Lily is an elegant flower that many gardeners love and respect. These flowers have a long history: they have long been used for decorative, medicinal and food purposes. Lily is a symbol of purity and purity. Currently, there are a huge number of plant varieties, and the features of lily care will differ depending on the variety. Next, let's talk about the general rules for caring for the plant and lily in general.
How to care for a lily: planting bulbs
When choosing bulbs, pay special attention to the bottom: it should not be damaged. Immediately after purchase, treat them with a solution of kalbofos, which will save them from sucking pests. Before landing, think carefully about whether you can devote enough time to care. Remember: caring for lilies is not an easy process.
Lily bulbs are bought in early spring and stored in a bag with peat in the refrigerator. When sprouts appear, lilies are planted in pots or greenhouses. In open ground, the plant goes only after frost. Bulbs are transplanted with ground.
How to care for a lily: propagate your own plant
If you breed
lily, transplant the plant in late summer or early fall. It is important to transplant and divide the lily on time. Note that five-year-old plants bloom worse, if they lack vitamins - later, so they should be dug up and transplanted. Dig the plant with extreme care so as not to damage the roots. Damaged flakes are removed, the roots are washed, dipped in karbofos, and then cut and planted in the ground.
How to care for a lily: features
Land for planting must be nutritious and well permeable. Heavy soil can cause bulb decay and death. Lily does not tolerate fresh manure and an excess of fertilizers of organic origin.
Lilies love bright light, but live well in partial shade. If you plant a plant in a sunny place, you need to water it abundantly, but not too often. The correct watering regime will ensure their normal growth and flowering. The main thing is that the sun should be present at the landing site in the morning. Watering the plant under the root. It is important to avoid water getting on the leaves, as this can cause sunburn or gray rot. For winter, the flowers take shelter.
How to care for a lily: top dressing
In the springtime, before shoots appear, nitrogen fertilizers are introduced into the soil . Several times during the season, wood ash is introduced under the lily. When sprouts appeared, the soil is shed with a bordeaux solution, after the appearance of buds - with ammonium nitrate. In mid-summer, the plant is fed with kalimagnesia and double superphosphate.
Remember that varieties are significantly different from each other, as well as growing lilies in different places. For example, you liked the indoor lily. How to care for her is a completely different question, so be very careful not to harm the plant.
Thus, now you know how to properly care for lilies. You can find out more information when purchasing bulbs in a flower shop.