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Managing your Daffodil Collection
Michael Berrigan gave us loads of information to manage our daffodil collections. Some of the practical considerations covered for long term daffodil growing included resource limitations, methods for determining limits, and natural increase of bulbs. With time, you will have more bulbs than planted, so Michael then covered when you should dig bulbs, procedures to use when digging, and what to consider when determining quantities to keep. Lastly, labeling techniques and some of the labeling choices available rounded out Michael’s presentation.
Thanks Michael…the quantity and quality of your presentation was greatly appreciated. Michael has agreed to leave a copy of his slides with the Greater St Louis Daffodil Society. Please click HERE to view the slides from this presentation in PDF format.
Biography for Michael Berrigan,
July 2009 Speaker
Michael Berrigan has been growing daffodils for over twenty years, and has been showing flowers for the last 15 years. His first named flowers were from an Irish flower collection offered by Park Seed Company. The collection included King's Grove, Sportsman, Smokey Bear, Pink Paradise, and High Society. Mike continues to grow these flowers decades later. Mike grows his flowers on 1/4 acre. The space restrictions forced him to carefully consider why he was keeping bulbs of the over 800 cultivars he actively grows on his property. He has trialed about three times that number over the years. He is an active hybridizer attempting to successfully make wide crosses resulting in fertile children. He grows his flowers in mixed plantings, cemetery plots, pots, and in a greenhouse.
Members of GSLDS are delighted that Mike has agreed to speak to our group, and look forward to visiting with him during July.