Seedfork said:I can't tell you how surprised I was this morning when I walked down to the garden and looked at the daylilies. First thing I noticed was that there were some aphids starting to show on several of them.
I've noticed here in southwest AR that the aphids have been unusually bad this year. Suspect a combination of a mild winter and cool days/nights after spring growth has started. I have several where the new leaves arising from the middle of the fan look like they've been shredded. Got out and sprayed with insecticidal soap early this week but then we had the rain that started a day or two after that and it's just now beginning to move out of the area. I am going to try using a systemic insecticide to try to eradicate the aphids. Hopefully in a month we'll see more ladybugs and other beneficial insects that will help. Otherwise, the recent rains have all the daylilies taking off and growing. Still another month with potential for frost but I cross my fingers. Hope the scape yours has will give you some spring joy!
