Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is really
starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back. It
really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to transplant
another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

Hench writes:

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm
apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is
really starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back.
It really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to
transplant another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

Of course it can be done, we gave some to neighbors years back and
they did fine.

Just dig em out and plant them somewhere else.

--
Dan Espen

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

Hench wrote:

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is really
starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back. It
really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to transplant
another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

yes, easily, use a shovel and dig up
chunks of it, the bigger the chunk you
can move the better, try to keep the
root/rhizome/dirt chunk together as
much as possible when moving. water in
after moving.

if you have a source that you are
regularly cutting back, use that edge
as a source, you can probably get more
plugs than you'll ever need.


songbird

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

On 5/26/2013 2:08 AM, songbird wrote:
Hench wrote:

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is really
starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back. It
really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to transplant
another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

yes, easily, use a shovel and dig up
chunks of it, the bigger the chunk you
can move the better, try to keep the
root/rhizome/dirt chunk together as
much as possible when moving. water in
after moving.

if you have a source that you are
regularly cutting back, use that edge
as a source, you can probably get more
plugs than you'll ever need.


songbird



Do I wait until a certain time of year though? Do they have to bloom first?

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

Hench writes:

On 5/26/2013 2:08 AM, songbird wrote:
Hench wrote:

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is really
starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back. It
really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to transplant
another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

yes, easily, use a shovel and dig up
chunks of it, the bigger the chunk you
can move the better, try to keep the
root/rhizome/dirt chunk together as
much as possible when moving. water in
after moving.

if you have a source that you are
regularly cutting back, use that edge
as a source, you can probably get more
plugs than you'll ever need.


songbird

Do I wait until a certain time of year though? Do they have to bloom first?

No, just dig em up and move them.
You're trying to over think this.

--
Dan Espen

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

On Sun, 26 May 2013 09:03:41 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote:

Hench writes:

On 5/26/2013 2:08 AM, songbird wrote:
Hench wrote:

Can it be done? and how?

zone 5a/5b Ontario Canada. Currently have under a magnolia tree 21
started shoots of Lily of the valley. Spaced about 6 inches/15 cm apart.

I have in another part of my property lily of the valley that is really
starting to self grow to the point where I have to cut it back. It
really took off in that part this spring. So I would like to transplant
another 20 shoots to under that magnolia tree.

Can it be done?

yes, easily, use a shovel and dig up
chunks of it, the bigger the chunk you
can move the better, try to keep the
root/rhizome/dirt chunk together as
much as possible when moving. water in
after moving.

if you have a source that you are
regularly cutting back, use that edge
as a source, you can probably get more
plugs than you'll ever need.


songbird

Do I wait until a certain time of year though? Do they have to bloom first?

No, just dig em up and move them.
You're trying to over think this.

Yup, probably the easist plant to replant, can be replanted any time
so long as the ground ain't frozen solid... just think carefully
WHERE... lily of the valley is very invasive.

Transplanting Lily of the Valley
 

On 5/26/2013 9:03 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
Hench writes:



Do I wait until a certain time of year though? Do they have to bloom first?

No, just dig em up and move them.
You're trying to over think this.


Understood :)