bare root lilies
I just wanted a review on doing this. I believe Derek had some good
points on the advantages of planting lilies bare root. Some of my questions are : How do you fertilize ? What type of fertilizer to use ? How do you keep them in place ? Thanks ! :) |
bare root lilies
CanadianPonderŠ wrote:
I just wanted a review on doing this. I believe Derek had some good points on the advantages of planting lilies bare root. Some of my questions are : How do you fertilize ? What type of fertilizer to use ? How do you keep them in place ? Thanks ! :) I've not got the answers, but thought I might add some questions: My lilies have been producing their new shoots for about two weeks, they are only 1" long at present. Would it be OK to remove all the soil and go bare-root now? UK spring has just about sprung where I am in East Anglia. How does the plant root in the wild, is it into the pond bed, or as a mat on the surface? Could the plant be weighted in a garden pond and allowed to grow straight on the liner? cheers DavidM |
bare root lilies
CanadianPonderŠ wrote:
I just wanted a review on doing this. I believe Derek had some good points on the advantages of planting lilies bare root. Some of my questions are : How do you fertilize ? I don't. What type of fertilizer to use ? See above :-) How do you keep them in place ? I tend to wrap a bit of copper wire loosely around the lily and a rock. The bigger the rock, the less often you have to divide the lily (because the lily pads & stalks are bouyant enough to lift the rock off the pond bottom, eventually). I use copper wire purely because I have large amounts of it lying around at any time. It's not the best thing to be using in a pond (copper being toxic to invertebrates). -- derek |
bare root lilies
DavidM wrote:
CanadianPonderŠ wrote: I just wanted a review on doing this. I believe Derek had some good points on the advantages of planting lilies bare root. Some of my questions are : How do you fertilize ? What type of fertilizer to use ? How do you keep them in place ? Thanks ! :) I've not got the answers, but thought I might add some questions: My lilies have been producing their new shoots for about two weeks, they are only 1" long at present. Would it be OK to remove all the soil and go bare-root now? UK spring has just about sprung where I am in East Anglia. I'd not have a problem with that. I tend to do my dividing in spring when the water's still too cold to be wading in - ie, probably about equivalent to right now for you. How does the plant root in the wild, is it into the pond bed, or as a mat on the surface? It'll root right into the bottom. Could the plant be weighted in a garden pond and allowed to grow straight on the liner? Sure. -- derek |
bare root lilies
I use copper wire purely because I have large amounts of it
lying around at any time. It's not the best thing to be using in a pond (copper being toxic to invertebrates). Since most ponds are on the alkaline side, probably not a problem. I'd worry more about the ends, either stepping on it and puncturing my liner or my foot. Ouch! ;o) ~ jan ~ jan/WA Zone 7a |
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