For a quick display, the closer spacing should be used. Close spacing will require digging the bulbs about every three to five years. If you prefer to leave bulbs in one location longer, the wider spacing should be used. In light soils, bulbs may be planted about 8 inches deep. Pine needles, wood chips, shredded bark and aged sawdust are all good mulching materials.
Peat moss tends to shed water and it splashes blooms badly during hard rains.
If rainfall is deficient, be sure to water bulbs well after planting and during the fall so that they can develop good roots. If the autumn or winter is dry or if the daffodils are planted under trees, be sure to give additional moisture. Spring care Daffodils need little care during the early spring. Established bulbs should be fertilized lightly each spring just as the leaves begin to come through the soil. Scatter a handful of a garden or bulb fertilizer lightly around each clump.