It is important to feed them after they bloom, again during the summer, again
before frost. Deadheading is very important. It's done to stimulate root
growth and foliar growth, which is how the plant photosynthesizes and produces
its own food and bloom cycle for the following year.

When I divide my plants (every other year) I mix a whole lot of bacterial and
fungal based finished compost, along with soft rock phosphate.

Here's a pretty good website:

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distrib...re/DG1106.html



On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 23:50:46 GMT, "LYNN FORRES" wrote:

I have newly planted day lilies, full sun. What should I feed them, and is
it very important to deadhead? What are the secrets of a great day lily
garden?
Advice welcome and appreciated.

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
...
GF wrote:
I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of
planting,
they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They

Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.

receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
over-watering??? Any advice?

Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.


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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv