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Hello all -
I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Any help on taming these monsters would be greatly appreciated. Martha |
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"sb_mag" wrote in message ups.com... Hello all - I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Any help on taming these monsters would be greatly appreciated. Martha ============================ I also have hardy water lilies in barrels. I divide the tubers in the early spring and repot at that time. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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"sb_mag" wrote:
Hello all - I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Any help on taming these monsters would be greatly appreciated. Martha Hi Martha, Your lilies will go dormant soon, although mine seem to be still going like crazy. The best time to divide, IMHO, is in spring right after they have broken dormancy. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo. |
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:31:41 CST, sb_mag wrote:
Hello all - I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Any help on taming these monsters would be greatly appreciated. Martha In S.California, anytime. I usually divide in spring, only because I'm tired by fall and don't want to mess with cold water. But if I had the energy I'd probably divide in fall after the lilies have slowed down so they wouldn't have to be disturbed in early spring. IMHO, you can divide anytime, but best in spring or fall when you won't slow down their strong growth in summer. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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If I wait until spring the koi will have removed all the dirt and gravel out of the
lily pot over winter and I just have to lift the lily out and cut away. LOL. Ingrid On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:47:27 CST, ~ jan wrote: In S.California, anytime. I usually divide in spring, only because I'm tired by fall and don't want to mess with cold water. |
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:31:41 CST, sb_mag wrote:
What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? Hardy water lilies are tough and you may repot any time of the year. I find it more convenient when the water is warmer and the season for growth is ready to begin, because I like to fertilize once a year with a high potassium slow release fertilizer for more blooms. I raise lotus in half barrel size pots and dump the pots when the first shoot appears on top in the spring. Last year it was the end of February for me. That starts my lotus season and lilies follow as warm days present themselves. -- Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8 http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb |
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sb_mag wrote:
All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? About 30 years ago I planted 4 water lilies in an old swimming pool that was spring fed. The colored lilies had died but the white lily had taken over then entire 15' x 45' pool. About 5 years ago we decided to redo the pool and make a proper pond out of it. When we drained the pool, the water lily looked like a single 2" black pipe that ran all over the pool. It must have been at least 200' long. I broke it into pieces 6 to 10 inches long. I threw out pieces with no nodes (eyes) and pieces with rot (soft spots). We drained the pool when the lilies were dormant in the fall. I placed these pieces in a closed plastic bag with damp peat moss in a cool dark area. I wanted humidity but not moisture. In the spring when the pond was finished and filling up with water, I potted up a dozen of these pieces and they all became good lilies. Now I inspect them each spring to make sure they aren't trying to break out of the kidney shaped lily pots I use and put a 12 month fertilizer spike in each pot. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to 18,000 gallon (17'x 47'x 2-4') lily pond garden in Zone 6 Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA |
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Wouldn't it work better to divide whle they're dormant? I'm going to need to divide a couple of mine (my first time) this year, Anyone got a link to info on how to do it? TIA Mike On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:39:01 CST, San Diego Joe wrote: "sb_mag" wrote: Hello all - I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Any help on taming these monsters would be greatly appreciated. Martha Hi Martha, Your lilies will go dormant soon, although mine seem to be still going like crazy. The best time to divide, IMHO, is in spring right after they have broken dormancy. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo. Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody...I should have been more specific..." - Lily Tomlin |
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On Nov 15, 7:40 am, Stephen Henning wrote:
About 30 years ago I planted 4 water lilies in an old swimming pool that was spring fed. The colored lilies had died but the white lily had taken over then entire 15' x 45' pool. Thank you to everybody that wrote in with advice. Now if only I could buy a house with a swimming pool.... |
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, sb_mag wrote: On Nov 15, 7:40 am, Stephen Henning wrote: About 30 years ago I planted 4 water lilies in an old swimming pool that was spring fed. The colored lilies had died but the white lily had taken over then entire 15' x 45' pool. Thank you to everybody that wrote in with advice. Now if only I could buy a house with a swimming pool.... Hindsight is 20/20. Our house had a filled-in (sand and gravel, but did not drain!) swimming pool that filled much of the yard. Was 9ft deep with small shallow end. Dug it out, broke down sides, and filled with earth and topsoil. Now have large lemon tree in center and a lot grass and plantings. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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sb_mag wrote:
Hello all - I'm a new member to this group so this probably has been discussed previously. All my lilies are in half barrels and two of the hardy lilies have grown into monsters - tubers growing outside a jam packed pot, etc. What time of year is best for cutting the tubers? I'm in Southern California, should I wait until spring, then propagate, or cut the tubers now and repot? Now's good, though my experience with those monsters is that it doesn't matter! When they're that healthy, dividing them in mid-summer hardly even slows them down. -- derek |
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"Kurt" wrote in message ... Hindsight is 20/20. Our house had a filled-in (sand and gravel, but did not drain!) swimming pool that filled much of the yard. Was 9ft deep with small shallow end. Dug it out, broke down sides, and filled with earth and topsoil. Now have large lemon tree in center and a lot grass and plantings. ============================= You could have dug it out, tossed a liner in it, and had yourself one heck of a pond. :-) -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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