You can often simply plant lilies without the need for extensive preparation. However, if you are late with planting and want to plant lilies in spring, bringing them forward is definitely an option. This is how it works.
How to properly prefer lilies?
Preferring lilies is not mandatory, but recommended in spring. Choose a cool, dark place, plant the bulbs in a pot with potting soil, water regularly and avoid waterlogging. Place the pot in a brighter place from February and plant the lilies outdoors from mid-May.
Do I have to prefer lilies?
Since many varieties of lilies are hardy, you do not necessarily have to prefer thelily. If you use a planting time in autumn and give the onion time until spring, for example, it is not necessary to plant it early. In addition to sowing the lily, you also have the option of propagating it by dividing existing specimens. In this case too, you can avoid bringing forward.
Where should I prefer lilies?
Grow lilies in acoolanddark location. However, there should be no frost in this place. Too much cold could otherwise easily freeze the substrate in the bucket. You should avoid that. For example, you can use a winter garden, a dry basement room or a place in your garage to grow the lilies. If you particularly like the lily after growing it in the pot, you can simply keep it in the pot.
How to prefer lilies?
To grow the lily bulbs, first place the pot in a dark place and fromFebruarythen in abrighter place Water the pot with potting soil (€10.00 on Amazon) regularly but avoid waterlogging. This could otherwise cause problems for the onion plant. It's best to use onions for growing. If you prefer seeds, you will need a lot more patience. The seeds slowly form a plant outdoors over the course of a year. Even when grown in a pot, lilies don't grow as quickly.
When do I plant early lilies outdoors?
You should only put very young plants outdoorsmid-May. Older lilies should already be able to handle the cold well if they are winter-hardy varieties. Accordingly, you can put them outside earlier or even just leave them in the garden. Please note the exact characteristics of the respective lily variety here and when caring for it.
Tip
Advancing and sowing are worth it
Once lilies have established themselves in your garden, this perennial flower will bring you a lot of joy. It reproduces well, promises elegant and colorful flowers at flowering time and grows for many years.
