How to dry store daffodils for up to 2 weeks + harvesting & conditioning tips

Everything you need to know to get the most out of your daffodils post harvest!
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[@wildbirdfarm]

I’m at daffodil time here and I needed a refresher on how to dry store - a quick YT search brought me to you, duh, I should have looked at your channel first! Great info as always l, Jessie, thank you!!

[@bareflowerfarm]

Aww glad it was helpful!

[@charonjimenez82]

I learn so mucho for all you videos 😊thank you

[@jeffcady284]

I was able to get 3 weeks in dry storage and could probably have went a month because they looked so good. The varieties were Gigantic Star, White Lion, and Pink Wonder. I pulled them ( no cutting), put in water in cooler (36-40 degrees) for a couple days and then bundled them in bunches of 20 with rubber band (2 rubber bands work better and help keep them straight). They were stored lying down. Keep water in container in fridge for humidity.

[@bareflowerfarm]

That's great to know! I've learned that if i can keep the petals wrapped and preventing them from dehydrating, I can go above 2 weeks too!

[@patriciakeys4873]

This is my first year with daffodils and I currently don't have a dedicated fridge. Yet. So I'm experimenting with what I have. Here's what I've learned so far. Note: I heard that if the daffodils are put into boiling water for a few seconds, that will help with the sap flow. I didn't exactly do that but I used my hot water from the sink, we keep the water heater kinda high, and they did seal pretty good. (on with the experiment) 1) I picked buds and left them on the counter in water and they fully bloomed in 24 hours. 2) I put some in my regular fridge (and I had apples in the crisper drawer) and they held for about 3-4 days and then started slowly opening in the fridge. I also stored them in water because I hadn't seen this video yet. 3) I took the stored daffodils out and gave them clean water and they all opened in 24 hours. 4) the ones that I didn't store lasted 4-6 days in the vase. Today is day 2 so I'll see how fast they wilt. IDK, this could be useful info for those who don't have dedicated cold storage yet. Thank you for all this info!

[@bareflowerfarm]

This is so great to hear this level of detail from someone without cold storage! I appreciate you sharing. I had been cold storing in water for awhile until I realized dry storage was a thing! My biggest question is always how different types of storage will impact vase life 🙂

[@PetrasGarden]

Learned a lot again! 😊

[@bareflowerfarm]

I'm so glad!

[@cindioliver8968]

Thank you for the information!!

[@PuthyvanGarden]

Thanks for sharing

[@dianewilson8905]

Thanks for such good information. I have Winston Churchill daffadils in the garden.

[@bareflowerfarm]

You’re gonna love them when they bloom!

[@liarhodey9417]

I’ve been holding for a week didn’t realize I could do 2 weeks! thank you so much! Also loving your patreon ❤

[@bareflowerfarm]

I didn't realize 2 weeks either until recently! In fact, I shy'd away from growing more daffodils until this realization and plan to increase the amount I grow. Flexibility in storage is so important to me! And thank you for the kind words and being a supporter, Lia!!

[@liarhodey9417]

@@bareflowerfarm of course! You help our flower farming community so much! Daffodils are a game changer i think! They would be great to plant outside for you too because your deer won’t get them as you know already. My CSA members have been obsessed! I do have to get the humidity up in my fridge. Thanks again!!!! ❤️

[@clairegill7891]

Great timing,great video as always! Thanks Jessie I was about to do some research on storing daffs now I don’t need too 🌼😅🩷

[@consuelagartu3888]

Amazing video as always!! Thanks a lot for all the info!!! ❤

[@bareflowerfarm]

Thank you 😊

[@holligillam2363]

Thank you so much for this video! I was scouring the internet last week for this information and found very little on dry storing daffodils. I harvested some of ours last week and decided to go ahead and dry store some to see what happens. Now I know to store them vertically if at all possible.

[@bareflowerfarm]

Glad this was timely! Agreed, I was shocked at how little info there was out there on this!

[@OregonShearwater]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@ssayre785]

Thank you so much for this informative video. Love it❤

[@donnabauerofbrilliancebyde1178]

Another factor you failed to mention, do not store in frig with fruits and vegetables.

[@megansmith9356]

Great information, especially about storing them vertically. Do all daffodils produce more than one bud per stem, or is that true for the particular variety you are showcasing here?

[@bareflowerfarm]

Thank you! The daffodils I showed in the photo were a double flowering variety. Single flower varieties (the ones that most people grow) will only have one bud so there's definitely less wiggle room for harvest. That's also another reason why I lean towards doubles- more flexibility for harvest time, storage (ie if one bud is too mature, I have more to fall back on) and very versatile with event work/retail :)

[@michellekoch8303]

Wonderful video - ! Thank you. A question as I don't have a dedicated flower cooler yet, are daffs affected by fruits/veg if stored in my home fridge?

[@bareflowerfarm]

Hi! Daffodils are definitely affected by ethylene which is the byproduct of fruits and veggies so you definitely won’t want to store there! A garage would be a viable alternative!

[@eacrt7211]

Very interesting vidéo ! I am surprise about the vase life you talk about This years I am growing ans harvesting a lot of Narcissus and weather I haevest them open or not, they last super long in vase ! Like over 10 days at least ! Even longer if I harvest them at duck neck stage, they can easely go up to 13-14 days !

[@bareflowerfarm]

I think it may be the variety you are growing! Some specialty types can indeed last quite long but the more common types are usually in line with the 5-7 days. Thats great you’re getting such good vase life- what varieties do you grow

[@pammcnary2770]

Thanks for the info. If dry storing, should they go in a bucket of water while harvesting (maybe an hour or so), then bunch and store dry in the fridge, or never put in water from harvest to fridge?

[@bareflowerfarm]

I actually haven’t found much info on this but I have personally pulled straight from the bulb and dry stored immediately without ever hydrating in water. I do this for tulips and daffs. My thinking is that the stem technically is fully hydrated bc it had access to the bulb and roots. This is a single stem cut versus a flower with multiple stems so it’s getting all of the water and nutrients from the bulb. So far, I haven’t had any issues. I also ship like this too and florists receive the stems in good condition 🙂

[@aimeesgardens]

Do you have to hydrate the daffs before dry storing them or do you put them in dry storage directly from the field? This video was very helpful!

[@bareflowerfarm]

I have personally been putting them straight into dry storage directly from harvest. I have yet to see any other research that disputes this and I haven’t had issues!

[@blairhouseblooms]

Great video Jessie!

[@kathrynburgess8987]

When you go to rehydrate, do you trim the bottoms?

[@bareflowerfarm]

Yup! You want to trim since the bottoms would have "callused" up