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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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 Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 07:20:33 AM
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| Can I cut back the day lilly's leaves? Or do they need the leaves to take in the sun to do what it does.? They really look straggly. I am not much of a flower person as you can tell. They look bad but I don't want to kill the plant. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 07:43:51 AM
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Belle- remove any dead(brown/yellow) leaves and any dead flower canes. But as long as the leaves are green, let them stay.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 07:59:40 AM
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| Thanks Janice, I love this forum. I ask a question, go out and cut okra, plant my peas, come bake in and here is my answer. Thanks again. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2008 : 08:07:37 AM
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That's always been one of my favorite things about this forum, too, Belle. It seems like there's always someone with an answer to any question I ask. :D
Also - You might want to remove any seed pods that form on the canes(while they are still green, they usually form green pods that have seed in them). The plant uses a lot of energy making the seeds that could be going into making the plant stronger. I usually cut the canes(when I have time) as low as I can, even before they turn brown.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 05:48:01 AM
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I work at Morton Arboretum as a volunteer, last week we cut all the daylilies that were blooming to the ground. Daylilies are quite hardy, so if you don't need the green foliage, then it's okay to cut them completely down. Home here, I like the green leaves and they don't have any diseases, so I leave them be until the frost zaps them.
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Day lilly question
