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Posted by texascuda Texas gulf coast (My Page) on Wed, Jun 24, 09 at 23:59
| I'd like to find out how I can create a no-fail lily bed. All I end up with are pricey casualties, from bulb rot or heat stroke. This year I planted under a mesquite tree so they would get some protection from the killer noon-day sun, but still lost my stargazers for some reason. Anyone have a good "recipe" for soil, fertilizer, mulch or whatever I may do to get a good stand growing? |
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| Try mixing a little cow manure into the bed. |
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| I agree /with enriching and making soil more friable. I create raised beds with compost from our landfill and thats all i use. But I really really wonder about types of lilies. I know I have either modonna or easter lilies here but it's 90 degrees on at Gulf Shores which is about thirty milles due south with a heat index of 102 and 66% humidity =< 60 inches a year. These lillies are tough, have a tendency to wander. Know any local experienced gardeners with a favorite lily. STARGAZERS HAS ANYONE TRIED THEM IN COSTAL AL,MS, or LA????? |
RE: lily garden
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There is only one thing that will work. Move to the north. Almost every single lily is zone 8 or less,a huge number are zone 6, and that zone 8 ain't Texas zone 8!!
Easter lilies are among the very few that will grow here. You can buy the others blooming and treat them as annuals. I don't even bother with that as they seem to die within a few weeks no matter what. They grow great in Alaska. That's enough for me. If the heat don't kill 'em the humidity do.
Tally HO! |
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