Daylilies....
Posted 08-13-2007 at 07:00 AM by mycoupons
Hi there gardening MyCouponers!
Our gardening question this week, was submitted by Gennine W from MD.
Hi Annie,
I enjoy your gardening blog. About 2-1/2 years ago I planted some daylilies in my yard. Since then they have multiplied so much. When is the best time to divide and transplant daylilies and how do I go about doing it?
Thanks for your help,
Gennine W.
Oh I love daylilies. I think they are a gardener's dream come true. Even though the individual flower lasts only one day, the large number of flowers on each stem provide a three week period of bloom for most varieties, but some can bloom all season long.. They are also so easy to grow anywhere, even in some of the most difficult to garden areas in a yard. Not to mention they are pretty much naturally disease, pest and deer resistant too.
Daylilies can be divided and transplanted spring or fall. The best time to divide your daylilies is late summer around the fourth week of August t0 the first week of September, shortly after they have finished flowering . Doing it no later than that, the roots will surely have time to grow before winter sets in.
Prepare the area by gently raking the mulch away from the plant. Cut back the long outer leaves to about 6 inches, to make it easier to handle. Use a garden fork to lift the clump from the ground about 6 to 12 inches away from the base of the daylily plant. Gently push down to pry the clump up from the soil. Work around the root ball several times to free as many of the roots from the soil as possible. Daylilies develop very large root systems, so it may be necessary to dig down 10 inches or so.
Wash off the excess soil from the roots with a garden hose so you can see the individual fans. Then rolling the clump back and forth until the individual divisions separate or you can separate the clumps by hand or pry apart with a garden trowel/knife.
Keep 2 to 3 fans per clump when re-planting. Space your divisions about 24 inches apart, and set each plant at its original depth. The number of flowers will be less the first year after dividing but will return to normal blooming until the plants need to be divided again, usually in 3 years.
Thanks for the question!
Keep on gardening!
Annie~
If you would like to see your gardening question featured here on the MyCoupons blog, simply submit to annie@mycoupons.com. One submittal from all will be chosen.
Our gardening question this week, was submitted by Gennine W from MD.
Hi Annie,
I enjoy your gardening blog. About 2-1/2 years ago I planted some daylilies in my yard. Since then they have multiplied so much. When is the best time to divide and transplant daylilies and how do I go about doing it?
Thanks for your help,
Gennine W.
Oh I love daylilies. I think they are a gardener's dream come true. Even though the individual flower lasts only one day, the large number of flowers on each stem provide a three week period of bloom for most varieties, but some can bloom all season long.. They are also so easy to grow anywhere, even in some of the most difficult to garden areas in a yard. Not to mention they are pretty much naturally disease, pest and deer resistant too.
Daylilies can be divided and transplanted spring or fall. The best time to divide your daylilies is late summer around the fourth week of August t0 the first week of September, shortly after they have finished flowering . Doing it no later than that, the roots will surely have time to grow before winter sets in.
Prepare the area by gently raking the mulch away from the plant. Cut back the long outer leaves to about 6 inches, to make it easier to handle. Use a garden fork to lift the clump from the ground about 6 to 12 inches away from the base of the daylily plant. Gently push down to pry the clump up from the soil. Work around the root ball several times to free as many of the roots from the soil as possible. Daylilies develop very large root systems, so it may be necessary to dig down 10 inches or so.
Wash off the excess soil from the roots with a garden hose so you can see the individual fans. Then rolling the clump back and forth until the individual divisions separate or you can separate the clumps by hand or pry apart with a garden trowel/knife.
Keep 2 to 3 fans per clump when re-planting. Space your divisions about 24 inches apart, and set each plant at its original depth. The number of flowers will be less the first year after dividing but will return to normal blooming until the plants need to be divided again, usually in 3 years.
Thanks for the question!
Keep on gardening!
Annie~
If you would like to see your gardening question featured here on the MyCoupons blog, simply submit to annie@mycoupons.com. One submittal from all will be chosen.
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