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Jan 23, 2012 11:32 AM CST
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Name: Julia
Shepherdstown WV (Zone 6b)
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How close have you planted your lily bulbs to each other?

Julia
Julia
Shepherdstown WV
Zone 6b
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Jan 24, 2012 8:11 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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I have digging issues so I dig one BIG hole diameter about 16 inches and not really deep,maybe 6 inches.I make sure the sides are straight down and the bottom is pretty level. I place 3 bulbs in a hole that big. I would rather dig one big hole than a lot of individual holes.
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Jan 24, 2012 8:59 AM CST
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Name: Tracey
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Plant Database Moderator Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member Garden Ideas: Master Level Seed Starter
I sometimes go as little as an inch or so apart. They all gotta fit, so sometimes they get crammed. They don't seem to mind, so long as they are deep enough.
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Jan 24, 2012 9:01 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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When I see many stems in a planter for sale I realize how close the bulbs can be planted in a 14 inch pot.
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Jan 24, 2012 11:11 AM CST
Lincoln, NE
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For me, it depends how tall and wide the mature lily will be. I plant most asiatics 4 - 6 in. apart but for a big one like Scheherazade or trumpets, those are planted about 12 in. apart.

However... I usually plant only 1 bulb and let them increase, then worry about spacing. Rolling my eyes.
Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket?
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Jan 24, 2012 1:05 PM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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Nicely put. The chunk of blooms from closely planted bulbs does sometimes bother me.
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Jan 24, 2012 2:27 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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It depends on what I want them for. For the cutting garden I put them about an inch apart. The OTs I treasure I usually plant 8-12 inches apart.
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Jan 24, 2012 2:38 PM CST
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Name: Tracey
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Many types of lilies increase very little, so that makes it easy, especially the orientals. I never worry about oveproduction, and since they are some of my most favorite lilies. Of course, making sure the taller get in the back of the shorter, then I'd say anything goes. So no worries when you are pressed for space and need to pop something in.
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Jan 24, 2012 2:39 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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I don't find the OTs increase much at all. My LAs and asiatics I don't dare dig sometimes.
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Jan 24, 2012 2:43 PM CST
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Name: Tracey
Midwest (Zone 5a)
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LAs I tend to give ample room, not the type to sandwich in. They go too crazy. Trumpets don't increase much either, if at all. There are a couple OTs that have multiplied for me, but not many. I count on them not increasing and if I am wrong, I just divide when needed. It's not that much work.
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Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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This is wonderful news! I've been planting mine waaaay too far apart, and then I'm unsatisfied with the picture when they come up and bloom. They're just too scattered looking.

Thank you!
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Jan 24, 2012 10:27 PM CST
Lincoln, NE
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Don't worry about that ~ look at the difference just one year makes.
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Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket?
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Jan 25, 2012 8:44 AM CST
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Name: Julia
Shepherdstown WV (Zone 6b)
Clematis I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Hummingbirder Irises Region: New York
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Thank you all for posting what you've done. I need to sort through the varieties I have and am getting to figure out which ones can be put closer. I'm sure I'll have more questions and I appreciate the help.
Julia
Shepherdstown WV
Zone 6b
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Jan 25, 2012 8:49 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
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Thats what the gardeners do here.
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Feb 9, 2012 4:57 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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If I want a mass planting I will put a bunch very close together all around one spot. That is unless you have something like SILK ROAD that grows 8 feet tall and needs lots more room.
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Feb 9, 2012 6:21 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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Hi Rita,

Nice to see you here again. Have you been hibernating like the rest of us?
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Feb 9, 2012 7:04 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
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I just stay inside in the winter and wait for spring. Hilarious!
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