Re: Late Lilies





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
06/07/99 11:23 AM

David:

It's awfully late in the season, but give your asiatics and orientals a
quick peek.  Are the bulbs still white/light beige?  Any blue mold growing
on the outside?  Test each bulb with a light squeeze to check firmness.
Are they as firm as an onion?  Do they "give" a little and feel mushy?

The ideal bulb should be a light beige with no molding, and be firm to the
touch/light squeeze.  Any other conditions would indicate a bulb past its
prime and it would be doubtful that it would send up any shoots or live.
You can try to plant less than ideal bulbs to see what would happen.  Some
may recover and send up a shoot.  Try planting in a good soil mix with a
slow-release fertilizer mixed in to see if this will encourage a
rejuvenation.

If you get shoots, please baby your lilies with lots of water and compost.
Don't expect much this year from them and maybe you'll get the desired
results for next year.

Val in KY
 zone 6a

BTW, your daylilies are made of sterner stuff.  I've read lots of stories
on this list; you may be surprised at how much these can take and still
look beautiful.


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