I don't know if I am giving them too much water or not enough.When I planted them, I left only the foliage above the soil line. Some of them still have green foliage and others had brown foliage that I pulled off. So now some have nothing! Is that how it is supposed to be? It has been extremely hot and dry and I water them daily. But I don't want to keep them so wet that the tubers (or whatever they are called, rot). I spent too much money for these pretties not to make it!! Calling all Daylily experts!!
Had they already bloomed before you bought them? If so the leaves turning brown and dying is just part of their life cycle. Also, even if they hadn't already bloomed, the digging up then being replanted probably will keep them from blooming since they will spend most of the time re-strengthening the roots before putting out energy on blooms. If they are in the ground, watch to see how long it takes water to be soaked up by the soil when you water. If it isn't absorbed pretty quickly then you have poor drainage and that can cause the bulbs to rot. If the drainage is good, then be sure to mulch and cut down on the watering...instead of daily try every few days since the mulch will hold moisture in the soil. More plants are killed by too much water than by too little water. Are they in pots? Do those pots have adequate drainage holes? If no drainage holes then stop watering them, you might even need to take them out and change the soil to keep the bulbs from rotting. Put the pots in a spot where they get morning sun and afternoon shade during these really hot days especially since the heat is drying out not only the soil but moisture in the plants themselves.
They are in pots and have drainage holes, but I will check one of them and see if the soil should be changed.I think I will need to find another place for them as they get sun from about 11 till 3. But after re-thinking that, that is really about the only place I have to put them. I have quite a bit of shade in my yard. Thanks for the advice!
Is there any way you can put one in the ground and compare it's progress to the ones in the pots? I have 3 or 4 in a big old wine barrel that do pretty good. However, they don't compare to the ones in the ground. I'm really starting to get interested in the mini and dwarf day lilies, only because I'm running out of room!
