RE: Late Lilies
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Late Lilies
- From: A* D*
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:44:12 -0300
Hi, just wanted to give you all an update on my "late lilies". About half of
them were soft with unhealthy looking shoots. The other half were firm and
looked quite healthy. This is because of the different suppliers and packing
techniques. Anyway I decided to plant them all just incase. I built a full
sun nursery planting area just for them because I felt so guilty about
abusing then this way ;{ It is six feet square and twelve inches deep of my
special blend. (50% new top soil, 25% old humus rich top soil, 15% sheep
manure and 10% peatmoss) I dug 30 6"x6" holes 12 inches apart and lined the
bottom 2" with Promix potting soil blended with bonemeal. I placed the bulbs
in the holes then covered them with more Promix. I gently but firmly
massaged the soil around the bulbs to remove any air pockets then gave them
a good soaking. It has been 36 hours and nothing yet :) I will keep my
fingers crossed and hope for the best. Thank you all for your time, concern
and help that you all offered. We will keep you updated on there progress.
David & Itala Ainsworth, New Brunswick. Canada. Zone4
-----Original Message-----
From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
Sent: June 07, 1999 12:23 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: 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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