Kim, I am finished with cleanup here because I was able to do this earlier this year because of the mild winter we have had. I am also in zone 7b which makes a difference. This year we had lots of our evergreen and semievergreen foliage cut back before the new growth began. As a result we do not have the pile of green growth that harbors the snails, slugs, and other insects. Also, we had a bad aphid problem up until early February because of the mild winter. We had two consecutive nights in early Feb. that were 17 and 18 degrees. We have not seen an aphid since. If you mulch your daylilies, you will have the mulch to protect your daylilies in case you have a cold snap. I think I will begin cutting the foliage back early each year now (like mild days in January and February).
Doris
