Wow, love all the newest lilies @Organic sinse. My toad lilies have not even broken ground yet. I'm not sure they will, something may have eaten them or dug them up. How are yours looking?
Thanks TimJ. I have a dozen Toad Lilies up that are 1’-1 1/2’ tall. No buds or blooms yet. They seem to grow slow, at least the first year. My Sis hasn’t had hers bloom yet down in GA either. This fall I want to take stem cuttings and grow some inside. Cheers Os
I'll have to assume something has eaten mine then. No growth from them has shown above ground. What I received from Brecks looked like a few small rhizomes the size of maybe 120 lb. test mono. I wasn't impressed and didn't have much confidence they would grow. Oh well, I'll try again with a different vendor.
I got a mix from Brecks. It wasn’t broken down into colors strains or anything, just Toad Lily mix qty 12. Almost all came up and I ended up with more than 12 stems. They did better than the other 3 strains I bought from various suppliers. I bought packs of Blue Wonder, Empress, and Tojen from other places. Most of those just barely pushed up anything. I hope that by taking some stem cuttings of the coolest ones after bloom, I can multiply my population over the winter. Still hoping I get some blooms this year. Cheers Os
I only got the small pack of 3 from them. I'm happy yours grew for you and with some luck you'll have those stem cuttings take as well. All the varieties you chose are great ones too. I may see what my favorite local nursery has to offer. Maybe not toad lilies. But, I always leave with something. It's also time to plant mums here.
It would be nice to find some Toad Lilies already established in pots. Grannie Sinse found some this spring somewhere so it’s possible. Cheers Os
@TimJ I snapped some pics of my Toad Lilies and checked some dates in my notebook. The best performing Toad Lilies are ones from the mix we were talking about. I started four roots in containers on my porch on 4/21. It’s was still below freezing at night, but I just did what I do for regular Lilies, just a little later timeframe. They didn’t peek above the surface of the containers until 6/18. Two months to show green! I transplanted them into new beds on 7/14. They all grew nice clumps. They look like this now. There is a clump of three in the center. Toad Lily Mix by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:05 PM Close up. Toad Lily mix close by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:10 PM There is a clump on each side, and slightly in front of the Stargazer. These look like they are throwing up some extra foliage down low. I think they might bloom from the bottom up like a normal lily does. Toad Lily mix2 by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:10 PM Here is a Toadlily from the same mix I direct planted in a bed on 5/13. It’s way behind the others. Toad Lily mix direct plant spring by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:10 PM A common thing I have seen with the Empress, Tojen, and Blue Wonder is just a leaf popping up. After a long time they develop into plants but it’s easy to accidentally pull em thinking they are weeds. The pic below is a Toadlily that has two single leaves popped up but a void between. Been that way for months. TL just leaves by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:10 PM Kind of makes me think I should have planted the roots vertical and not horizontal. This Stargazer started opening while I was snapping pics. Stargazer Oriental Lily by Organic sinse posted Sep 3, 2021 at 7:10 PM First Oriental Lily of the season. Cheers Os
Nice lilies. I'm convinced mine were eaten by a vole. In the flower bed I planted them I see a few holes. I wouldn't have weeded them and I don't believe the girlfriend would have either. Beautiful Star Gazer lily @Organic sinse . That is one of my favorites.
Speaking of voles anything to naturally repel them from out gardens. I have a ton of tunneling in my raised beds. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Lynx and Ermin seem to work well. Do they raid you beds in the winter or summer? I have some tips if it’s winter time under the snow that’s your issue. Let me know and I’ll post those tips. Neem seed meal seems to discourage most mammals. I use that in the summer. I don’t think it will repel an existing population. Mouse traps baited with peanut butter works amazing! Put some type of box or ‘cubby’ over an active hole. You want it just big enough to fit the mousetrap, and tall enough to let the swing arm swing freely when the trap springs. You want an opening in the box on one end, and what will be the bottom, totally open. So a 5 sided box, with one side have a small hole at the bottom. Cardboard taped to size works good until it gets rained on a bit. Put the box over the hole for a couple days and leave it alone. Then add the baited trap. Check it everyday. move it to another hole when that one drys up. HTH Cheers Os
Mostly in the summer and I’m pretty sure they’re moles. thanks for the info Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
I have both moles and voles on my property. Moles leave miniature volcanoes at their tunnels entrance and tend to leave the bugs bunny tunnels protruding from the lawn.. Voles have pretty flat entrance and tend to dig deeper tunnels.
Up here the red capped voles run around on the lawn, under the snow. They leave crazy trails on top of the grass from their repeated traffic. They dig up bulbs like crazy. One of the reasons I put rocks around all my beds is to deter this traffic. The run under the snow and come to a rock wall and turn. It seems to work. Another good tip, which I don’t do intentionally, is to let the garden surface get a thin freeze on it in the fall, before adding straw mulch for the winter. They can’t penetrate the frozen surface. I usually fall/winter mulch straw early cause I’m afraid it will snow and not get done at all. Cheers Os
Some more new lilies are blooming. Pink Asiatic Lily from a mix. These change color a bunch throughout the bloom and are neat to watch. Gotta love the speckles. Pink Asiatic Lily by Organic sinse posted Sep 6, 2021 at 7:43 PM A little different Red Asiatic Lily from the same mix. Red Asiatic Lily by Organic sinse posted Sep 6, 2021 at 7:43 PM A couple Asiatics. These were all from the same Asiatic Lily mix. Group by Organic sinse posted Sep 6, 2021 at 7:43 PM Cheers Os
That’s the bummer about buying a bag of bulbs labeled “Asiatic Lily Mix 12 bulbs”. You just don’t know what you really have. Hard to beat pink with spots. She has a neighbor that will be lighter and even more stunning. Opening soon. Cheers Os