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Lilies eaten to ground level

B3B3 Posts: 26,964
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Will they recover this year or should I repot them and hide them in a corner until next year and use the containers for something else?

In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 26,964
    Can anyone advise?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,875
    edited March 2019
    I think if the growing tip is gone that’s their lot for this year.
    No idea how they’ll do next year tho ... if they dont grow and photosynthesise how will they stay alive and build up energy stores for next year ?  🤷‍♀️ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 26,964
    Dove thanks. I'll poke them in the ground somewhere😕 I do have some replacements, but I'd hoped they'd be additions.
    Lesson learnt for next year.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,875
    Did you discover who ate them? 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 26,964
    I've not got him yet, but I'm on the case. He's a slimy character though. My scissors and my size six and a half are fully charged and at the ready @Dovefromabove
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,875
    👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 26,964
    I left the bulbs in situ as it was going to be a faff getting them out and finding somewhere to put them.
    They've all shot up. The first leaves look a bit ragged and chewed - make that very! But the new leaves look pretty normal so I, with any luck, I might be able to add them to my list of Lazarus plants😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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