Can I move daffodils Now.??

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  1. koszta kid

    koszta kid Young Pine

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    Got area we got to work on down spout. And will need it flat there..If i dig them up will I kill them? Sure hope Not.
     
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    calinromania Young Pine

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    Daffs are very strong. You can move them even if still green. You can move them, but I am not sure this will affect next spring's blooms.
    But it won't kill them.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    You can dig them out now .. just be sure to keep the green leaves attached if you do. It gets energy for the following year from the leaves.
     
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    marlingardener Happy

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    Your daffs will survive. In fact, this is a great time to see if they need to be divided. You may have fewer blooms next year, but just replant with the greenery, perhaps give them a little mild fertilizer, and you'll enjoy your daffs for years to come!
     



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    calinromania Young Pine

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    Oh yea, Don't plant them as a clump. Space them out. In time they'll clump back up!
     
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    koszta kid Young Pine

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    Thanks for info. Will dig them and divide. Give them a new place right away.
     
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    I have dug them before even with the blooms on them. It hardly sets them back at all that I could tell. Don't cut the tops tho.
     
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    They do not mind being moved most of the time. Keep the foilage if they are still green, divide them up. They will be right back in the spring. I thought I dug up all of them by my front sidewalk a few years back, and put them elsewhere. Ha. I have them around my sidewalk still, and in many new places. They need divided again...
     

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