Save your indoor plant if you want to bring the beauty of potted Easter lilies to your garden.If you live in the USDA's hardiness zones 4-9, you can plant the lilies in a sunny spot once the flowers have died.The plant needs to be fertilized and mulched before winter to protect it from frost.You can enjoy the white blooms in your garden the following year.
Step 1: You can choose a sunny place in your yard.
An outdoor spot that isn't shady or blocked by other plants is where Easter lilies thrive.The plant doesn't need constant sunlight.It's fine to put them in an area with indirect sunlight.If you can get some sunshine throughout most of the day, plant a row of Easter lilies along the front of your house.
Step 2: Look for soil that is moist.
Your plant will thrive in moist soil.You can determine what type of soil you have by running your fingers through it.Since Easter lilies like a mixture of clay, sand, and silt, you may have to amend the soil.
Step 3: An area that gets good soil drainage is what you should choose.
After a rain shower, watch the soil for Easter lilies.After it stops raining, look for an area that is the first to dry out.The lilies could rot if the soil doesn't drain well.If your soil has poor drainage, you can amend it with organic matter.
Step 4: If the soil's pH is between 6.5 and 7 you can test it.
A soil testing kit can be purchased from a garden center or home improvement store.Follow the directions on the package and dig a hole about 5 to 10 cm deep.Put the package's test probe into the muddy water by filling the hole with distilled water.Look at the reading.The pH level in your yard can be different.
Step 5: The soil should be amended if necessary.
You'll need to amend the soil if you don't have loamy soil or the pH is off.Before planting the Easter lilies, you should spread a compost and balanced fertilization in the soil.Depending on the type of soil you have, you may need to use different soil amendment products.If you have clay soil, spread compost, potting mix, and gypsum.
Step 6: The Easter lilies should be kept inside until the frost has passed.
Since the bulb of the lily is difficult to plant in cold, hard soil, wait until after the last frost date to transfer it outdoors.The last frost date for your area can be found in the Old Farmer's Almanac.
Step 7: A deep hole is needed.
If you want to plant Easter lilies, take a shovel or trowel and dig a deep hole.The deep hole will allow the plant to grow.
Step 8: Put the bulb into the hole by cutting off the old flowers.
Remove any dead or dying flowers from the Easter lily.The plant should be placed in the hole.The stem and leaves of the lilies should not be cut until fall.
Step 9: Put soil in the hole around the plant.
To fill in the hole, spread soil around the sides of the lilies.Press down firmly on the soil around the stem of the plant to remove any pockets of air.
Step 10: You should water the plant every day.
Immediately after planting the lily, water it thoroughly every day for a week.After a week, you can start watering the plant.If your region is going through a dry period, check the soil around the lilies.To keep the soil moist, water the plant.
Step 11: The stem should be cut to the soil.
In the fall, keep the stem on the plant.Cut the stem off with shears or scissors.The plant will have enough energy to grow in the spring.
Step 12: mulch over the bed
To protect the Easter lilies from frost, apply mulch to the area where you planted them.New lilies will grow through the mulch and it's fine to cover the area completely.Don't remove the mulch until you see new growth.
Step 13: The lilies bed should be fertilized after new shoots emerge.
When you see new lilies that are 3 in above the soil, mix afertilizer into the bed's soil.This will help the plant grow during the spring.You can use a 5-10-10fertilizer.