Daffodils for constant color

Interested in investing in some sunshine for your garden? Then check into planting daffodil bulbs this fall. Next spring your garden will abound in bright blooms.

This investment is not only for next spring, as the daffodil bulb has the ability to increase in both quantity and quality year after year without replanting.

Today there are many varieties to choose from, in a number of colors. You also have a choice of various petals.

Plant daffodils now. Be sure to work the soil deeply and add organic matter. For particularly good results add bone meal to the bottom of the planting hole where the roots can get at it.

Put the bulbs about 6 inches deep and 6 inches apart in a sunny location. Keep the soil moist, as the bulbs like a damp rooting condition.

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