Buying cheap bulbs will lead to disappointing results. One year I took pictures of all of my daffodil bulbs against a ruler to show the size. Bulbs differ in size according to variety, but one rule seems to hold true. Plant a smaller bulb rather than the largest that can be bought per variety, and you will short yourself on the result.

The labor involved in planting bulbs easily overshadows the bulb cost. But some people think that they will come out ahead by picking up a few dozen smaller bulbs at the big box stores and garden centers. In these places the bulbs are most often exposed to heat and sunlight.

You get what you pay for is truly the name of the game!

Cheap bulbs equals smaller. Smaller equals fewer blooms. I distribute only the largest bulbs. These will produce at least 2-3 flowers per bulb while the smaller bulb will produce a single, probably shorter, flower.

My daffodil bulbs are the largest available and can be called “Mother Bulbs” in some cases. They are not sold in nurseries since shipping is very expensive. The imported daffodil bulbs and other catalog offerings are usually “double nose #2” or single bulbs as are Costco’s daffodils which come in bags while mine come in crates.