best time planting of lilies occurs in autumn - from the last days of August - until the beginning of October. The bulbs planted at this time have time to take root well, fully grow stronger, and in the spring the lilies that have started to grow will calmly endure the spring cold snap.

But if you are lucky enough to buy sprouted bulbs now - in the fall. What to do with them?

With small sprouts, there is a way to get rid of them and plant a bulb without greenery in the fall. This process requires skill, since the sprout should come out as much as possible. But you need to take into account the fact that the bulb will weaken, so it needs to be well covered for the winter.

• Wait until the sprouts grow 20 cm in height.
• Carefully pull them out of the bulb, rotating in different directions. The sprout should come out as completely as possible.
• After that, you can safely plant a lily, not forgetting to organize a shelter for her.

Lily bulbs with large sprouts, what to do in this case?

Lilies with large shoots would be better planted in a tall pot. Before spring planting the bulb cannot be saved, since the sprouts will only stretch out over the winter, and those planted in open ground continue to grow in the ground and perish.

On a bright window sill, with proper care, your lilies may even bloom. They should be watered and fed with liquid flower fertilizers. In late May - early June, the plant is carefully removed from the pot, transplanted into the garden, trying not to damage the roots, for this the hole is made deep.

They also brought me bulbs with strongly overgrown sprouts. In this case, you should not take risks, and I planted them in a deep pot. All sprouted instantly and have already gained color. As soon as they bloom, I will put them in a cool place, and then I will remove them in the cold. And in the spring I will land in the ground as expected.

Bulbs with lily sprouts are best planted in spring.

Subject to the conditions for planting lilies with shoots, you can get bright flowering plant this summer. Sprouted bulbs are planted in the ground at the end of May, when severe frosts are already behind. Otherwise, tender sprouts may freeze.

The deepening of the bulb depends on the degree of development of the sprout. If the sprout is still low, rolled up with a “tube” and the leaves on it have not yet opened, then you can plant it at the usual depth. For bulbous crops, it is three bulb heights, counting from the bottom. For different types lilies - 12-20 cm.

But if the sprout on the bulb has already unfolded the leaves, then such a bulb cannot be planted deep - only up to the neck of the sprout, without deepening it. The sprout will not be able to rise from the thickness of the earth and will rot. With such a shallow planting, there is a danger that the bulb will freeze in winter. Therefore, it is more reliable to transplant the lily bulb to the prescribed depth in the fall.

How to determine the right time to plant bulbs?

For planting in autumn in open ground, it is advisable to take only those bulbs that were grown this season on their own or purchased from local gardeners. Lily bulbs should be clean, plump and not germinated, and the roots should be alive, without rot, at least 5 cm long ...

Store Bought planting material imported mainly from Holland. Since the climate is somewhat different there, bulbs for sale are dug up in October-November, then dried, cooled and sent to Russia. They reach our shelves by spring, so it is better to plant them in spring.

Sometimes it is possible to save bulbs bought too early. To do this, put them in a storage bag filled with moistened peat or sawdust, make holes for ventilation and store in a suitable place at a temperature of -2 to + 3ºС - you can in the refrigerator.

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Lily bulbs begin to go on sale in winter.

Perhaps, such an action will seem strange to some gardeners: after all, it is better to plant lilies immediately in the garden, and the most favorable period is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.

But what is the best way to deal with lily bulbs that were bought in winter or at the very beginning of spring?
So I once decided to experiment with the winter planting of lily bulbs in the house, followed by their planting out of pots in the garden. It worked out well!

I hope that this experience of mine will be useful to other gardeners, especially Siberians. After all, we have a short summer in Siberia, and the garden season as a whole is more fleeting than in many other Russian regions.

Planting lily bulbs in pots

If in winter or early spring you see lily bulbs of interesting varieties in the garden center that you dream of growing in your garden, do not deny yourself the pleasure of them.

Bought in winter in early spring it is advisable to first place the lily bulbs in the refrigerator (on the bottom shelf) and periodically check whether the sprouts have sprouted.
As soon as the sprouts hatch, I plant lilies in pots.

It is better, of course, to place the bulbs in peat pots, and then bury these pots with lilies in the garden (this way the root system of the bulbs is not injured at all).

But you can use for planting lily bulbs and paper, and plastic containers, and pots from other materials. In this case, you will need to carefully remove the clod of earth with the bulb when transferring the plant to the garden.

For example, I take liter packing boxes (for example, from juice boxes) for planting lily bulbs, cut off their tops and plant the bulbs.

I pour drainage at the bottom of the box to protect the bulbs from excess irrigation water.

Try not to flood your plantings, because lilies do not like a lot of moisture (planted bulbs can rot).

For planting lily bulbs in pots, you can take purchased, universal soil.
It is advisable to add washed coarse sand to the purchased land. After all, lilies grow well in fertile, drained soil with plenty of coarse sand.

Home keeping lilies in pots

In the house, pots with planted lily bulbs should preferably be placed in a cool place so that the lilies do not develop so quickly and form a compact strong bush.
In a warm place and with a lack of lighting, the stem of the lily grows weak, and then the plant will not be able to show all its potential beauty this year.

As soon as the temperature allows, it is better to put pots with lilies out of the apartment on a cool glazed balcony or loggia. Place a thermometer there to monitor plant conditions.

Early varieties of lilies planted in pots in winter can bloom right on the balcony in spring. Surely this will happen with undersized potted early varieties and with .
So, for example, last year lilies bloomed on the loggia at the end of May, the bulbs of which were planted in pots in.

If your garden has an unheated greenhouse, you can move the lily pots into it as soon as the weather and all other favorable conditions allow.

Before transplanting the grown lilies into the garden, you need to gradually harden the plants.

As soon as the soil warms up, and you have the opportunity to protect the plants from possible cold weather, you can plant lilies in the garden.

Transplanting lilies from pots to the garden

It is desirable to transplant lilies from pots into the garden with an undisturbed clod of earth. Therefore, in this case, peat pots are preferred. It remains to bury the peat pot with the bulb in the soil of the garden, and you're done - as if the lily "always grew here."

But be careful with the planting depth of each lily bulb in the garden!
Always follow the instructions on the packaging of the purchased lily to plant the bulb exactly at the recommended depth. After all, there are those that cannot be planted as deep as the universal technology recommends (a depth three times the diameter of the bulb).

When using peat pots, consider an important nuance.
If you realize that when planting a lily at the desired depth, the edges of the peat pot will remain sticking out above the soil surface, then take scissors and first cut off everything superfluous on top of the pot.
The fact is that the uncut edges will later serve as a conductor through which moisture will intensively evaporate from the entire peat pot. In this case, the planted lily, in the absence of rain and rare watering, may experience a shortage of water.
This important point also applies to the transfer to the garden of other plants grown in peat pots, so always follow the rule: the peat pot must be completely buried in the ground.

If it turns out that the lily bulb needs to be planted deeper, and leaves are covered in the lower part of the stem, then in this case it is better to remove the “extra” lower leaves from the plant first (so that they do not rot in the ground).

It is also good to grow lilies in packing liter boxes - they have a lot of land and they are tall - there is room for bulb roots to develop.
When transferring the lily to the garden, I cut the side of the paper box and carefully remove the earthen ball, transfer it to a pre-prepared landing hole of the desired depth.

If the soil in your garden is dense and infertile, then drainage should be placed at the bottom of the hole (a layer of gravel, broken brick, etc.), and coarse sand mixed with humus should be added to the garden soil.

Protecting lilies in the garden from the cold

Perhaps in the spring you will not be in the garden all the time and will not be able to cover the planted lilies and other heat-loving plants during a sudden cold snap. In this case, lilies grown in the house can be transplanted into open ground only when the threat of return frosts has passed. Otherwise, the plants will suffer from the cold.

I cover the lilies transplanted into the garden from above with a plastic “greenhouse” container with a cut bottom, unscrewing the lid in fine weather.

If a stable heat has been established, then it is advisable to cover the planted lilies with a container only at night (just in case).
And if frosts are expected, then I screw the lid of the container.

Such a "greenhouse" keeps heat well during a cold snap; you can not cover it with anything from above.
Protects the "greenhouse" of the plant from hot sunlight. But on very hot days, it is better to protect the plant from overheating by shading the sides of the container (for example, with covering material or newspaper).

The feasibility of pre-germination of lily bulbs

Even if you bought lily bulbs already in the spring (March-April), it is also better to first germinate them in a pot at home in the same way, and then plant them in the garden. Such lilies will bloom much earlier.

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In autumn, it is customary to plant lilies from the end of August to the first week of October. Bulbs planted during this period take root well before frost and start growing actively with the advent of spring.

However, due to inexperience or inattention, sometimes summer residents have on their hands bulbs with sprouts, that is, already germinated. How to deal with them?

If the sprouts are not very large sizes, then they should be removed, and preferably as much as possible. The bulb after such a procedure will weaken a little, and in order for it to survive the winter, it must be better covered for the winter.

Algorithm for planting sprouted lily bulbs

Our townhouse neighbors who grow lilies advise doing this:

1. Let the lily bulbs grow sprouts about 20 cm long.
2. Then, using rotational movements in different directions, carefully pull them out of the bulbs. It is desirable that the sprout comes out completely.
3. Plant the lily bulb as you normally would, just provide the best cover for it.

The terms, in general, are the same as described above, but it is advisable not to delay until the beginning of October, but to plant lilies 2-3 weeks earlier, in mid-September.

How to plant lily bulbs with very large sprouts

If the sprouts of your lilies are already very large, there is no point in twisting them out of the bulb. Better plant them as is, in a tall pot and grow them at home on the windowsill. At good care, top dressing with liquid fertilizers, you can even achieve lily blooms.

After flowering, lilies are cleaned in a cool place so that they go into a dormant state.

In the 20th of May, carefully remove the lily from the pot along with an earthy clod and plant it in a deep hole in the area.

Planting a sprouted lily in spring

If by May only a low, rolled-up sprout appears at the bulb, plant it like an ordinary unsprouted bulb (to a depth of 3 sizes). planting bulb). If the bulb sprouts strongly, then plant it shallowly so that the neck of the sprout is at ground level. In autumn, such lilies should be transplanted to the prescribed depth so that they do not freeze in the following winter.

Correct planting material

For autumn planting, it is worth choosing unsprouted bulbs of this season. It is advisable that they be grown by you yourself or purchased from local gardeners. They must be clean and dense, with live roots, without rot, and have a length of 5 cm or more.

Those lily bulbs that can be found in stores are usually imported from Holland. They can be planted in Russia, but only in spring.

How to save bulbs bought early

If you purchased planting material earlier than expected, you can try to save it until planting. To do this, lily bulbs are placed in a regular bag with sawdust and moistened peat with ventilation holes throughout the area. Such planting material should be stored in a refrigerator or basement at a constant temperature from -2 to +3 C.

The best time for planting lilies is in autumn - from the last days of August to the beginning of October. The bulbs planted at this time have time to take root well, fully grow stronger, and in the spring the lilies that have started to grow will calmly endure the spring cold snap.

With small sprouts, there is a way to get rid of them and plant a bulb without greenery in the fall. This process requires skill, since the sprout should come out as much as possible. But you need to take into account the fact that the bulb will weaken, so it needs to be well covered for the winter.

NEED: wait until the sprouts grow 20 cm in height, andcarefully pull them out of the bulb, rotating in different directions. The sprout should come out as completely as possible.

After that, you can safely plant a lily, not forgetting to organize a shelter for her.

Lily bulbs with large sprouts, what to do in this case?

Lilies with large shoots would be better planted in a tall pot. It will not be possible to save the bulb until spring planting, since the sprouts will only stretch out during the winter, and those planted in open ground will continue to grow in the ground and die.

On a bright window sill, with proper care, your lilies may even bloom. They should be watered and fed with liquid flower fertilizers. In late May - early June, the plant is carefully removed from the pot, transplanted into the garden, trying not to damage the roots, for this the hole is made deep.

They also brought me bulbs with strongly overgrown sprouts. In this case, you should not take risks, and I planted them in a deep pot. All sprouted instantly and have already gained color. As soon as they bloom, I will put them in a cool place, and then I will remove them in the cold. And in the spring I will land in the ground as expected.

Bulbs with lily sprouts are best planted in spring

Subject to the conditions for planting lilies with shoots, you can get a brightly flowering plant this summer. Sprouted bulbs are planted in the ground at the end of May, when severe frosts are already behind. Otherwise, tender sprouts may freeze.

The deepening of the bulb depends on the degree of development of the sprout. If the sprout is still low, rolled up with a “tube” and the leaves on it have not yet opened, then you can plant it at the usual depth. For bulbous crops, it is three bulb heights, counting from the bottom. For different types of lilies - 12-20 cm.

But if the sprout on the bulb has already unfolded the leaves, then such a bulb cannot be planted deep - only up to the neck of the sprout, without deepening it. The sprout will not be able to rise from the thickness of the earth and will rot. With such a shallow planting, there is a danger that the bulb will freeze in winter. Therefore, it is more reliable to transplant the lily bulb to the prescribed depth in the fall.

How to determine the right time to plant bulbs?

For planting in autumn in open ground, it is advisable to take only those bulbs that were grown this season on their own or purchased from local gardeners. Lily bulbs should be clean, plump and not germinated, and the roots should be alive, without rot, at least 5 cm long ...

Planting material bought in the store is imported mainly from Holland. Since the climate is somewhat different there, bulbs for sale are dug up in October-November, then dried, cooled and sent to Russia. They reach our shelves by spring, so it is better to plant them in spring.

Sometimes it is possible to save bulbs bought too early. To do this, put them in a storage bag filled with moistened peat or sawdust, make holes for ventilation and store in a suitable place at a temperature of -2 to + 3ºС - you can in the refrigerator.

Planting and caring for lilies in the fall

Many summer residents plant lilies in the fall. The advantage of this planting is that its timing may vary, since the bulbs are at rest and will not start growing. The optimal planting dates are the end of August, September and even October.

In the fall, plants dormant after flowering should be transplanted, which were dug out this year. You need to buy such bulbs in the markets, from local gardeners. It is these bulbs that will be adapted to our climate and will survive the winter favorably.

Which bulbs are not suitable for autumn planting?

It is important to understand that not every variety of lilies is adapted to autumn planting. If you want to enjoy some exotic variety of this flower, and you buy bulbs in a store with the intention of planting them in the fall, then you are unlikely to be happy with the color of this plant.

The thing is that the bulbs that are sold in supermarkets or specialized stores are brought from Holland. The climatic conditions of this country allow planting flowers in October, as it is quite warm there. But with us they need to be planted exclusively in the spring, otherwise the flowers will not survive the winter frosts.

When you have decided on the bulbs, you can begin preparations for the autumn planting - the soil and the planting site.

The plant loves sunny places, but in the midday heat it needs shade. The only wish for the soil is that it should be well-drained and deeply cultivated. It can be slightly acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline earth. The substrate must be cleared of root weeds.

It is impossible to say unequivocally when it is possible to plant lilies. This is due to the fact that autumn has been quite warm lately, therefore, if you plant the bulbs earlier, then due to favorable weather, they may begin to grow, and this is highly undesirable. perfect time for landing can be determined independently, depending on the region of residence. So, if the average daily temperature does not rise above 10-12 degrees, then you can safely plant flowers.

If the type of soil does not meet the requirements, then the planting site must be prepared in a month. In light soil, you need to add a little peat, in heavy - sand. If the substrate meets all the requirements, then you can dig a hole in it with a depth of about 15 cm (or 3 bulb heights). The distance of the bulbs from each other should be approximately 15 cm.

The secret to the successful rooting of the bulb is that coarse sand must be added to the hole to retain moisture, because the bulbs should not dry out for several weeks after planting. After you put the sand, you need to place the bulb in the hole, sprinkle it again with sand and press it well. It is not necessary to sprinkle the earth on top.

Winter shelter for garden lilies

It is best to cover the lilies with dry oak leaves, straw, spruce branches or peat (10-15 cm layer), any non-woven covering materials (Spunbond, Agrospan), and on top with a film. Oak leaves are an excellent winter cover for those flowers that do not tolerate dampness well. Despite the fact that on early stages The life of a lily needs moisture, then excessive dampness will only harm.

Shelter time is not earlier than heavy autumn rains, after the first frosts, when the soil freezes slightly. In plantings of lilies sheltered for the winter, the soil does not freeze for a long time. The roots of lilies are able to grow almost all winter at very low positive temperatures. Remove cover in spring, before lily sprouts appear above the ground.

Video about proper fit lilies with sprouts. How to plant lily bulbs that have already sprouted, if it is still cold outside or there is a risk of frost. Planting process, planting depth. Bulb preparation for planting sprouted lilies. Pruning roots before planting lilies.

Planting lilies with sprouts - video

Hello, dear amateur gardeners.

We are often asked how to properly plant the lilies that you just bought at garden centers. Here I have two lilies - this is quite a good planting material. Look at the color of the bulb itself - it is quite light, there are not so many dark spots on it. Generally speaking, perfect healthy bulb it is problematic to find it in our stores now, because some industrial methods are used when digging, i.e. some kind of technique and some kind of mechanical damage. This is exactly what they are. But practice shows that such damage does not have any negative influence on the further development this bulb.

What else is good here. The bottom is also quite dense, i.e. not wet. It happens that this bottom deepens, soft, black. Roots - not quite salted, quite normal, not rotten. But the most important thing is the sprout. It is still closed and its leaves have not fluffed out. Bulbs that lie in the store for a long time and wait for their customers for a long time, the sprout begins to grow long, sometimes bends, and these leaves turn green and begin to open, as we used to see them in summer, how they grow in summer. This is just such an onion that flower growers do not know how to plant it.

I bought these bulbs in February, i.e. They've been in my store for a month and a half. This sprout did not exist at all; he grew up in the refrigerator in the cold at -4 degrees. Those. this suggests that any bulb, now you can’t stop gladioli, dahlias, lilies, and pion rhizomes. They already have spring, they should already grow, and these growth processes cannot be stopped in any way. And now it is still cold outside, and we cannot plant such bulbs in the garden.

What should be done with such plants?

It is impossible to keep such an onion in the refrigerator for a longer time. This sprout will grow even more, it will definitely bend somewhere, and the leaves will begin to open ... Look, this sprout is so pale, but it’s clear that if this process continues, then such a long pale sprout is no good will not lead.

Let's see what we can do with this bulb.

By the way, last year I grew a beautiful lily from the same bulbs, planted it at home in a pot (it was also too early to plant in the garden, it was still cold outside), and it began to grow very actively and even bloomed in the month of May . It was still cold, but it was already blooming with might and main, the bell was yellow - even two. Those. such bulbs can be planted. In this case, I have an Asian lily now. I really love yellow, he is cheerful, and we will plant it now - this bulb.

Here, they ask, how to plant it correctly? Is it necessary to deepen this sprout or not? How deep to plant? Etc.

Everyone knows that for bulbous crops there is a rule: plant bulbs at three heights. That is, here we have the height of the bulb, the second and third - somewhere around 10 centimeters or even a little more. This is what will happen if I deepen this bulb by 10 centimeters. Let's say I plant plastic bottle. How then will the roots develop if you plant it at a depth of 10 centimeters in a plastic bottle, where will they go? At the lily bulb, they grow downward almost vertically, and do not spread to the sides. And there will be nowhere for them to go - they will first begin to twist, and then they will also begin to rise up - already a proven thing. Therefore, we do not plant deeply, and then, when we transplant into the garden, we will deepen this bulb, planted from such a pot, already to the prescribed depth.

Especially if you have this sprout, as I said, with loose leaves, i.e. you have such a palm tree on the top of this bulb, of course, you can’t bury it at all, because the thickness of the earth that will fall on these leaves will not allow this sprout to grow, it will simply rot there. Such an onion with loose leaves should be planted in general directly on the “shoulders”, i.e. the whole sprout should be outside, such a bulb should grow in height, and deepen only later when planting.

What you can do with this bulb now is to remove the outer scales. We just break them off neatly, you don’t need to cut them off with scissors, you just need to break them off. We have already talked about how to propagate lilies from scales. Even such thin, semi-dry scales can produce small onions. They are formed on the basis of this scale, which was closer to the bottom. If you put them in peat or moss and sprinkle them a little, then you will have quite young onions here.

Now ... We cut off all the dry tips of the roots, you can even cut them off entirely, because lily bulbs always grow new roots. Now I will show - on the other bulb they have already begun to grow. All dark roots need to be cut off, they are absolutely useless to us. Still, I am a supporter of leaving a little of these roots, it seems to me that somehow it will be better for the onion. There is air underneath them when the bulb lands on the ground, and the bulb is less likely to rot.

But the second bulb has already got brand new roots, i.e. the bulb is healthy and ready to start growing and ready to bloom. They ask: will such bulbs bloom? They seem to be weakened in the store, when they began to grow their sprouts without land. These bulbs will bloom. Maybe only they will have fewer flowers (many lilies, you know, bloom in large inflorescences, don’t expect such magnificence from them in the first year), but then these plants will show themselves quite normally, as stated in the description according to the variety . In general, I really love lilies, because this is probably the most problem-free plant, if you plant it correctly, take care of it, protect it a little from diseases and just great result it turns out.

Well, here I have already poured earth into a bottle so that our roots have room to grow, and I am planting this bulb. Why do I plant in a plastic bottle? It is very convenient in that it is easy to control the humidity of this substrate. Those. we can even not make drainage holes in it, but simply make sure that we do not have excess water there, that moisture does not stagnate. Where can I find pallets for all the containers that we have on the windowsills - I, for example, have nowhere to put them at all. Well, watering. I prefer to water not with ordinary water, but with phytosporin. This is a biological drug that suppresses pathogens. Now our water will be absorbed, the earth is dry, it does not really want to be wetted. Then it will be possible to water a little more so that the land there is well moistened.

Here your bulb is standing on the windowsill, very soon a sprout will appear above the surface, and when you bring such a plant into the garden, you will already deepen it to the prescribed depth, as this bulb should sit. Remember what level your bulb is at, and you will lower it about twice as deep. That way, it will fit correctly for you. Then I will plant the second bulb.

When to plant in the garden? Such plants that stood at home on the windowsill, at a warm temperature, did not experience night and day temperature fluctuations, of course they need to be planted after frost. Otherwise, your wonderful sprouts, which can even form a bud, may die from frosts, which (you yourself know) we have until the end of May. So be patient, hold your beauties on the windowsill, maybe they will even bloom on your windowsill, and next year everything will be on time. They themselves will crawl out of the ground and bloom with you in the middle of summer, as it should be for lilies.

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