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Tips and trick on planting store bought oriental lilly plants

QasQas Posts: 29
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Helloy fellow gardners
I ended up picking up a mixed collection of oriental lillies from BnQ on offer today and looking for specific advice from others who have experience growing these?  I am planning on planting them out in the borders soon which has full sun all most of the day.  Only worry is what specific compost to use and what feed? I got a box of fish bone blood and also tomatoe fertilizer...is that enough? Any first hand experience would be greatly appreciated. I am down south, near guildford and windsor area.
Thanks
Qasam

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  • QasQas Posts: 29
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  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102
    Hi 
    Lillies , Orintal or Asiatic are greedy feeders. When you plant them out ensure you put plenty of compost and grit in the planting mix as they require well drained soil. Bonemeal in the planting mix will be fine as its good for root structure and provide a good balanced feed. They will also enjoy a tomato feed every 2 weeks as this will improve flowering. A full sun aspect will be fine aswell.
    Hope they produce lovely colour 
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    edited April 2018
    Watch out for the bright red lily beetles, crush them. As a defense they tend to dop immediately on their backs onto the compost and as their underside is black you cant see them. Clever beasts. They will scream out if you pick them up. Horrible things. Don't want to give you nightmares lol  ;)
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    I was advised to plant any lily bulbs on their sides, with a good handful of grit under each bulb. Also, they do enjoy an acidic soil. Planting them on their sides seems to help deter the dreaded lily beetle. The beetles look so attractive, brilliant scarlet bodies, like an elongated lady bird. They are very shiny and slippery and difficult to pick up, as above, the beetles have black undersides so are very difficult to see on the soil. Removing the dead flower stems and filling the hole is left also helps to deter the dreaded beetle, you will know if there are any around by the disgusting poops they deposit on the plants.
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