The Daffodil by Noel Kingsbury

Author:Noel Kingsbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2013-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

In parts of Cornwall, anyone walking one of the many footpaths which crisscross the landscape is liable to suddenly come across a field of daffodils 1. Now no longer used for crops, steep terraced fields in favourable south-facing locations would once have been used for wheat, potatoes, and daffodils 2.

Lifting is usually done in June, the driest month (not that this means that much in Cornwall). Medium-sized bulbs are generally sold, with growers keeping the largest for cut-flower production, and the smallest to grow on. Most commercial varieties take two years to double the weight of the bulb clusters resulting from planting, so about half the stock is sold after lifting. Given the various disease problems the plants suffer from, most growers prefer to replant their own stock. Bulbs are usually given hot-water treatment against eelworm before replanting.

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