Advice for wet lily bulbs
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Keith g Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 68 Location: Cavan
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:12 pm Post subject: Advice for wet lily bulbs |
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Oh well, here I go again I had planted some lily bulbs in a pot about 2 months ago, but they have'nt done well as i found out last night when I decided to take them out of the pot and the compost was very wet from watering over the top of the compost.
Ok, it's my own fault but I have learned a lesson, I take it the really they should only be watered from the botton up? I removed the rotting fleshy scales and the centres of the bulbs do look nice and healthy, but there was some fungus growing on them.
I washed them gently as best I could and let them dry slowly today. What are my chances for getting them going now? Do i put them in fresh new dry compost with a clean pot and water from the botton up?
Thanks,
(a really silly novice) Keith.... _________________ "Stars are the golden fruit of a tree beyond reach" |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Plant lillies with a bed of sharp grit beneath them to help drainage and plant them on their side to allow water drain away and not lie between the scales causing rot. |
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Keith g Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 68 Location: Cavan
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: |
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Nice one Greengage! That's really helpful, thanks. I'll do that
Keith. _________________ "Stars are the golden fruit of a tree beyond reach" |
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