Re: Lilies
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Lilies
- From: B* C*
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:33:43 EDT
Some lily bulb suppliers dig very late. Several of them suggest digging the
holes in which the bulbs will be planted and putting the dirt removed into
buckets for storing in the house.(the ones who like to give really complete
instructions suggest filling the holes with crumpled newspaper to keep them
from collapsing or filling with snow).
This is generally considered by lily specialists the best way to go. I have
sometimes had a bulb or two fail when planted in spring or summer but not
enough of them to stop me from planting them whenever I can get bulbs
inexpensively.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4
>From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: Lilies
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 03:33:42 -0400
>
>Normally, lilies don't really go totally dormant like tulips and
>daffs and resent being dried off tremendously. Most of them aren't
>ready to dig until late fall, which is why they are mostly sold in
>fall for late planting - they won't hold over winter in a dry state
>and they start growth fairly early in spring - too early for safe
>digging and shipping then.
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