Planting daylilies in the spring in the ground: how to plant and care for sprouts

Daylilies are hardy plants that can be grown in one place for many years. These Asian flowers grow in almost any region, perfectly adapt to climatic conditions. It is best to plant a daylily in the spring, and then provide proper care.

Daylilies are excellent neighbors, so you can plant any garden plants next to them.

Features of planting daylilies in spring

Daylilies are representatives of the Lilein family, they are also called Hemerocallis. Among the people – beautiful day, since the flowering is very short-lived, the flowers flaunt on the stems for only one day.

As when planting any perennials, including daylilies, in the ground, some features must be taken into account in the spring:

1. Early dates are necessary so that the culture has time to take root and meet the winter in full readiness. The fact is that the plant takes root for at least a month.
2. In areas where winters are especially severe, you need to select varieties that bloom early.
3. Purchased seedlings are stored until spring on the top shelf of the refrigerator, wrapped in newspaper. Plant in early April (in regions with late spring – at the end of the month).
4. With the threat of frost, daylilies planted in spring should be closed for the night, otherwise the flowering will not be plentiful, and the buds themselves will turn out to be small and inconspicuous.

For novice gardeners, it is better to choose daylilies with yellow or red buds, as they are especially unpretentious.

In the spring, you need to choose a place for planting perennials with bright buds. Although they can grow in any conditions, it is best to choose well-lit areas so that there is no shade during the day. The landing site should be elevated so that in spring the water does not stagnate and damage the root system.

When to plant daylilies in spring

Not a single even the most experienced grower will give the exact dates for planting perennials. They will depend on the region of cultivation. Planting of daylilies is usually planned for the beginning of spring. The main condition is thawed soil, the absence of frost. In the south, daylilies can be planted in mid-April, in central Our Country – towards the end of the month. In Siberia and the Urals – not earlier than April 15th.

Plants planted in spring will delight with beautiful buds in summer

How to prepare soil for daylilies

As already noted, daylilies are unpretentious garden plants. They can be grown in any soil, as they are unassuming. Some flower growers fill the holes with ready-made composition available in stores. Nutrients are balanced in these soils.

Soil preparation rules:

1. Flowers grow well after planting on ordinary garden soil. Insufficiently nutritious soils are diluted with organic fertilizers.
2. It is recommended to add river sand to heavy clay soil, then the moisture will not stagnate, it will quickly penetrate to the depth.
3. Suitable for planting daylilies and soil, which contains a lot of sand. The only drawback is frequent watering, since the evaporation of moisture occurs very quickly.

In the spring, before planting daylilies, the area where the flowers are supposed to be placed is dug up well on a spade bayonet. Be sure to choose the rhizomes of weeds to rid the plants of harmful neighbors.

How to prepare a hole for planting daylilies

Since daylilies have been grown in one place without a transplant for several years, in the spring you need to take care of the quality preparation of the site.

The pit should be spacious enough, as the perennial root system grows over time.

When preparing a seat, the following points should be considered:

1. A hole is dug to a depth of at least 30 cm, in diameter it should be within 45-50 cm.
2. Since daylilies do not tolerate stagnant moisture, the bottom of the planting hole must be filled with drainage. It can be coarse river sand, pebbles, broken bricks.
3. Regardless of the quality of the soil, for the full development of daylilies when planting in the spring, peat or humus, wood ash or fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium must be added to each hole.
4. Ordinary soil is poured over top dressing so that the roots do not come into contact with them, in order to avoid burns.

How deep should daylilies be planted in spring?

When planting daylilies in the spring, you need to place the plants at the correct depth. This applies to the root neck. It should be at a distance of 2-3 cm from the soil, which will allow the seedlings to quickly take root and begin to develop.

In the spring, healthy daylily seedlings are chosen for planting.

How to plant a daylily in spring

Daylilies are planted in the spring with sprouts so that the plants take root successfully and delight with beautiful buds. Follow the algorithm:

1. In a pre-prepared pit, a mound is made of nutrient soil.
2. 5-6 hours before planting, a daylily seedling is placed in a bucket of water or liquid mineral fertilizers. This procedure will saturate the root system with moisture. If the planting material was not grown in containers, then the roots will be exposed. After a thorough inspection, dry or damaged parts are removed, then the leaves are shortened by 20-30 cm.
3. The seedling is placed on a mound, tilted 30 degrees, the roots are straightened, placing them down. Then sprinkle with nutrient soil, but not to the top of the pit.
   
   

   In order not to forget after planting in the spring, where what kind of daylilies, tags are tied to the plants

4. If the daylily is grown in a container, then it is carefully removed from it and placed in the center of the pit. You need to sprinkle with earth at the level at which the seedling grew in the container.
   
   

   If two seedlings grow in one container, they must be carefully separated before planting.

5. After the soil is lightly tamped and well filled with water. This will help push the air out from under the roots.
6. After the water is absorbed, add the soil, leaving the root neck above the surface.
7. Water gently again.
   
   

   Fill the root zone with mulch from peat, straw or humus

At what temperature to plant a daylily in spring

Flower growers recommend planting daylily rhizomes in early spring. But here, too, there are some difficulties. You need to check the condition of the soil. It should be warm, that is, at least + 6-7 degrees.

Distance between daylily seedlings

Most often, several daylily bushes are planted on the garden plot at once. Therefore, holes are dug in increments of about 50 cm. This is important, otherwise the plants will begin to oppress each other after 2-3 years, which will negatively affect not only the appearance of the bush. It’s just that flowering will not be as plentiful as gardeners expect.

How to care for daylilies in spring

If daylilies are already growing on the site, then in the spring they require special care. Green peaks of leaves emerge from the ground as the snow begins to melt. Bushes should be freed from the old layer of mulch. If the daylily was covered for the winter, then the material or spruce branches must also be removed.

Then loosen the root zone to a shallow depth so as not to damage the roots. If there is stagnation of melt water, then you need to take it away from the bush so that the tubers do not start to rot.

Daylily transplant

In the spring they are engaged in transplanting bushes to a new place, if the daylily is already more than five years old. Such plants are considered old and require renewal, since they form a minimum number of buds or they do not bloom at all.

The transplant is performed before the start of budding, using the method of dividing the bush:

1. The daylily is watered abundantly with water.

   

2. When it is absorbed, the mother plant is dug in from all sides, trying not to damage the root system.
3. Before planting, cut off the leaves at an angle.
4. Transfer to burlap and divide into small pieces.

   

5. Large bushes will have to be cut with a pitchfork, as the roots are strongly intertwined.
6. They are transferred to pre-prepared pits, landing is performed as usual.

Watering

As for irrigation, in the spring it is necessary only if the winter was not snowy, and no rain is expected. Watering is done in the morning or evening.

Additional fertilizing

You should not rely on the unpretentiousness of daylilies after planting in the spring on the site. They, like any garden plants, need timely feeding, which is performed according to a certain scheme:

1. For the first time in early spring, when leaf peaks appear, daylilies need to be fed with mineral fertilizers. They are scattered in a dry form directly on the snow in the root zone. The main thing is not to get on the foliage.
2. The second time the bushes are also fed in the spring, in May, so that the plants grow green mass together.
3. Daylilies are fed for the third time at the beginning of summer, when buds are formed.
4. The last feeding is planned for August. Superphosphate and wood ash are used for fertilizer. Such an event is important for abundant flowering next summer.

Conclusion

Planting a daylily in the spring is not difficult, you just need to choose the right variety. For Siberia, the Urals, Transbaikalia, plants with early flowering periods are suitable. In the same regions, the root zone will have to be well covered. Even a novice florist can take care of the culture if he has a desire to have beautifully flowering perennials on the site.