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Dec 20, 2011 12:31 PM CST
Name: Michele
Cantonment, FL zone 8b
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Everyone does it differently, of course. Green Grin!

The few I have shipped this fall were soaked in a bleach water solution then dipped in a fungicide solution before allowing to dry. Sometimes I dried overnight and others I dried just for a few hours.
I have had someone ask me not to dip in a fungicide.

Now how long to soak in bleach water depends how long you want or need to. One person I know soaks them for 30 min to get the roots as white as possible then dips in fungucide to kill anything because once they go into a dark, sometimes damp ( if not completely dry), and hot (depending on when shipped) enclosure of a box; it can be a good breeding ground for fungus or mold.

Others only use the bleach water while some only use a fungicide because they say the bleach stresses the daylilies even more. I have heard of some doing an insecticide as well. I have gotten some that probably had none of the above. Some people dry them completely before shipping while I have gotten them and the paper is damp so they weren't completely dry ( I believe some keep them damp on purpose so the roots don't dry out too much).

There are a few people on here who ship daylilies so I'm sure you'll get plenty of replies.
www.pensacoladaylilyclub.com
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