How can I avoid my lilies from rotting?

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– L. Van Eck

How can I avoid my lilies from rotting?

Is it best to plant them in pots and then transfer them to the garden afterward or is pots the best option?

Many thanks
Liona

Here is some aftercare tips for your lilies:

    • Once your lilies have finished flowering, you can stop watering them and then cut just the flower heads off leaving plenty of stem on.
    • Allow the stem and foliage to die back naturally until it has turned yellow and hollow. (This is usually towards the Autumn time.)
    • You can then remove the stem and foliage at this point. Leaving it all to die back naturally will then feed the bulbs, allowing them to flower again the following year.
    • Leave the bulbs where they are over winter as they like a cold dormant phase, they just don’t like to get waterlogged as they will rot.
    • Ensure your soil is free draining to prevent waterlogging from happening. Heavy clay is not good for lilies.
    • If you have planted your bulbs in pots, you can tilt your pots on their side to prevent waterlogging.
    • Give your lilies a fresh layer of compost in the Spring and feed them with a diluted tomato feed during active growth periods.


Hope this helps.

The Hart Family