My first magor Division?? I added a Pic of the lilly

[happyoutsidegirl]

Well everyone, after rereading all the info here I took on my lilly that dh got me in 05. I had no clue? After much trying I finally got it out of the pot.From there the night mare began. It was in a 2 or 3 gal pot that it came from the nursery in. It actually scared me cuz it was so compacted and huge. I hosed and hosed and did my best to get it untangled, but it was dificult. After a lot of that I finally got a big knife from the kitchen,( and we wont tell dh about that! ) I was scared cuz I wasent relly sure how to go about it. I ended up getting about 15 different cuts off it all with there own crown. I hosed and pulled tell my fingers are sore. I repotted 3 of them using my compost and dirt and using the occmocote, then topping off with a layer of sand and then pea gravel. I sure hope I did it all right? I potted 2 for a nurse friend at work, and I'm foatting the rest tell I can find homes. well ponds.the ting that anoyes me is it didn't have a name on it when he brought it home and he paied $30 bucks for it. So I called the nurery where he got it and they had no clue. I told them it was just wrong to sell something for that much and not even have a name for it. but that's a different story. At it's biggest point where I cut it was a good 4" across. Looked like a log, ! So I'm in hopes that I did ok and they grow well for me.Here are a few pic's I took along the way.

[Ky Kim]

Whoa, those roots 

Looks like you did a great job. 

Kim

[livetogarden]

That poor lily was just screaming to get out of that pot. I hope all your work pays off.
Cath

[happyoutsidegirl]

Whoa, those roots 

Looks like you did a great job. 

Kim

Man I hope so! I was trembling with the first cut! I couldn't see much threw all that hairy stuff! But once I made the first cut and hosed some more I found crowns down under in the middle of all that stuff. How tough are thy? I cut quite a few roots off in this process, but each still had a good amount on them. And I didn't find any rott at all? I thought that was pretty good. So I think I'd be safe saying go no more than every other yeard to devide?

[Ky Kim]

You probably did just fine.  I remember when I divided my first lily's.  I had two in a small upper part of a preform.  They had grown together, couldn't see any of the pots.  Didn't know where to cut, I finally just took a shovel and went straight down the middle.  Then went from there.  All my divisions made it.  They are tough.

Kim

[SheilaJ]

It's scary the first time, but they are really tough. You did great!

[Shawn]

Have a Colorado and Texas Dawn that did that to me... Funny thing is, they were a big division from someone (old board Mike?) who had made 3 large ones from a single... After a year I made another 3 large ones.. Amazing how quickly they grow!!

[happyoutsidegirl]

Thanks for all the good incouragement! I'll keep ya posted. My fingers are still sore!

[croft]

Good job Debbie! I'm sure they'll all make it - hardies are tough. Maybe when you get some blooms you can get some help from others on identifying it 

[Timgod]

You said this was a plant bought in 05. Do you have pictures of it blooming over the last 2 years? If you have good pix of the lilies and the pads it might be that someone could identify it for you without having to wait another month or two.
Tim

[happyoutsidegirl]

Yes I do, I'll shrink one now.  Ok I did it and here is about the best one I could find.

[Esther]

Now that you are an expert at long division, you can sit back and watch them multiply. 

[happyoutsidegirl]

  Thats a good one Ester! buy the way did you all see how good my spray painted Hosp. issue tubs looked?  I did 4 round ones and 3 rectaingel ones. and i'm sure I'll be doing more. I sure know not to let them go so long. Dang, my poor fingers are STILL sore from digging that monster apart in the cold water.

[Krodity]

I think they look great.

[marla]

Debbie, looks like you did a great job!!!!  I have  6  that are in what ADI calls plant pockets that have been growing outside the pockets for the last year (some are from 04 some from 05)  I have never divided them because it looked like such a pain to get them out of there, this year I will try when we do our cleanout.  I'm dreading it because I know how huge they must be and what a mess it will probably make.  I'm thinking I may just put them in pots and then put the pots in the pockets, easier for next time.  Good thing I'm digging that lily pond so if I can't get red of them I'll have some place to put them till I do.

[happyoutsidegirl]

Yikes Marla!! Good luck with them. I hope your weather turnes good soon!