When to dig lily bulbs

Do I need to dig up the lily bulbs?

Lily bulbs: photo

Lily has been growing for several years, its various forms impress with their uniqueness, and the huge choice of color palette is simply mesmerizing. Since this plant grows from a bulb, most summer residents and gardeners are wondering whether it is necessary to remove the bulbs from the soil for the winter season, if the answer is yes, then how to properly store them until the next planting. Let's try to figure out which varieties of lilies are subject to quiet growth in the winter season in open soil, and which ones need to be dug out of the beds, at what time to arrange it and how to preserve the bulbs until the next growing season.

To answer the question of whether it is necessary to dig up lily bulbs, you will need to find out:

• variety of plants.
• climatic conditions of the place of growth.

Subject to the condition that the variety you are growing was designed for the conditions in which you live, then there is no need to purchase or make your own protection from the cold for the winter season, just do not touch the plant throughout the winter season in open soil. The proven varieties in the middle zone of our country, with a high level of frost resistance, are:

• La hybrids.
• OT hybrids.
• Asians.

When this variety is planted on a flower bed, which involves growing in mild climatic conditions, then it is able to survive in the winter season if it is rich in precipitation in the form of snow. However, this option still involves purchasing a garden and vegetable garden in a store or making an independent shelter from the cold for the winter season. If this is not possible, the bulbs must be removed from the soil. In this case, they are 100% likely to persist until the next spring season.

It is necessary to dig the lily bulbs out of the ground, especially if the bulbs are carriers of breeding varieties, the parent varieties of which are Oriental and American lilies. Unfortunately, most often they cannot withstand the harsh Russian winters, because they have a low level of resistance to cold. Even if the plants survive this winter, we can safely say that they will not have a flowering process. When you dig up lily bulbs from the ground in the autumn, and then plant them in the spring season, you can say with a 100% probability that there will be a flowering process! So also abundant.

Remember that the plant must change its place of growth every five to seven years, no matter what kind of flower variety. With a long growth in one area, the lily will begin to slow down the growth process due to the grown daughter bulbs.

When to dig up lily bulbs for transplanting?

Lily bulbs: photo

It is necessary to clearly explain when to dig up the lily bulbs for their further reproduction and planting in a new area. Gardeners and summer residents were divided into two camps, some believe that it is worth changing the place of growth in the autumn season. Since in the second week of the first autumn month in the middle zone of our country, this is the optimal time period. In the northern parts of Russia it is worth replanting the plant at the end of the summer season, in the southern parts of Russia it is worth replanting the plant at the beginning of the second autumn month.It is believed that the bulbs are fully stocked with nutrients for the further formation of new shoots for the next season. After changing the place of growth, there will be some more time for the bulbs to root in the soil. With a later change in the place of growth, the planting material will not have time to take root in the soil and will die in the winter season. If you dug the bulbs late enough, then we advise you to store them until the spring season.

Another group of summer residents and gardeners believe that the spring season is the best time to change the place where lilies grow. The best time period is the week after the last frost. For the middle zone of our country, this is the end of the spring season, for the northern parts of Russia, this is the beginning of the summer season, for the southern parts of Russia, this is the beginning of the last spring month. Plant the planting material immediately after it has been removed from the ground and treated with solutions.

There are varieties of lilies, for example, Asians, which are harvested from the ground in all seasons. This variety perfectly tolerates the change of growing places, even during the flowering process.

When to dig up lily bulbs after they have bloomed?

Lily bulbs: photo

Different lily bulbs need to be dug out of the ground at different times. Wait until the planting material matures: sufficiently mature bulbs are well stored throughout the winter season. Watch for the appearance of these signals, which mean that it is time to extract the planting material from the soil:

• the flowering process of the plant has already ended.
• the stems and foliage are yellow.
• the top of the lily drooped.

Summer residents and gardeners are advised to dig out of the soil such lily bulbs as La hybrids and "Asian" varieties from the second week of the last summer month. And in the last week of August, it is necessary to extract OT hybrids from the ground. It is recommended to dig up oriental varieties in the first week of the first autumn month.

All varieties of this plant must be removed from the soil no later than the last week of the first autumn month. If this point is not observed, the planting material will be very poorly stored.

The correct way to store bulbs

Lily bulbs: photo

Follow the correct and simple instructions for digging lily bulbs out of the ground:

• Take a pitchfork and dig out the planting material.
• Trim the shoots to a size equal to five centimeters.
• Shake the planting material to get rid of excess dirt.
• Trim the root system to a size of five to ten centimeters.
• Remove all defective plant parts.
• Rinse the planting material in clean, warm water.
• Treat the bulbs with a solution of 0.2 percent foundation.
• Dry the planting material in a well ventilated room without light.
• Store them for the winter season.

To preserve the planting material until the spring season, it is worth maintaining favorable storage conditions. Namely:

• Prepare a bag and wet the sawdust.
• Hole the bag.
• Transfer the planting material to the bag along with the wet sawdust.
• Transfer the bag to a permanent storage location.

Where should the bulbs be stored correctly?

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There is no definite place for permanent storage of lily bulbs, but there are criteria for the conditions:

• for the winter season, place the bulbs in the basement.
• into the cellar.
• to the loggia.

Many people store planting material in a refrigerator.

What time should you plant lily bulbs?

Lily bulbs are planted:

• in the spring season, after the end of the last frost. Best time for varieties with low cold tolerance.
• in the autumn season, at the beginning of the first autumn month. This is the most suitable time for varieties with an average level of cold resistance.It is possible to plant planting material in the spring season, but the flowering process will be belated.
• in the summer season. As mentioned above, the Asian variety can be planted in any season. However, it is recommended not to disturb the plant during the flowering process. Of course, if necessary, you can also plant a plant during the flowering process. Other varieties of lilies cannot be transplanted during flowering.

Not all varieties of lily bulbs require digging for the winter season. Selected varieties have a high level of cold resistance.