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You can either let them drop where they are or gather them and plant in a nursery bed about an inch deep. The tigers are known for putting bulbs out aong the stem. One of the reasons they are so prolific.

Putting out bulblets and planting themselves everywhere... Tigerlilies are the gift that keeps on giving. I guess that's why I always have plenty to share.

Beaker, the nick that you cut at the base of the leaves to encourage bulblets, would that be below or above the leaf/stem juncture? My instinct would be above.

And I suspect a splodge of vinegar is 2-3 tablespoons per 2 gallons water. But that's only a guess, because I guess we're suppose to know better than the person who does the splodging!

Miracle-Gro stopped making the blue an silver box Mir-acid. Now it's in a yellow and green box, similar to all the other kinds. A stupid marketing decision if you ask me. It's not called Mir-acid anymore either, but it is clearly marked for acid loving plants.

Beak, the deed is done! I will report back in 4-6 weeks.

Hi Rick, yes above. I've only seen pictures and they weren't that great, but it can't be too hard to do. I think Ferrymead use to use this technique way back when. Maybe she'll check in one of these days.

Actually, I looked at each and everyone of the packages at HD and still couldn't find it. If you think directions given in this forum aren't very specific, you should check out the Recipe forum someday. I would also assume a splodge (is that a real word?) is about 2 Tblsp.

Great Nery! If you don't see anything when you first check on it, just cover the stem back up and then check in about another month. I should get cracking here and get one going so I know what I'm talking about.

Sorry about the splodge measurement. I just pour some into the watering can. have no idea how much. Not too much.

FROM OED
Splodge 1854
a thick, heavy or clumsy splotch

so, on to splotch

Splotch 1601
A large irregular spot or patch of light, colour or the like. Hence splotch, to cover with splotches; to splash or stain in patches. Splotchy (adverb), covered with or having the appearance of splotches.

How about splosh.
Contamination of splash and plop. no date given.
With a heavy fall or blow.

With all the rain we've been having lately, think that is causing Chlorosis. Nutrients leaching out of the soil is my guess.

inanda so I guess splodge can equal splash.

Working in chemistry, we use the term "slop". For example: add a "slop" of phosphoric acid to the beaker. This is taken as the amount that might slop out of a too full coffee cup as one stumbles around early in the morning. I suspect that the volume of a splodge is similar to a slop.

Hum...

Must be raining today. Is it coming down splits and splats or just drits?

Miles and miles of diff. meanings for splits, no splat, only splatter 1794 US.

Dripstone to drive. no drit, no druthers. I often use splits and splats. I guess this is how language evolves & changes down the years.

I do enjoy playing with words.
inanda

I'm enjoying this "language evolution". Interesting to see how different parts of the Americas view a bit of extra "slopping over".

For about a year now, I've been following the love lives of Huck and Souky over in the Pets Forum. If you've never read any of these posts, it's basically letters going back in forth written in kitten english (as opposed to pidgin english).

Anyway, the people involved have come up with all new terminology for basic things like cars (wheelboxes) and a mixed up kind of grammer (hope yours feelins wellers) not to mention that these cats cannot spell. It's highly amusing and Some of this kitten english has crept into my daily vocabulary. I've actually said to people who have been sick "hope your feelling wellers". 200 years from now, this may actually become accepted American slang and it all started on DG!

That's a scarry thought! lol, let's get back to gardening, shall we?

You know, I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. There is one thing I have changed with planting these new lilies in the newer made beds, or shall I say, beds that I have added on to. Instead of using a mix of top soil and cow manure and peat, which is what I have done in the past, I used Miracle Grow Garden Soil, figuring I'd save myself a bunch of steps in the process. I wonder if that compound is just too strong for the lilies, too much fertilizer or something. So many of my newly planted lilies look like this, weird leaves, all from different sources, the only common denominator is the gardener and her soil prep. I guess the only other thing I have used is Plantskydd and I have used it on everything and some of them don't look like this.
Then there is always the combination of the soil prep and rotten spring thaw and freeze. Perhaps all of this will make for a somewhat disappointing lily show this year. I will just leave my beds alone this fall, not doing any of the soil boosting that I normally do, with top dressings.
To top it all off, I saw a few lilies with earwigs in the buds, prior to them opening, of course. Never in all of the years I have had lilies, have I ever seen an earwig nawing on lily buds. Ugh! Does it ever end??
Now what I should do is head to the PNWLS picnic in July at the Mak's Fields. Rejuvenate my passion and see someone who does it well. Too bad plane tickets are so pricey right now, to Oregon (the state). Hopefully pard will go and share her photos.

Magnolia, I'm a big fan of Miracle Grow. I use the garden soil product exclusively when digging new beds and I aways have a bag or two around to fill in holes where I remove plants. I've never had a problem and I think the lilies really like it because it's high in acid. It's got to be something else besides the soil. Chemical damage?

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The other common denominator is newly planted. If the weather would affect anything, it would be the most vulnerable instead of the well-established, I would think. Maybe it is just because they were new and did not have the well-developed root structure that the cold/warm spring nailed them harder? Just a thought...

Beak, chemical damage? Can you elaborate?

Then there's the warm weather we had until after Christmas. I wa still planting stuff from Buggy Crazy in December, the ground was still workable.
Still puzzled.
I have this one, planted in May, from B&D's, called 'Tropical' and it looks hideous. It looks like a varigated lily. I know it can't have a disease from my house yet. It came up looking this way. Mixed my soil with Miracle Grow Garden Soil. It's getting plenty of sun.
Does this mean I should quit growing lilies??

No, but it does mean that you should watch your lilies this year and see what happens next year. You're having way to much strangeness with your lilies to attribute it all to the virus. I'd just kind of watch them. If it makes you feel better you can isolate the ones you are worried about by maybe wrapping them loosely in in some sort of fine netting to maybe prevent any bugs from chewing on them if they are indeed virused. All I can think of for netting is the stuff bridal veils are made of... I don't know. I think you just need to ride this season out and see what happens next spring...

Diann

Now, now, Mag. Hang in there. I usually don't try any fertilizer on my newly planting bed. I was told that it would burn the fragile root-development. I try not to think of "fertilizer" as a "food" source, but think of them as Vitamins. Foods is what photosenthesis process is all about?
Though, I'm relatively new to the art of gardening. I'm learning new info. everyday. (I hope).

You said you used Plantskydd. Perhaps you used too much in that area. Too much of anything good could turn out bad. Just a thought.

I did one spray per stalk and maybe even not a full spray half the time.

I tried the MG potting soil this year and found it to be just way too heavy once it's wet. Almost like it suffocated the roots.

Some potting soil retain ways too much water for certain plants that require a little less moisture. I an't going to call any names. LOL.

I won't use the MG with moisture crystals. I cam see where it might be useful down south, but I prefer the regular potting soil. I don't find it too heavy at all and my potted plants do great. For some bulbs that require dryer conditions, I'll mix in sand or grit to lighten it more.

Okay...lily season has slowly begun here, and this lily was not even one on my list of movers. The foliage looks perfect on this one. I don't have the variety marked.

It doesn't look disease ridden. It looks as if there are a few marks, pretty consistently , at the edge of the petals. They are dot-ish, not streaks. I wonder what is up, still. Part of me thinks it looks like a spray mark. I wonder if , some of my lilies are relating to a Plantskydd spray? Could some lilies be partial to that deep pigmant in that compound? I didn't keep track of who was up taller when I sprayed. When I bought the bottle, I just sprayed it everywhere, as the plants came out of the ground. One spray or less.
Here's a closer view of the petal.

Boy that is a tough one. Looks like the others will open soon on the plant.

Magnolialover, hijacking your thread for a second. My arrangement of noids. Got from Dutchbulbs, mixed.

Thanks pitimpinai. Your gift tiger lilies are in all their glory. The amaryllises did great also, I'll have to hunt for that pic.

back to you, Mlover. My uneducated eyes see your hot pink lily as very beautiful and healthy.

Hey Voss ~ we also have 'daily' pic threads like in the daylily forum. Throw your beauties over there too, so others won't miss them. :)

Mags ~ I'd withhold judgement on that lily. Very odd that the pattern is nearly identical.

I have some weird (and consistant) patterns on several Pink Perfection buds.

howdy Moby. I just noticed the dailies. thanks. Tomorrow I hope to post pics of my triumphators. My first bloom today was missing a petal but oh they smelled so nice.

Tracey how our your lilies doing? What about the pink one above?

Andy

The second flower opened, pretty much looking identical. I should post it tomorrow. Thank you for asking....the season is just about to explode here, and you and Maxine are right, the lilies I moved are looking better than some of the other ones around the yard. Maybe it was pard's epsom salt recommendation, or maybe it was new soil. Will I ever figure it out?
And it may be "the year of the mismarked lily". So far, none of my newbies are what they were suppose to be.

Well that stinks, are they miss marked or were they missed labeled from the stores? Perhaps you have a chipmunk that is playing tricks on you by moving your markers :*)

Okay, now I must admit. 3 mismarked bags from 3 different sources. And you've seen my markers. I am trying really hard to label and keep things straight, for once. Well, lily season has just begun for me, but it is strange the first three newbies to open were wrong.
It's a good thing I love all lilies. I don't want these newbies to feel unwanted ;) They might turn marble leaved ......

We wouldn't want that! I have lots of orphan lilies and give them a name so they feel better about it ~ 'Dave's red', 'Wanda's pink', etc..

Mags, some of my lilies are opening now and the inside of the blossom is streaked. Have never seen that before.
The Arena that I dug thinking it had a virus will soon be opening the flower buds.
Perhaps that will tell the tale.

Maxine

Maxine, will you please post a picture when you can? Does it look like mine above? Or is it streaked all the way through?

This is supposed to be "Pink Perfection" trumpet. Small for a trumpet.