:) Oh, Primula veris! So beautiful, one of my husband’s favorites. Welcome Nils, happy to help. Together we are stronger and I like this about PBS a lot. On Fri 23. Apr 2021 at 11:53 Nils Hasenbein via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Vlad, > > thank you for all the suggestions! > > We do mow very late, just once or twice per year depending on rainfall, > most parts of the lawn with bulbs with a scythe after everything died > back. We re-introduced native flowers (Primula veris currently looks > great between the daffodils) to what was a rigorously cut lawn, and they > and the other daffodils are spreading, so this cutting regime for me is > worth the effort, however, it's quite some work (but excercise, too). > > The soil is the most likely culprit in the case of N. poeticus, as we > have not had problems with pests. For the commercial Narcissus > varieties, the performance is dramatically different even when just a > few meters apart in grass that looks pretty much the same everywhere; > some increase quickly, others slowly, some dwindle within a few years. > As they are cheap, this is fine - I just add bulbs and they decide where > they like it. > > All the best, > > Nils > > Am 23.04.2021 um 11:26 schrieb Vlad Hempel: > > Is your poeticus still in green when you mown for the first time in > > the year? This might also be the cause why it is not blooming > > regularly. I still think it has probably to do with the soil they grow > in. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>