Most experienced gardeners recommend carrying out the transfer and planting of lilies in the spring. This is necessary for the harmonious development of the root system and protection against sudden frosts. But there are times when transplanting lilies in the fall is the only option available. For example, bulbs do not look suitable for wintering in a box or have already thrown out a small sprout. A few simple tips tested by time and thousands of gardeners will help to get the first flowering in the new season.
Bulb focus
The question of when to transplant garden lilies is not as important as which planting material should be left, and which one to throw out or grow in a pot. Healthy bulbs should have neat, dry flakes with no signs of decay or any stains. If, however, part of the natural coating is slightly dried up, you need to carefully cut these pieces, and lower the lily itself in a concentrated solution of potassium permanganate for 15-20 minutes. The color of such a liquid must be bright crimson. You can wrap each bulb in a moist, natural cloth and wait 10-18 hours until the planting material is saturated with the necessary moisture. When replanting lilies in the fall is a necessary measure and there are many small damaged specimens, it is worth thinking about growing them in greenhouse conditions or in a pot.
Attention: when moving to a new place, you need to try to protect the bulbs from the influence of other plants growing in this place. For example, store flowers are often infected with viruses, which are then almost impossible to remove from the front garden. When deciding whether it is possible to transplant lilies in the fall, you should think about a separate place for this plant. In early or mid-September, medium-term varieties are transferred to a new site. The choice of such a time is easy to explain - transplantation can be carried out only on 35-45 days after the end of the flowering process. When to transplant lilies in autumn, if the beds are only late varieties?
Tubular varieties and colorful hybrids of eastern origin are transplanted closer to October or to its middle. But you need to remember that if the bulbs do not have at least a month before the onset of frost, they can die or grow crooked, small and without flowers. The temperature should not fall all the time of rooting below 0 ° C. When to transplant lilies in the fall, if very, very necessary, and all conceivable deadlines have passed? In such cases, you can rely on horticultural ingenuity and use three simple rules: go deeper into the hole, pour very warm water on the ground and cover the entire garden from above with a thick layer of humus or chipped sawdust. But it is worth considering that next year the plant will need to be carefully raised with a pitchfork to the desired level, otherwise the lily may not bloom.
All lilies planted in autumn must be sprinkled with wood ash, which should be loosened into the topsoil. Such a procedure will significantly increase flowering and reduce the acidity of the soil on which these amazing flowers grow. So, in the fall you can plant lilies , but only carefully observing the weather and conditions.