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  • Lily bulbs.

    I've just come inside for a coffee having dug up a small clump of lilies I want to relocate. The original bulbs are now the size of oranges but there are also are lots and lots of smaller bulbs ranging from the size of a small fingernail to the the size you would expect when buying lily bulbs. They were only planted two years ago so they have had only two summers of flowering. I was not expecting such an abundance of bulblets.
    I have two questions please -
    Do I let all these bulbs dry out and plant later on in the year or should I replant them almost immediately.
    Secondly, is it worth planting these new young bulbs especially the smaller ones or are they years away from flowering?
    Last edited by cheops; 19-09-2016, 10:28 AM.

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    Replant the bulbs at once they don't like to be dried out. I would replant any bulbs that are the size of a conker they may not flower next year but probably flower the year after.
    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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    • #3
      Thank you Roitelet. I shall replant immediately.

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      • #4
        I dug all of mine up last week. I split them and replanted immediately. I planted all the smaller in shallow containers and I will move them into deeper pots as they get bigger. Its an inexpensive way of increasing your stock and it gives me stisfaction to see thrm mature.

        And when your back stops aching,
        And your hands begin to harden.
        You will find yourself a partner,
        In the glory of the garden.

        Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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        • #5
          Thank you from me too - got talked into lily bulbs a the wisley flower show and am launching into flaaaaahs next year. V handy info.
          http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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