Q: I am moving some perennials and I found some daffodil bulbs in the ground. They have some brown sticky sap on the sides of the bulbs. Is this normal? Should I be concerned about the other bulbs in the flower bed that I haven’t dug up?
A: When buying bulbs, always look at every bulb for sticky areas, discolored liquids, sunken areas, and mildew patches. Bulbs that have these signs and symptoms will not grow out of them but rather will infect your soil and the rest of your bulbs. If you dig up bulbs in your yard with these problems, dig up and discard six inches of soil around the old bulb’s location.
