Lily is a flower that has always impressed with its grace and beauty. This plant, grown at home, will be a worthy decoration of any apartment.
But in order to understand how to grow a lily at home, you need to know some secrets of caring for it.
So, first you need to prepare a small pot. At the bottom, be sure to put a drainage consisting of small pebbles or shards. Then you need to fill the pot with earth for five to six centimeters. The land mixture should consist of coarse sand, sod mixture and humus leaf. Place the onion in a pot, gently spreading its roots in all directions, sprinkle with earth, but not to the end, but so that its top rises slightly above the soil. The soil should be lightly crushed.
After that, the pot is placed in a cool but well-lit place for a period of two months. The temperature should be around four degrees. The soil must be kept in a moderately moist state. Next, you need to know how to grow lilies after this time.
When the first sprouts appear, the flower must be taken out to a place illuminated by the sun, for example, on a balcony. Since that time, watering the plants must be gradually increased. Every decade, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with organic fertilizers.
When the lily blooms, it is necessary to tie up the flowers. Abundant watering must be provided for the entire flowering period. When the lily ceases to bloom and the stems die off, the bulb must be removed from the pot and placed in a cool place for the winter period until the next planting.
Those who have a summer cottage or a front garden near the house do not need to be reminded of how to grow lilies, because this flower decorates all flowerbeds or garden plots every year. The most common is the variety of tiger lilies. A bed of large orange flowers in black dots always looks very impressive.
There are many varieties of lilies with different colors, and stems of different sizes. Each variety of this plant has its own specific smell. Depending on the variety, the flowers can be differently arranged relative to the stem: up, down, sideways.
Different types of this plant in the garden are divided into separate groups, since lilies of a certain variety need to be grown in different soil and light conditions. For one species, good sunlight is necessary, while another species, on the contrary, prefers a shaded place. But all have one thing in common: intolerance to stagnation of water, so they try to place the flowers away from groundwater.
If the stems are too tall, they are tied to the supports. Flowers that have dried must be removed immediately. In the fall, when the lilies have bloomed and the stems have dried, they need to be cut and the dry stems removed away to prevent diseases and pests from developing.
The most important condition for how to grow lilies is to transplant them to another place every three to four years. During the transplantation, the roots should not be allowed to dry. Watering lilies should be done under the root so that the water does not touch the stems and leaves. In order for the plant to develop better, flowering was plentiful, after transplanting, the buds must be partially removed.
The preservation of certain varieties and their productivity depends on how to properly grow lilies, how to correctly propagate them. The easiest way to reproduce is onion. Around the main bulb, a so-called nest is formed, consisting of three to seven daughter bulbs, each of which has its own root system. In early spring, the nest is removed from the ground and the daughter bulbs are carefully separated from the mother bulb. Then they are carefully disconnected and planted in a new place. Do not forget about feeding lilies. The first must be produced three weeks after planting, and it must be borne in mind that each variety needs its own specific care.