During the summer season, lilies do not require special care. It is enough to irrigate so that the soil around them is not dry, loosen the soil around each bush, remove weeds and fertilize several times a season. But with the advent of autumn, caring for lilies will be more difficult. How to prepare flowers for the winter season? When do they need to be dug up, and which ones can just be cut and covered before the onset of cold weather? All this should be reminded to those flower growers who decide to grow these beautiful flowers in their garden.
Features of caring for lilies in the fall and preparing for winter
Not all types of lilies require careful care in the autumn - the simplest of them are enough to feed and cut. And you can not even cover before the onset of frost. But you can’t just leave varietal varieties of lilies for the winter- most likely, they will just freeze. The main procedures carried out in the fall in the flower garden with these beautiful plants, will be described below.
Pruning lilies in autumn
When should lilies be cut in autumn and how to do it correctly? Is it really necessary to carry out this procedure: maybe just leave these plants as they are? However, experienced flower growers still recommend to autumn pruning lilies. The process of pruning these flowers is simple, the main thing is to carry out this procedure on time so as not to harm the plants.
When to prune lilies: after flowering or in autumn for winter
Most varieties finish their flowering early - by mid-summer. And many inexperienced gardeners tend to immediately prune these flowers. Is it correct? It turns out not. Not only do the cut stems look ugly in a flower bed next to the plants that continue to bloom, but such an untimely procedure harms the lilies themselves. After the end of flowering in the foliage and stems, life processes continue. The roots continue to grow and store nutrients for the winter, the process of photosynthesis continues in the foliage. Therefore, immediately after the end of flowering, lilies are not pruned, but give the bulb an opportunity to gain strength before the coming winter.
Lily pruning technology after flowering (summer) and autumn
Circumcision of lilies is done gradually. At the end of flowering, the petals fall off on their own, boxes with seeds begin to form in place of the flowers, and they will need to be cut off so that the plant does not waste energy on the formation of seeds. In addition, most likely, this will positively affect the development and better ripening of the bulb. In general, such pruning is called summer.
Video: lily pruning in summer after flowering
BUT final pruning the lilies are already holding autumn so to speak, for the winter, when the stems and leaves wither and dry, in other words, the formation of the bulb will end. This usually happens (depending on climatic conditions) in early or mid-September. Then the stems are either completely removed, or stumps up to 10-15 cm high are left.
It is better not to leave withered stems and foliage uncut until spring (if the variety overwinters in open ground). They can "hide" for the winter pests or pathogens that will wake up in the spring and bring a lot of harm flowering plants and other crops growing in the garden. It is better to immediately collect and burn all cut above-ground parts.
Autumn lily care before and after pruning
In addition to cutting, autumn period to prepare for winter, lilies require top dressing and treatment for diseases.
Top dressing
Immediately after these perennials bloom, under them fertilizers should be applied, which include potassium and phosphorus. For example, you can use potassium sulfate (potassium sulfate) and superphosphate, 30-40 grams per 1 sq. meter of beds or flower beds, or a special ready-made mineral fertilizer marked " Autumn". For lovers organic farming fit bone flour(phosphorus) and wood ash (potassium), 100 grams per 1 sq. meter.
Important! However, ash cannot be used for lilies that do not tolerate alkalization of the soil, and these are varieties such as Oriental, Asian, American, LA hybrids.
Such potassium-phosphorus top dressing will allow the plants to ripen by the onset of winter, restore strength after abundant flowering and prepare for the onset of cold weather. These fertilizers will allow the root system to receive a large amount of nutrients and better withstand the cold, and in the spring they will make it possible to grow faster in the aerial part of the flowers.
Under those lilies that will not be dug up for the winter, a layer of rotted foliage or compost should be added.(the thickness of such a layer should be at least 15-20 cm). This fertilizer will serve as a kind of "blanket" for the roots and their additional protection from impending frosts. And in the spring there will be humus good fertilizer and mulch for lilies.
Such a shelter is suitable for long-flowered, oriental and American hybrids.
The main top dressing is over, but care for flowering perennials continues.
Disease treatment
Watering
Already from the end of summer, that is, from about mid-August, it is recommended to exclude watering lilies altogether, because. bulbs can simply get wet due to abundant moisture.
How to cover lilies for the winter
If flower growers leave their flowers to winter in the open field, then before the onset of cold weather, most of them should be covered. You can leave these flowers without shelter if the winters are mild in the region (for example, in the South of Russia), and the varieties are highly frost-resistant.
In principle, if lilies do not grow in the conditions of the Far North (and close to them in terms of climatic conditions), then many varieties and hybrids can be left in flowerbeds for the winter:
- Asian (brindle) hybrids;
- Martagon (curly);
- Candidum;
- tubular;
- hybrids Longiflorum Asian (LA),
- OT hybrids;
- Royal;
- Daurian.
All of the above varieties feel great in the garden and in winter, only they should be covered in case of severe frosts.
Shelter needed only long-flowered, oriental and American lily hybrids.
Usually, lilies do not need special shelter. if a large amount of snow falls in the region in winter, which will cover the bulbs during the winter. If there is little snow or the winter is warm, then care should be taken in advance to prepare a natural covering material. It is best to use needles (pine or spruce sawdust, or spruce branches), under which slugs and other "harmful" insects, as well as pests (especially mice) that can damage the growth points of bulbous plants, will not crawl. On top of the needles, you can pour a layer of high-moor peat, which will prevent the needles from scattering when the wind gusts. In colder regions, the top is covered with a special covering material.
By the way! In autumn, with heavy rains, lilies are recommended to be slightly covered with a film. As soon as a constant minus is established, the film is removed.
Thus, it is necessary to cover the lilies for the winter correctly, as well as remove (remove) the shelter on time. If removed too early, then growing stems will freeze during spring frosts. And when opened too late, the stems grow too thin.
Digging up lily bulbs and storing them in winter
But if exclusive varieties of these flowers were planted in the flower garden, about the frost resistance of which flower growers know little, then it is better to dig such lilies for the winter and store them at home. There are types and varieties of these flowers that are too delicate and even when good insulation may freeze over the winter:
- American;
- long-flowered;
- Eastern hybrids.
If possible, then such varieties of lilies for the winter are transplanted into a greenhouse or grown there all year round . Otherwise, the bulbs of these varieties are dug up in the fall and stored indoors.
But not only those varieties of lilies that do not differ in high frost resistance are dug up for the winter. Some hybrid varieties from Asiatic and other species dig in the fall to separate the babes who grew up for summer season, from mother bulbs. During the winter, the children grow so tightly to the main bulb that it will no longer be possible to separate them. In the spring, they will take on the bulk of the nutrients and moisture, which will adversely affect the development of the mother bulb and the entire plant as a whole. As a result, the plant will be weakened, grow more slowly, and flowering will be weak.
Therefore, in the fall, such lilies are also dug up, the bulbs are separated from the children, and then the main bulbs are again planted in open ground. It is better to plant children in a flower garden in the spring, and leave them indoors for the winter.
The process of digging up lily bulbs is carried out in stages:
- first, the stems of the bulbs are cut;
- then you need to dig the bulbs out of pre-moistened soil;
- all the soil from them must be gently shaken off;
- you should carefully examine the bulbs - whether the roots have rotted, whether there are dried scales;
- then they are washed under running cold water;
- clean bulbs are placed for half an hour in a disinfectant solution (in potassium permanganate or "Karbofos", "Maxim");
- then the onions are laid out to dry.
And only after carrying out all the above procedures, the lily bulbs are ready for storage.
How and where to store
Lily bulbs are optimally stored in cool and fairly humid rooms at a positive temperature of up to 10 degrees (ideally 6-8), humidity - from 70% and above.
As for the storage method, it is good to sprinkle the bulbs in a box that was previously covered with newspapers with a mixture of peat and sawdust ( conifers), and then again close the top with newspapers or paper.
Advice! During storage, periodically inspect the lily bulbs for decay and treat them with fungicides or the most common brilliant green in time.
Video: preparing lilies for winter - digging and storage
Mistakes in caring for lilies in the fall and in preparation for winter
The main mistakes that beginner flower growers make when caring for lilies in the fall:
- continue to water, although in autumn there is already a lot of precipitation;
- forget to fertilize in the fall;
- the stems and foliage of plants are cut too early or not cut at all;
- do not dig up the bulbs of those varieties in the fall, in which the children can grow to the mother ones over the winter;
- do not dig up in the fall those varieties that cannot winter in the open field;
- incorrectly cover plants for the winter;
- too soon or too late, they remove the shelter from the lilies.
autumn care for lilies and preparation for winter should be carried out correctly so that the plant next year "thanks" the owners with active flowering.
Video: how to prepare lilies for winter
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Autumn is coming, and the florist has new worries: how will the plants endure the winter and whether they will next year just as beautiful. Anxiety is in vain proper care lilies winter well. Use our tips, and next summer your flower beds will become even more magnificent and brighter.
Should I cook or not?
If a novice florist asks his friends if lilies need care in the fall and preparation for winter, he will receive a variety of answers. Some carry out this work very carefully, others will say that nothing needs to be done, the bulbs will winter well anyway. In part, this statement is true: nature has endowed its creatures with great vitality, you can do nothing to help your flowers survive the cold season.
You can also not water, loosen or feed them - the bulk of the plants will still survive. Just don't be surprised when next year instead of pompously flowering bush you will see some stunted flowers. How you take care of your pets is how they will thank you.
For those who prefer to contemplate a multi-colored flower bed without any effort, it is better to immediately abandon the lilies and plant more hardy flowers.
If you want to enjoy a bright, lush bouquet, spare no effort in preparing the plants for winter.
Even if you live in an area where there is no severe frost, protect the bulbs from mice and spring flooding.
When to start preparing lilies for winter?
Spring, summer or autumn? A good grower starts this work already at the time of landing. Determine how deep the groundwater is, if it is close to the surface, when the snow melts, the bulbs will be in the water and may rot. In this case, arrange drainage or plant flowers in high beds.
Do I need to dig up lilies for the winter?
If you don't live in the far north, many varieties of lilies overwinter well in the ground. Asian hybrids, Martagon, Royal and Daurian lilies are adapted to frosty climates, and shelter will help them survive extreme cold. Of course, if you have plant of a particularly rare and valuable variety, and even in a single copy, it is better not to risk it and keep the bulb at home.
Another thing - American and Eastern hybrids, they are more delicate and can die even with good insulation.. Those who have a greenhouse can grow these varieties there, and if this is not possible, in the fall you need to dig up the bulbs and store them indoors.
IMPORTANT! Some varieties, such as Asian hybrids, need to be dug up not only to protect against the cold, but also to heal the plant. In the summer, their bulbs produce many babies, which during the winter will grow so tightly to the mother bulb that it will be impossible to separate them.
In the spring, they will begin to take a significant share of the water and nutrients intended for the main plant. The lily will begin to weaken, grow poorly and bloom. The rhizomes of such varieties in the fall must be dug up and freed from the children, and then decide whether they will winter in the ground or indoors.
Care
Step-by-step care for lilies in the fall and preparation for winter:
pruning
Cut off in autumn above-ground part plants, leaving stems 10 cm long. When is the best time to do this?
In the middle of summer, there are no more flowers, only empty stems remain, which are difficult to mistake for a decorative element.
Maybe remove them immediately after flowering?
ATTENTION! Do not make such a mistake, trust nature, which does nothing in vain. If the stems and leaves were not needed by the plant, they would die back in the summer.
After flowering, the bulb accumulates the nutrients necessary for the development of the plant next year, and photosynthesis occurs in the aerial part. You need to cut the stems when they begin to dry out naturally.
top dressing
The lilies have faded, and the plant begins serious work on the formation of the bulb. Feed the plant, now it is in great need of nutrients. A good rhizome is formed if immediately after flowering and in early September, apply potash and phosphorus fertilizers to the soil, and lilies do not need nitrogen at this time. You can use this recipe:
Take 5 liters hot water and dissolve in it 1 teaspoon of superphosphate and potassium salt. Pour 0.5 liters of warm solution under each bush, and loosen the ground the next day.
How to cover lilies for the winter?
Do I need to cover lilies for the winter? This question is asked by many beginner gardeners. And the answer is extremely simple. Cover the bulbs with leaves, sawdust, or straw to keep the bulbs from freezing during frosty winters.
ATTENTION! The best option is needles, slugs will not crawl into this prickly shelter, for which young shoots are a favorite delicacy. Mice and other rodents also do not like sharp needles. The thickness of the mulch layer is about 10 cm, cut stems will serve as a measure.
Keep in mind that snow is also an excellent insulation, if the snowdrift above your flower bed is expected to be high, the mulch layer may be small, if the snow barely covers the ground, bury the plants thoroughly. This work is best done in late autumn, when upper layer the ground starts to freeze.
Moisture protection
In warm regions, Oriental hybrids can also be left for wintering in the ground, but some features of these varieties must be taken into account.
You can perfectly warm the plants, the winter will not be frosty and very snowy, and the lilies will still die or get sick.
The reason is not that the bulbs were cold, but that they do not tolerate excessive moisture, melt water just flooded them.
If you want these hybrids to be in the open field all year round, take care of this when planting. Arrange for plants high bed or special mounds, into the wells put sand under the roots, and sprinkle them on top of the onion. The entire underground part will be, as it were, in a sand bag, which will remove excess moisture from it.
How to properly prepare lilies and others bulbous plants for wintering in the open field, you can watch this video:
Wintering in the ground bulbs of tender varieties
You can also try leave in the soil for the winter Oriental hybrids and in more frosty regions, but you need to warm them very carefully.
Cover the bed with peat before frost. When the ground freezes, cover it with a thick layer of foliage, needles or sawdust, and put a film on top that will protect it from melting spring waters. In the spring, remove only the film and leaves, and peat will serve as fertilizer.
IMPORTANT! There is no guarantee that tender bulbs will overwinter without loss.
When to open lilies?
It is important not only to cover the lilies in time, but also to remove the insulation in time. This should be done immediately after the snow melts in the flower bed. If you dig up the snow and open the plants too early, the bright spring sun will provoke early development sprouts and can be damaged by frost. If you are late with the cleaning of the mulch, due to the lack of light, the aerial part of the plants will grow and develop poorly.
bulb preparation
You decided not to risk it and keep the lily bulbs at home.
For points on how to prepare lilies for wintering, you can read here:
- In autumn, when the stems and leaves begin to die, cut off the dried above-ground part plants.
- Dig up the lilies and carefully shake off the roots from the adhering earth.
- Thoroughly rinse bulbs in water room temperature , separate diseased rhizomes and burn them to destroy the infection. In healthy specimens, cut off damaged roots and dry scales.
- For disinfection half an hour hold the bulbs in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, fundazol or karbofos.
- Dry the rhizomes in a ventilated place protected from sunlight. Do not rub or heat the bulbs, it is better to spend extra time drying naturally than to damage the buds and roots.
ATTENTION! Do not overdo it, your task is to rid the bulbs only of surface moisture, and the scales and roots should remain juicy.
If you have carefully completed all the steps preparatory work, the bulbs are ready to survive the winter at home. It remains to properly save them, and in the spring you can plant healthy strong rhizomes in the ground. They take root well and sprout quickly.
Wintering at home
The main task of the grower when storing lily bulbs indoors is choose the right place for their wintering. You need to follow two basic rules: the room should be cool with a temperature slightly above zero, and with normal humidity. If the latter condition cannot be met, a dry place is preferable.
In this case, so that the bulbs do not dry out, you can cover them with damp moss or a cloth. In a room that is too humid, it is more difficult to store them, the rhizomes may become moldy or begin to develop sprouts.
In a refrigerator
You can put the bulbs in a bag with wet peat and put on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. In this case, try not to store fruits in the same refrigerator, they release ethylene, which is harmful to lilies.
In the garage, basement, cellar
This method of storage is acceptable if the room is sufficiently thermally insulated, and in severe frosts the temperature in it does not fall much below zero.
Pour into the bottom of a box or container a layer of wet peat or sand, lay out a layer of bulbs and cover it the same material. You can make several of these rows, and cover the top layer with wet burlap.
On the balcony or loggia
If there is absolutely no suitable place for lilies in the house, arrange storage on the balcony.
For this, any box with thermal insulation is suitable, for example, the body of an unusable refrigerator.
It is better to install it near the wall of the building, it will give warmth additional protection by cold.
IMPORTANT! Watch the weather, in a severe cold, the bulbs can freeze.
Craft lovers can improve the design. Install a thermometer and some incandescent bulbs inside. If the temperature begins to drop dangerously, turn on the lamps, they will serve as heaters.
Have you bought bulbs in winter?
Not only do-it-yourself lilies winter indoors. Sometimes you have to save the bulbs that you have in the winter. Try not to keep them warm and immediately remove to the same places where it lies planting material harvested in autumn.
Lilies of resistant varieties can be buried in the ground and buried with a deep layer of snow, but for winter conditions this job is too labor intensive. It is better to prepare in advance for such a situation and in the fall to dig a shallow hole, covered with a lid. Strengthen the walls from shedding, and put poison from rodents, who will definitely like this warm apartment.
IMPORTANT! Don't forget to arrange drainage so as not to flood the bulbs in the spring.
Fold the planting material to the bottom, insulate from above cardboard boxes, sawdust or peat, close the lid, put a film on top and throw it with snow.
winter care
Do not leave the bulbs unattended, periodically check their condition. If the roots and scales begin to dry out, moisten them if mold appears, dip in a concentrated solution of potassium permanganate. In the spring, inspect the bulbs again, discard diseased specimens. Before planting, trim the roots, leaving a length of 5 cm. 
Not only in one article, but in a whole book, it is impossible to give comprehensive recommendations on how best to help lilies survive the cold season.
It is necessary to take into account the variety, and the growing region, and the climate, and the forecast for next winter, and the soil, and many other conditions.
Take our advice as a basis and watch your pets.
Over time, you will begin to understand them, select the most suitable ways for your conditions to prepare plants for winter. The most important thing is to love flowers, then they long years will give you magnificent bouquets and a wonderful mood.
Every gardener from beginner to professional wants to grow beautiful lilies in his garden. Flowers that will delight with their flowering for many years.
For abundant and long flowering, healthy and large bulbs and favorable wintering of plants, you need to know the rules for caring for, pruning and winterizing these flowers. To improve growth, special care will be required for them.
Do I need pruning after flowering
Many flower growers are sure that these flowers endure the winter perfectly without any preparation, and you do not need to take care of them. Maybe it is so. But such lilies are distinguished by fragile stems, small leaves and poor, short-lived flowering. Not the best option for the flower lover
Unfortunately, every garden has a colorful flowering period. The petals fall off, leaving only the seed pod and stem with leaves. The presence of such trunks, which are not distinguished by beauty, makes many take up the secateurs. Faded lilies stand out especially if other plants (for example, Turkish carnation) do not bloom nearby. Summer residents and gardeners have several opinions about whether pruning is necessary and what to do next when the lilies have faded.
For this perennial, summer and even the beginning of autumn is the time to gain as much strength as possible. All summer this plant strengthens and builds up the bulb, so as not to freeze in winter. If you cut the stems of the flower after flowering at the root, then the bulb will not gain enough strength for the winter.
The fact is that green stems and leaves perform the process of photosynthesis both during the flowering period and after it. This chemical process, which is produced by green plants, oxygenates the bulbs and roots of the perennial. It is photosynthesis that allows you to long and successfully wait out the winter. perennials and delight caring gardeners with beautiful flowers all next summer. Therefore, pruning after flowering will not help the grower to care for the plant..
lilies- the favorite flowers of our woman Lucy. Every year they delight us with their lush, bright blooms. This is not to say that lilies are whimsical in care. The most the main problem- keep the grade. Because it happens that you plant a variety, it will bloom one year, and the next it will completely lose all its varietal qualities (as the grandmother says, it will be pollinated). Well, many beginner flower growers are worried about another question: Should I dig up lilies for the winter and is it necessary doing so Every year?
Today sources useful information steel for us: magazine “My flowering garden. Lilies "and the book" Caring for lilies. We also looked at vlogs.
Dig or not?
Lilies can grow well in one place for 3-4 years, and later their bulbs become loose, the flowers become smaller, the plantings thicken. Therefore, once every 3-4 years, lily bulbs must be dug up and transplanted to another place. By transplanting the bulbs, they can be divided and propagated. Or you can simply move it to a new place entirely, if the existing plants are enough for you.
When is the best time to dig up lilies?
It is recommended to dig and replant lily bulbs in the fall, after flowering. And if you didn’t have time, it’s okay, you can do it in spring time. bulbs dug out in autumn winter storage not removed, but almost immediately transplanted to a new place. Before the onset of frost, the bulbs have time to take root and bloom again the next year.
The lily bulb is dug up, inspected for damage and cuts. Sick and low-quality planting material is best discarded. Roots, if they are too long, can be cut slightly, and rotten or damaged ones can be cut out completely. Before planting, lily bulbs are disinfected in a fungicide solution (foundazol, maxim) or potassium permanganate (5 g per 10 liters of water). Soaking time: 30 minutes.
The soil for lilies begins to be prepared 2 weeks before planting. The soil is dug up on a shovel bayonet and all weeds are selected. Fertilizers are applied to the grooves (per 1 square meter - a bucket of humus, 200 g wood ash and 2 tablespoons of complex mineral fertilizers) and dig again. The prepared bed is allowed to stand for 2 weeks, and then they start planting.
Just before planting, a little river sand can be poured onto the bottom of the grooves or holes, then rooting will occur faster. The planting depth of large bulbs is from 12 to 15 cm, small bulbs are from 8 to 10 cm. At the end of planting, the soil is watered and mulched.
Do I need to dig up lilies every year?
There is no need to dig up lilies annually, and even more so to remove them and store them in the cellar for the winter. Lilies feel great in the same place for 3-4 years. And after this period in the fall, after flowering, the bulbs can be dug up and transferred to a new place. But you don’t have to do this every year, because it will turn out, as they say, “monkey work”.
Lily can't be named unpretentious flower which will delight you year after year abundant flowering without requiring special care. This elegant plant has an unpredictable character: for some flower growers, lilies are strewn with fragrant flowers every season, for others, lilies get sick, refuse to bloom, freeze out. This problem is especially true for luxurious Oriental, American and Tubular hybrids, which do not tolerate the Russian winter.
When to prune lilies, and is it necessary?
In order for these types of lilies to feel great, you need to properly care for them: you must learn to understand well which lilies to dig up when, and how to store the bulbs until spring.
And since lily bulbs are sent to storage without a ground part, beginners may have a logical question: “When to prune lilies for the winter - immediately after flowering or immediately before preparing plants for wintering?”
Lilies throughout the season continue to store nutrients for the winter
As soon as the last flowers fade on the lilies, some flower growers have an unquenchable desire to quickly remove unnecessary stems under the root. The green “Christmas trees” sticking out in the middle of the flower bed are very hurtful, especially if they are not obscured by the next shift. flowering perennials. Yes, and among experienced flower growers sometimes there is an opinion that lilies should be cut off for the winter. It is not surprising that beginners begin to be overcome by doubts: should I prune lilies after flowering, or can this harm the plants?
Lily transplant video
Unlike tulips, the ground part of which quickly dies off after flowering, lilies throughout the season continue to store nutrients for the winter. Lily stalks are necessary for the process of photosynthesis: imagine what a bulb will grow in onion, if at it or her constantly to pinch off growing? The same thing happens with lilies - pruning deprives the plant of the opportunity to grow the bulb to the required size and prepare for the next season.
What then to do with faded lilies? Minimal intervention is required from you: the flower petals will fly around themselves, all that remains is to cut off the seed pods, and the stems with leaves will die naturally in September, then they can be completely removed or cut at a height of 15 cm above the ground.
Pruning deprives the plant of the opportunity to grow the bulb to the required size and prepare for the next season.
In the case when you have to cut lilies for a bouquet (after all, lilies are cut flowers), you should choose those plants that have at least five buds - the bulb of such lilies has already reached large sizes. Just do not cut the stem at the root, let the bulb recover.
Do I need to dig up lilies, how and when to dig out?
If this is your first time growing garden lilies, closer to autumn, you will have to think about whether it is necessary to dig up lilies so that they do not freeze in winter? As mentioned above, not all types of lilies are able to tolerate Russian frosts, so ask your flower growers if they dig up lilies for the winter in your region? In mild, not too frosty winters, shelter from fallen leaves may well be enough for flowers. But if you are afraid of losing your beautiful lilies, it is better to play it safe and place the dug bulbs for storage in a dry basement, or in a refrigerator. It is worth noting that Trumpet lilies are dug up for the winter without fail, since they freeze out even under good cover.
The timing for digging lily bulbs is different for each species: Asian and LA hybrids should be dug in the second decade of August, at the end of August, OT hybrids are dug up, and bulbs Eastern hybrids dig in the first days of September.
Lily storage video
Digging lilies is as follows:
- nests of bulbs with pre-cut stems are dug out of the ground;
- the soil is gently shaken off the bulbs;
- each bulb is carefully examined for the presence of damaged or rotten roots, dry scales;
- all bulbs are washed with running water;
- for disinfection, the bulbs are placed in a solution of potassium permanganate or karbofos;
- after drying in the shade, the bulbs are ready for storage.
Bulb nests are dug out of the ground with pre-cut stems
From experienced flower growers, you can hear different points of view on whether to prune lilies, when to dig up bulbs, and whether to even prepare plants for wintering. Be skeptical about advice, use common sense, and be sure to check the information you hear. Then you will make much fewer mistakes when growing lilies.