My Daffodils Won't Bloom

Plant your bulbs in the fall for a better chance of daffodil blooms in the spring. However, the first year the plants may grow without flowers as they just take in nutrients. Do not expect bulbs that you plant in the spring to bloom the first year.

Feed your daffodils a fertilizer with a mixture of 5-10-10 fertilizer. Feed once when you see the first leaves growing and again as the plant begins to blossom. Sprinkle the fertilizer around the base of the plant and water to get the fertilizer into the ground.

Move your daffodils to a sunny part of your yard if they are in the shade as at least half a day of sun is necessary for the flowers to develop. Use a shovel to gently dig up the soil 6 inches around the emerging leaves and dig a hole the same size elsewhere. Set the bulbs, along with their soil right in the hole and water.

Thin out your daffodil bulbs if they do not seem to be blooming anymore; overcrowding will cause the flowers not to bloom. Dig up some of the bulbs and replant them in another location so they have more space.

Check the soil for good drainage as daffodils do not like to sit in standing water. Add some gravel to your soil to help encourage drainage or move the bulbs to another part of your yard where they will get better drainage.

Look for signs of disease on your daffodils. Look for yellow stripes or white spots on the leaves. Dig up, throw away and replant new bulbs if this is the case.