Lilies For Your Garden

Everyone loves lilies. These flowers are easy to grow since they require minimum care. You can put them in the shade of a tree or in the sun...

Everyone loves lilies. These flowers are easy to grow since they require minimum care. You can put them in the shade of a tree or in the sun. Grown from bulbs, lilies are often trumpet-shaped with narrow, long, lance-shaped leaves. Lilies have many different colors, such as pink, yellow, red, orange, and white.

When you decide to plant lilies, make sure to buy the bulbs close to planting time. The best time to plant lilies is in the spring. First you have to choose and prepare the soil site for planting.

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Choose a site with soil that drains well. You have to find a spot that drains well after a good rain. Wet soil can cause the lily bulb to rot.Second, Lily must be placed in an area with plenty of sunlight.Lily needs 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight a day. If it is too shady, the stem will move towards the sun or get spindly and fall over.
Make sure to plant deeply under the soil.The deep planting makes the developing stem send out roots to make the plant more stable and keeps lily bulbs cool when temperatures soar.
Some lilies prefer acidic to neutral soil, but some prefer alkaline soils, such as Madona Lilies. Adding leaf mold or well-rooted organic matter to the soil encourages good drainage.

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Furthermore, you can grow lilies in a pot. Before you plant the bulbs, you can put pebbles at the bottom of the pot, and then add compost. Place the bulbs in the pot and cover them with more compost. Water them well.
There are some beetles that eat the leaves of the lily, and you can simply pick them up and put them in soapy water. However, you can also spray them with sprayers for plants to kill the beetle.