As you're probably the weather towards the end of last year and most of this year hasn't been 'typical' of the British climate. This has had a knock on effect for the bulb harvest this Autumn.
Although in the first half of the year, the season was running about 3 weeks behind normal, nature has caught up most of the delay and things are only about 5-7 days behind normal now.
Below you will find the Autumn Bulb Update from Adam Taylor, Taylor and Sons Bulbs Ltd.
UK Daffodils
The recent dry conditions have made slow work of lifting and UK daffodil bulbs yields are lower than expected as a result of two consecutive arid growing seasons (UK daffodils spend two years in the ground).
Species Narcissi, Tulips, Hyacinth and Crocus
Many varieties are short on predicted yields whilst others have coped much better and yields are just as expected. Crocus have been the hardest hit and are likely to be the first notable group that run short. However, there is not an overall shortage of other bulbs.
