Overwintering lily bulbs

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lovemyveg

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Overwintering lily bulbs
« on: September 16, 2009, 12:52 »
I have lilies in large terracotta pots.  Do I leave them in the pots for overwintering and put them in the garage or unheated greenhouse.  Or, do I emply them out of the pots and store them dry?  I have read to put each separately in paper bags and hang upside down in a frost free, dry place.  Any thoughts on this please?

Also I believe that if I break off healthy pieces of the bulb I can produce more lily bulbs - how is this done?

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Re: Overwintering lily bulbs
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2009, 13:11 »
I just put my pots right up against the house wall in a sheltered spot :) and they made it through last cold winter :)

When the bulbs get big they get little bulbs at the side. You just break these off and replant them in a seperate pot. They take a while to get to flowering size though.

Some lillies make their bulbils where the leaves join the stems, i think you can do the same thing with them, although i've never tried it :unsure:

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Re: Overwintering lily bulbs
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009, 13:18 »

I leave the bulbs in their pots and put the pots together in a sheltered spot, the ones in the beds remain in situ  :)


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