sharon mc
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Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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Location: West Wales, UK
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: Staking Lilies for Support? |
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Hi, my new lilies (Netty's Pride and Patricia's Pride) are doing well and are between 12-18". One of them is budding already. My question is, should I be staking these? I'm sure I've read that I should but wondered if anyone knew for sure, please? The tallest one is leaning slightly, hence the question. Thank You.
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Droopy
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Location: Western Norway (Map)
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: |
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Hello there, Sharon, nice to see you.  I give some of my lilies support, but far from all. The very tall ones are given a solid bamboo pole each, and I tie the stem with a special green, broad "twine" in several places to give maximum support. The lily clumps that tend to lean get a wire support or two, the ones that look like a huge unstapled paper staple. I don't know what they're called in English.
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sharon mc
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Thank You.
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tschnath
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Location: Southern Maine (zone 5)
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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I've got serverl lilies and have never had to stake any of them. They always stand tall and proud. Good luck!
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sharon mc
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I think that these are Asiatics and probably will need a bit of support; they're in a fairly open situation.
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