Content
- Share daylilies for beginners
- Why should one share daylilies?
- The right time to share
- How you should proceed
- Tips & Tricks
Share daylilies for beginners
Daylilies - these easy-care plants are space-saving, location-tolerant and frugal. Sometimes it may be necessary to share them. But why and how does that work without damaging the plants?
Early article Daylilies cut - Every now and then attachedWhy should one share daylilies?
In the course of her life, every daylily that has been so well cared for over time will become lazy with time. Even the best fertilizer does not help. For this reason, it is advisable to share the daylily now and then.
Sharing / Rejuvenating has the wonderful side effect of multiplying this plant. This is the simplest, fastest and most proven propagation method for them. The result is true-to-species plants.
The right time to share
To share the daylily, the right time has come outside of their growing season. That is, it can be split in the spring before budding or in the fall after flowering, without causing any major damage.
How you should proceed
If you want to share the daylily to increase it, choose a healthy and robust mother plant. For example, in the spring or fall, dig their roots carefully with a grave fork. Before that you can cut down the leaves of the plant to 15 cm. This facilitates the view of the root area. Alternatively, the leaves should be cut off after splitting.
Now the roots are freed from the rest of the earth. This can be done with the help of water, if the adhering soil is loamy. Otherwise, you can shake off the earth. With a knife, each root is cut in the middle (vertically downwards). If prominent sections have already emerged, they can be broken off by turning and turning. The most suitable are fist-sized root pieces.
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Tips & Tricks
Once the roots have been dug up, remove injured root parts and leaves that would otherwise rob the daylily of unnecessary vigor.