Q. I accidentally cultivated up a bunch of daffodil
bulbs. When is the best time to replant them in Las Vegas? They show no signs
of green.
A. If
these daffodils have been in the ground in your landscape for several years
then chances are you can just replant them and they will continue to flower
next spring and probably every year thereafter. If they did not flower last
year, or they flowered erratically (some years you got beautiful displays and
others were disappointing), then you should read the rest of this information.
To get consistent flowering year after year, you may need to put them in the
refrigerator through the rest of the winter to get consistent flowering. You can also opt to buy “prechilled bulbs”. But be forewarned: this refrigerator treatment may need to be done each year to get reliable blooming. This
is also true of tulips and some other very popular cold climate bulbs.
Replant
them on the east side of the house so that they get morning sun but are
protected from late afternoon heat. Amend the soil with about 20 to 30% compost when planting. Never cover them with rock. Woodchips are okay but not rock. They will not grow well in total shade or
in hot bright locations. They will also not grow well in rock.
It takes the right variety of daffodil for it to bloom every
year here. Local nurseries rely on their suppliers to sell them the right
daffodils for this climate. Las Vegas, climate-wise, is halfway between a
tropical climate (think Hawaii) and a cold climate (think Minnesota). Las Vegas
lies in the northern belt of climates termed loosely “semitropical”: Cold
winters to the north and warm winters to the south. It lies in the transition
zone between the two. Did you see flowers from them before? If you did, then
just replant them.
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Here is a source for daffodils that will do well in warm
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I am not sure how to search your site for this question, so here goes: How well does rhubarb do in the desert? When and where is the best time and place to plant? And how much water would it like at least the first year?
Its okay if you cant do it or figure it out. If you post a question, I will see it from here. I have not had much luck with rhubarb at the University orchard in the past but I admit it was not a focus of ours. Someone planted it in a raised bed and if it made it, okay, if not that was okay too. I have heard that it is a problem in warm reasons because of chilling (winter cold) but I also have heard some people got it to work. If it is going to work I would plant it in heavily composted soil on the east side of a wall or building so it gets some protection from afternoon sun. It likes full sun so planting in the shade may not work. Its worth a shot and let me know if it works for you.
https://xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com/2013/02/rhubarb-in-hot-desert.html
https://xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com/2017/05/rhubarb-growing-in-hot-desert.html
https://xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com/2011/10/q.html