Would lillies & daylillies survive winter and prosper each year after in above ground large pots.Zone 3?

Answer 1

I can tell you by experience in doing this in my Zone 5 location, that your flowers or any other potted plant won't survive a zone 3 winter. Not unless global warming turns your winters into balmy 50 degree temps. In the fall, the roots are best buried in the ground, and a ton of mulch piled on top to protect them. I suspect it may be difficult for you to put them in the ground to protect them, or you wouldn't be asking this question. Container gardening is great, but when winter comes.. what do you do with the plants.
See if someone you know might have a garage or basement to store the bulbs. If being stored in a garage, pack the bulbs into a smaller container of dirt and then packed again in a bed of spag moss, inside a box or tub, . Don't forget, they still need moisture over winter.. I learned that the hard way too.

Answer 2

I think it would be according to where you live --how cold the winters are-- If it gets sub zero -then I would bring the pots of day lillies inside to a basement or some covered place. I have pots of Plumeria and other plants that I bring inside at the sign of first frost --then when the last frost is over I take them to the outside --give them a drink of water and fertilize for the summer . Make sure your pots are big enough to give good root growth for the lillies.

Answer 3

I doubt it. The ground offers more protection. On the ground, snow acts as an insulator but not the same way above ground. You could try to cover and wrap the pots in old blankets and plastic, or if they are not to heavy move to garage for winter. Third option is to dig out all the tubers, really late in fall, put in a paper bag filled with mulch, and put in garage.

Answer 4

I would say not unless the pots were at least 3 foot deep. I actually tried this and they didn't make it. I had pots around a koi pond. You could remove the bulbs and store in your frig and then repplant and they should be fine.

Answer 5

if you don't want to put them in the ground for the winter you can try and layer some mulch over them then cover them with some plastic it might help them to survive the winter

Answer 6

this may well be an basic one. If the worldwide gets too warm, we've shown that we are in a position to proceed to exist it because of the fact the "Cradles of Civilization" have been in warm, dry aspects. If the worldwide gets chilly, then we've already shown that we are in a position to stand up to ice a while, and that's with none "severe" technologies. If the worldwide gets overpopulated, that's going to, out of necessity, stability itself out. i don't think of we'd desire to rigidity approximately surviving the subsequent one hundred years. the real question is a thank you to we save the subsequent one hundred years from turning out to be to be the subsequent dark Age.