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Re: Hemerocallis help needed

...since we are talking about daylilies...I thought I would mention the
fact that Ginny on our gardens list has a huge amount of daylilies and iris
to sell and if anyone is interested...they can email her at
inanda@lindsaycomp.on.ca
for more information...she does not know that I did this and hope that you
are not upset with me for bringing it up...but I myself would appreciate
knowing things that this when they come up and hope I haven't stepped on
anyones toes..and it's just plain nice to help others out when you can...:D
Donna
http://www.ICanGarden.com




At 03:24 PM 8/06/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>As Buckminster Fuller once said, "It's all going to be o.k.".  Or something
>like that.  Daylilies are the most "perennial" perennial there is.  I
>inherited a daylily farm when I bought this place 5 years ago (in the dead
>of winter; the former owner didn't even mention the daylilies until the
>"walkthrough" because he was afraid it might scare me off!).  Since then
>I've accidently left whole clumps of the things in the field for a whole
>season and they've always recovered from the ordeal.  Nothing could be more
>forgiving.
>
>Suggestions for transplanting:
>
>cut the leaves to about 4 or 5 inches (no need to measure; just guess)
>
>amend the soil with moo-poop and plant daylilies
>
>water regularly
>
>forget about 'em
>
>As for the ones that didn't bloom this year, toss a little fertilizer on
>them when you think about it.  Some now, and again in the Spring would be
>fine.  Mulching with a good compost is also a good idea.
>
>If you're dividing a really old clump, the best way to do it is with two
>perennial forks.  Jam one into the center of the clump.  Jam another so that
>they're "back to back".  Pull down on the handles in opposing directions.
>The clump will split very nicely in two;  keep repeating as needed.  If you
>don't have these forks, get them; you'll never regret it.  Alternately, just
>cut through the clump with an old kitchen knife. Whacking off the foliage
>beforehand is helpful.
>
>This is not something to get stressed-out over.
>
>Keith
>
>
>
>>
>>I'd like to add a few questions of my own to this topic  -
>>
>>This past spring, I resurrected some daylilies that had been swamped out
>>by a huge bed of asters that always outgrew the daylilies and therefore
>>pretty much blocked out the sun, not to mention what might have happened
>>to water and soil!  I transplanted the daylilies fairly carelessly and
>>they took immediately but I haven't gotten any blooms this year.  Is
>>there any possibility they have been "destroyed" (if that is possible)
>>by the years in the aster bed? By the way, they had not bloomed in the
>>past couple of years in the aster bed but I was very bad and had ignored
>>them until this spring.
>>
>>Help!
>>
>>Deb of Medfield, Massachusetts
>>zone 6
>>
>>
>>S.J.S. wrote:
>>
>>> In the processing of digging/dividing/moving my tall bearded iris to
>>> their own beds, I had to dig out bunches of daylilies. I ran out of
>>> time/energy/daylight and  left the bare-root daylilies out of the
>>> ground
>>> for several days. I am not sure how to go about resurrecxting these
>>> plants. How short short I trim them? How long should I soak them prior
>>>
>>> to replanting? How often should they be watered once they are planted?
>>>
>>> Soil amendments?
>>> I also found some that are 20 yrs old (they have metal markers) that I
>>>
>>> know haven't been divided in years. It is almost impossible to get the
>>>
>>> dirt out of the root clump. Any hints??
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jill
>>> NC Zone 7(b)
>
>
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