How to Transplant Sprouted Daffodils

Daffodils are common landscape flowers that grow from bulbs. They sprout in the early spring and produce bright yellow blooms that can last from six weeks to six months. Daffodils sometimes need to be divided and transplanted. The best time to do this is in the fall, after the foliage has died. But you can also transplant daffodils in the spring, after they have sprouted.

Compost
Shovel
Hand spade

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare a new planting site before you dig up the bulbs. Select a spot with full sun and well-draining soil. Add 2 inches of compost to the soil, and turn it into the soil with a shovel.
- 2
  Dig up the sprouted daffodil bulbs with a hand spade. Daffodil bulbs are generally planted 8 inches deep, so dig down to at least 10 inches so that you get all the roots, as well as the bulb. Do not brush off the bulbs.
- 3
  Dig a hole in the new planting site that is as deep as the original hole and twice the width. Lower the bulb into the hole, sprout side up, so that it is at the same depth. Firm the soil around the base of the plant, and water until the soil settles.
- 4
  Apply a 0-24-24 fertilizer to the soil around the plant, following the package directions. Apply the fertilizer at a rate of 1 1/2 pounds per 100 square feet of soil.

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