Re: Advise needed
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Advise needed
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:45:04 -0500
Connie,
I second Val...plant immediately. Lilies don't like to dry out at all,
unlike tulips and other bulbs purchases for fall planting. In fact,
November is often the month to plant lilies because it takes some of them
so dang long to have their foliage die down. Many an order of lilies has
not arrived chez moi until November.
Plant deeply in well-drained soil. It's also good to put a cushion of sand
or gravel right under the bulbs to ensure water doesn't sit around them -
they loathe and despise winter soggy and will rot. Coarse gravel around
the bulbs is also supposed to deter underground munchers - can't testify on
that one, but I do know that planting lilies in the center of a circle of
daffodils has kept the little rodentos from eating a couple of mine for
many years. In other locations in the ground they are lucky to last a year
before becoming someone's lunch.
Soil temps. are always warmer than air temps in winter (and cooler in
summer). Bulbs are built to deal with winter cold and will put out roots
once planted as long as the soil they are in stays around 40F - which it
will do for quite some time in your zone.
Plant away - also think removal of top growth at this point probably a good
idea. May not bloom for you next year, but if not, will regain strength
and bloom the following....
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: connie Hoy <coneh@uswest.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:13 AM
>
> Hello all,I dont often post but I now have a request for your help
> please..To wit,
> I have a large clump of lily bulbs (think they are Easter Lilies)removed
> from my mothers yard in Cal.(zone 9)..I am in zone 6,my soil is not
frozen
> yet,but the bulbs are not entirely dormant..I am very concerned to plant
> them directly into my garden as the climate here is considerably colder
and
> they have not had any chance to 'harden-off' or adapt to this sudden
> climatic change,what would you advise?They also have a lot of roots at
this
> point and I dont think I have too long to make a decision as to how to
> handle them...Many thanks to all.
> Help,
> Connie
>
>
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