengthening of the plant's defense against diseases and pests
also read
- Take proper care of daffodils after flowering
- Cut daffodils after flowering, but do it properly
- Daffodils - cut before and after flowering
Daffodils in the bed do not need fertilizer
Daffodils that grow in the bed or Growing outdoors does not necessarily need a fertilizer. However, should Daffodils in a pot be fertilized regularly. If you have your daffodils in the garden anyway fertilize want, be careful not to do too much of a good thing!
When should fertilization be used?
When the first green can be seen, the first application of fertilizer can be made. This is usually the case between early and mid-March. You can fertilize once a month until summer. Basically, it is advisable to fertilize only before (about a month before) and after flowering.
Which fertilizer is suitable?
The fertilizer should be balanced and slowly released into the soil. A fertilizer that contains less nitrogen than potassium and phosphorus is ideal for daffodils. The choice for daffodils in pots falls on liquid fertilizer or Fertilizer stick.(€ 9.82 at Amazon *) Daffodils in the garden can be provided with compost.
What should be considered when fertilizing?
If you fertilize your daffodils with compost, you should carefully incorporate the compost. If you are afraid of damaging the onions, sprinkle the compost on top. The rain washes the nutrients into the depths. It is also important not to put the fertilizer on the leaves. This can cause burns to the leaves and failure of the flower.
Tips & Tricks
You can save yourself fertilizing with daffodils in the field if you bring the plants with you Mulch(€ 13.95 at Amazon *) covered. At the same time, the mulch layer ensures that the soil and thus the onions in it do not dry out in summer.
