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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:46 am   Post subject: When to feed narcissi and daylilllies bed...


I have a question.... I have a large bed that is full of narcissus and regular old orange tiger lillies. Should I feed them now in Fall so they grow stronger through the winter? Or in spring/summer while they are blooming? Or both?


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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:18 am   Post subject:


I usually feed them in spring and again in summer, but never in autumn since they're dying down then and won't need food. The foliage dies off and returns a lot of energy to the bulbs. So far my lilies and narcissi have done very well with my treatment.


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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:44 am   Post subject:


I agree with Droopy - there's no point in giving them a feed at this time of year. I do give mine a boost in spring though. You could put down a mulch where your bulbs are growing to protect them from the cold but that's all I'd do in autumn.


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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:09 pm   Post subject:


Thanks guys... I was kind of thinking that was the way to go, but wanted to be sure. I've got a new iris bed that I'll treat the same way. Lots of mulch.


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