Blind Daffodils

[swanton]

Having recently moved house, many (and there are lots)of the daffodil bulbs that have grown this spring are blind. Can I do anything (feed them- with what) to encourage them to flower next spring.?

[Robinia]

You could feed them from now until the foliage dies down once a week/fortnight with a liquid feed such as Phostrogen. Maybe they weren't planted deep enough initially & have suffered in dry conditions but you won't know unless you dig them up in about 6 weeks time & replant. The soil needs to be at least twice the bulb height above them..ie if the bulb is 2" big there needs to be 4" above it. Hope that makes sense.

To be honest, I've never managed to revive blind bulbs & at the price you can buy them for nowadays I'd rather plant new ones in Sept.

[ceejay123]

Another reason for blind daffs is cutting them down before they should be and not allowing them to die back for 6 weeks. So allow all the foliage on the daffs to die back naturally and as said earlier some bone meal.
Give 'em a year and if no better in 12 months "dig 'em up "
Chris l