You can't kill a daylily. Even the most experienced brown thumbers can't kill them. You can do it any time, but probably the fall is best if you want them to bloom the next summer. Take a spade & dig up the root ball, (If it's been there for a while, it could be massive). The "bulbs" as some people have called them are really more like tubers. (If they are in fact daylilies and not tiger lilies varieties that are a true bulb). Anyway, once you have the massive tuber root ball out of the ground you can either continue with your spade and divide it in half, the keep diving each section in half until they are the size you want, or I prefer a large butcher knife and cut them more neatly. Take each chunk and replant it at the same depth. Now if you want to make a hedge out of them, you can pick the tubers off by hand. Dig a trench Say 12 feet long, 6 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Scatter the tubers so that they are evenly spaced in the trench (you might want to add a little bone meal first.) Cover and water and by a year of two you'll have millions of flowers. If you keep doing this every 5 years you'll have enough daylillies to cover an acre of ground! Good luck.
2006-08-08 03:58:00
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answered by mslorikoch 5
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1. Prepare a new Daylily bed.
Preparing the soil for a new daylily bed before digging the old clump allows you to get the divisions into the ground without delay, before their roots become dried and damaged from exposure to the open air. Remove any weeds from the chosen spot and work the soil to a depth of a foot or so, incorporating several inches of peat moss to make the soil more pliable and moisture-retentive.
2. Dig the clump
Cut back the Daylily's long outer leaves to about 6 inches to make it easier to handle. Try not to damage the new inner leaves growing in the center of each fan. With a pitch fork loosen the soil all around the clump. Work around the perimeter several times to free as many of the roots from the soil as possible. Because daylilies develop extensive root systems, it may be necessary to dig down 10-12 inches.
Next, use the fork to pry the entire clump out of the ground. Shake or wash excess soil off the roots so you can see the individual fans.
3. Make Divisions
Once out of the ground, a large, solid clump of daylilies can look pretty daunting. Begin by separating it into two sections; use two spading forks placed back to back in the center of the root mass to pry the halves apart. Then pull each section apart or use a sharp knife to cut the clump into smaller and smaller chunks.
4. Plant the Divisions
Dig the planting holes 18 inches to 2 feet apart and wider than the root masses. Then make a small mound of soil in the center of each hole, set the crown of the division on it, and spread the roots evenly around it. If some roots are too long, trim them back to eight inches or so rather than cramming them into the hole. Firm the soil over the roots, covering the crown with no more than an inch of soil. A plant buried under too much soil may rot.
Water the plants well and tuck a light mulch in around their bases (but not over the crowns) to help the soil retain moisture. During hot spells, shade the new plants with shingle or shade cloth supported on stakes. When freezing weather approaches, cover them with a mulch of straw or evergreen boughs. The covering protects the young plants from being heaved out of the ground by alternate freezing and thawing of the soil.
2006-08-08 03:53:11
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answered by redunicorn 7
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BEAUTIFUL DAYLILY Did you know it is the number 2 plant in the U.S.A.? Only the Rose is more popular.
Wonderfully easy plant to grow and make new. Let the soil dry just a bit before digging the clumps. The tuberous roots almost fall off it such a great plant.
I get 3 & often more bloom cycles a year. I have some in cream, light yellow, red orange, and blood red with scapes reaching over 4 1/2 feet tall.
2006-08-08 03:45:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Dig up the bulbs, best to wait until the flowers are done blooming for the season. Then just seperate the bulbs, cut apart if needed, and replant where you want. Note that every year these flowers will multiply and should be thinned out (dug and replanted)
so they don't choke themselves.
2006-08-08 03:24:32
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answered by rhawnie_d 1
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It's very easy. Dig the bulbs up...they are white (usually a large one with smaller ones attached), separate and replant them. They only need to be planted a few inches down. Be sure to water them after, even if the blooms have gone by, this will help them to re-root themselves. Good Luck!
2006-08-08 03:22:20
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answered by Anonymous
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I have several of them in my yard.
They share root structure, but can be separated to replant by simply spading them up, and pulling the main root for the plant from the rest of the root structure.
They don't seem to do well replanting in spring.
Wait until late fall, when they are hibernating, and plant them just before winter. Careful which direction you plant the root.
2006-08-08 03:22:12
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answered by Gonzo 4
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Dig around them leaving plenty of dirt on roots, pull them apart and replant, they are very hardy, make sure they have plenty of water, it doesn't take long for them to re-root.
2006-08-08 03:21:30
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answered by Granny 1 7
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About anytime.
Just water them good when you replant.
2006-08-08 03:25:08
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answered by Geri H 3
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Daylily flowers might nicely be seperated into "followers". Dig up your clumps of daylilies and you will see the place each and each "fan" comes up from a clump of tubers. VERY gently divide the "followers" and the tubers that are related to the followers. each and each Daylily fan is a sparkling plant...yet a small plant and can take a 300 and sixty 5 days or greater to offer flowers. It relies upon on the selection of the daylily and the dimensions of the followers upon branch.
2016-12-11 05:01:59
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answered by karsten 4
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i know this is not an answer but i just read a great article in better home and gardens about a lady who crossbreeds and plants hundred of these beautiful flowers maybe you could go to bhg.com and pull up the article good luck
2006-08-08 03:21:54
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answered by mzrobsn414 3
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