Many thanks to our speaker Laurie Manser, accompanied by his wife Ann, who gave an interesting talk on growing daffodils and staging them for show, together with a practical demonstration. We certainly learned a number of techniques that will be useful in defeating Godstone at our Challenge show, together with practical advice on improving our own displays whether we intend to show the blooms or just enjoy them in our own gardens. As an example, if your daffodils are blind, try feeding them with Vitax Q4 in February if they are planted in bare soil, or use Growmore if they are in grass (feed these in February while the grass is dormant). We also discovered how to "clock" the bloom to ensure that the top petal is displayed in line with the stem - although I suspect that there may be quite a few beheaded blooms in members' houses before we all manage to perform this feat with the same dexterity that Laurie showed!
Laurie also mentioned his own blog, which may be found at
www.lauriemansersgardenhints.blogspot.co.uk. Click on this link to go there!
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