
Lily Culture
There are many facets to the culture of lilies. Here are some of the topics to consider: Variety selection criteria Site selection Planting procedure Mulches Companion planting Hybridizing Preparation for winter Disease identification and control Animal attacks The WRLS library has many resources that address these issues. The librarian brings them to each meeting so members can check them out for personal study. This page will have discussions of various culture topics. For those who want just Culture 101 we have Lily Culture in Ten Easy Steps. If you live in the country, gardening has some challenges that city dewllers don't have to deal with. One of these is the fact that deer seem to enjoy lilies, for their nutritional value rather than for their beauty. Here is a article by long time lily grower, Sue Kaul, that may have some solutions for you. Not to be forgotten, Sue has some help for those that have smaller animals to battle, too. It appeared in the WRLS newsletter a while ago. Deer, Vermin, and Critters--Repellents Ocassionally some lilies exhibit an unusual growth phenomenon characterized by a broad flat stem with a higher then normal bud count. Find out more about this condition in Fasciation is a Failure. Where do lilies come from? Well bulbs of course, but where do the bulbs come from? This article tells you how to grow your lilies from seed, one of the sources of bulbs. Growing Lilies from Seed Time to move some lilies to a new location? Here is how: Transplanting Lilies.
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Lily Culture

There are many facets to the culture of lilies. Here are some of the topics to consider:

Variety selection criteria
Site selection
Planting procedure
Mulches
Companion planting
Hybridizing
Preparation for winter
Disease identification and control
Animal attacks

The WRLS library has many resources that address these issues. The librarian brings them to each meeting so members can check them out for personal study. This page will have discussions of various culture topics.

For those who want just Culture 101 we have Lily Culture in Ten Easy Steps.

If you live in the country, gardening has some challenges that city dewllers don't have to deal with. One of these is the fact that deer seem to enjoy lilies, for their nutritional value rather than for their beauty. Here is a article by long time lily grower, Sue Kaul, that may have some solutions for you. Not to be forgotten, Sue has some help for those that have smaller animals to battle, too. It appeared in the WRLS newsletter a while ago. Deer, Vermin, and Critters--Repellents

Ocassionally some lilies exhibit an unusual growth phenomenon characterized by a broad flat stem with a higher then normal bud count. Find out more about this condition in Fasciation is a Failure.

Where do lilies come from? Well bulbs of course, but where do the bulbs come from? This article tells you how to grow your lilies from seed, one of the sources of bulbs. Growing Lilies from Seed

Time to move some lilies to a new location? Here is how: Transplanting Lilies.

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