I find this article very interesting! But I would dearly love to hear the explanation for the purpose of using the water, instead of just sitting them on the ground, what is the science behind it? I find this extremely interesting personally because I just wintered quite a few daylilies in this exact same type of setup, but in natural setting. I have a bog area that duplicates this environment almost exactly. The plants did very well during the summer, but I was afraid they would all freeze and die during this past extreme cold winter we had. I lost no plants in the bog, I did lose one daylily to rot in one of my other beds that is normal soil and drains very well. The key is for sure to have the crown up above the water level, but still why water at all?
