Secrets of successful gardening: when to dig out lilies for transplantation?

Every year garden lilies are gaining popularity among florists. They can be seen not only in the gardens, but also in urban flower beds. Planting material with each season becomes more diverse and more accessible. Therefore, questions arise about how to properly care for these flowers. For example, when to dig out lilies for transplant, and whether it is necessary to do it at all? Let's figure this out.

Digging or not bulbs, will depend on the type of plant and the pursued purposes.

There are a lot of varieties and hybrids of lilies in the world, all of them are conventionally divided into 8 groups. In our latitudes, lilies are most common, which refer to Asian and LA hybrids. These lilies form a lot of children during the season, which in spring sprout close to the mother bulb. If you do not dig them out, over the years it will negatively affect the flowering of your pets. Children will take away nutrients from adult plants, and their flowering will not be abundant and luxurious. Your flowers will become shallow and unimpressive.

Lily from Eastern groups and OT-hybrids during the season almost do not form children, such varieties can not be scooped up. Therefore, when buying a new lily variety, ask the seller what kind of plant your new plant belongs to. Then it will be easier for you to decide when to dig the lilies for a transplant. Experienced growers recommend doing this every year. The transplant will help preserve the variety, make the flowering luxurious. You can form new flower beds and fight with unnecessary weeds.

So, when to dig and plant lilies?

If you adhere to the textbook recommendations, then you need to dig bulbs in the summer-autumn period.

• Asian and La-hybrids dig in the period from 15 to 20 August.
• OT-hybrids - from August 25 to the first of September.
• Eastern hybrids - in the first week of September.

As you can see, the deadlines are very short, and in practice only those gardeners who breed and keep the purity of the lily variety adhere to this. Even if you dig out and transplant for a week sooner or later, worse from this plant will not. When you dig out lilies for a transplant, it's up to you.

Bulbs that you dig out, you must immediately land. If you do not immediately plant, cover the bulbs with moss to prevent drying out, and then hide in a cool place.

When to dig a lily after flowering?

Do not cut the stems and leaves of the lily after flowering! The bulb will not gain the necessary strength in order to blossom next year. If you do not dig out the lilies, then the wilted shoots should be removed later in the autumn or in the spring. After the flowering period, the lily should rest about 1.5 months. At this time, the bulb will gain the right strength. The only thing that needs to be done is to cut off the ovary after flowering so that it does not take away the nutrients from the bulb. Dig up usually with small pitchforks, so as not to damage the roots. The stem is cut at a distance of about 15 cm from the bulb, because it develops the daughter bulbs that you can plant. The bulb itself should be inspected. If necessary, rinse with light manganese solution, trim the roots at a distance of 7-10 cm, plant on a new or old, but prepared place.

Knowing when to dig out lilies for a transplant, you can make the flowering of your plants abundant and keep rare hybrid varieties.

In some areas where the winters are very harsh, lilies are recommended to cover with foliage or lapnika, protecting from freezing.