You can also try to transplant in the early spring, but your lilies may not bloom as well or produce as many flowers. Avoid digging up the bulbs on a warm, sunny day since you could damage the bulbs.
If your lilies don’t pry out of the ground right away, then pull your shovel out of the ground and go on the opposite side of your lilies and push your shovel in again. Continue loosening the soil around the lilies in a circle until you’re able to ease them out of the soil. Don’t start your shovel too close to the lilies since you could damage the bulbs underground. You can also use a gardening fork if you don’t have a shovel.
The largest lily bulbs that you dig up will bloom during the next season. Medium-sized bulbs will take about 2 growing seasons before they produce any blooms. The smallest bulbs will take 3-4 seasons before they make flowers.
Don’t put diseased bulbs in a compost bin since you could spread the disease to other plants in your compost bin.
If you’re dividing daylilies, then cut the stems so they’re 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) long. Remove the leaves and other foliage from the stems.
You can keep the bulbs in your fridge for up to 8 weeks if you need to. Don’t keep the lilies in a drawer with other fruits and vegetables since they could release gases that could affect future blooms.
You can also plant your lilies in the same place if you don’t want to find new locations for your bulbs.
If you’re transplanting daylilies, then dig your hole so it’s 3 inches (7. 6 cm) deeper than the height of the bulb.
For example, you can use organic garden compost or a perlite mixture. You can either make your own compost or you can buy a compost mix from your local gardening store.
If you’re planting daylilies, then make sure the pointed end with the shoots is only 1 inch (2. 5 cm) below the surface of the ground. Plant all the bulbs of the same size in a similar area rather than mixing them together. Otherwise, your lilies won’t look as full.
You can also mix 1 part compost with every 4 parts of soil to make it more nutritious for your plants.
Keep your soil moist through winter if you don’t get any snow cover.
Plan to get 1 pot for every 3-5 bulbs you have.
You can use things like organic garden compost, food scraps, or a packaged perlite mixture.
Don’t back the dirt too tightly or else the flowers will have trouble growing and blooming.
You can keep the pot outside if there isn’t an area inside your home that gets full sun. Keep the soil in the pot moist throughout the winter so your bulbs get water.
