Non-Flowering Bulbs

Mags22 | 18:56 Mon 07th Apr 2014 | Gardening

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Are bulbs worth keeping if they haven 't flowered?

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maggiebee

My father was a landscape gardener and he called these "blind" bulbs which he dug up and disposed of.

Graham-W

They may have been storing energy this year, ready for flowering next. I'd give them another chance.

Mags22

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Thanx,maggiebee,thats what I'll do

Mags22

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To Graham- w,think I've been waiting a few years for the blessed things!

Buenchico

It might be worth trying to work out why the plants haven't flowered. For example, the RHS website suggests overcrowding as one possibility (in respect of daffodils) and specifically advises replanting them.

Quote:
"If overcrowded groups of daffodils are not flowering, lift them when the foliage dies back in the summer. Improve the soil with organic matter and a little general purpose fertiliser e.g. Growmore at a rate of 70g per sq m (2oz per sq yd), and then re-plant the bulbs so there is a 5-7.5cm (2-3in) gap between each one. Replant small bulbs in more fertile soil (e.g. a vegetable plot) to encourage bulb build-up".

Equally, however, (and unsurprisingly) the RHS website also states "diseased bulbs should be discarded".

Source (and lots more relevant information):
https://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=658

Graham-W

In that case....revert to plan "A". Dispose of them. No good flogging a bad horse.