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Author Topic: Lily bulb scaling - what next please?  (Read 823 times)

kGarden

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Lily bulb scaling - what next please?
« on: June 09, 2013, 06:47:48 PM »
I planted some Lily bulbs a couple of months back and took a few scales off each, bunged them in a zip-lock plastic bag with some damp vermiculite, and now I have bulbils many of which have a decent sized leaf.

Should I plant these out into a seed tray, which will be quite shallow, or individual 3" pots (or is a different size better?)

How deep should the "bulb" part be planted?

Many thanks :)
Started collecting snowdrops Spring 2013. Suffolk, UK.

Ezeiza

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Re: Lily bulb scaling - what next please?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2013, 01:01:58 AM »
If the space available to them is too scant, they will need further transplanting too soon. Plant individually in pots, a coarse, porous mix is best, water sparingly at first to encourage the development of new roots, place in a spot with really good light but no direct sunshine, then move to sun for part of the day. Plant with 1 cm. or so of mix over the bulb at first, subsequent potting on will require deeper planting as this encourages maturity.
Alberto Castillo, in south America, near buenos Aires, Argentina.

kGarden

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Re: Lily bulb scaling - what next please?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2013, 06:41:11 AM »
Thank you, that's very helpful.
Started collecting snowdrops Spring 2013. Suffolk, UK.

 


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