And here in VT, my season was about 10 days to 2 weeks late, due to a prolonged Winter, both with high snow totals and bitter cold temps for an extended time. I never thought it would end! I did not buy any new daylilies last Winter at all, I was so worried about the garden. I did lose 6 registered daylilies, and 9 sdlgs. Broke my heart to lose so many. One thing I have noticed. Because, I have not introduced any new plants from down south in my garden this year, I have absolutely no sign of 'rust'.....anywhere. 'Rust' does not Winter over here in VT., anyway.Too cold. But there have been years when I brought a lot of plants from Fla., and my end of season hillside garden was tinged with brown rust-ladened leaves. This year that is not happening. All leaves are green.
Another tidbit. For 3 yrs. I have used 'organic alfalfa meal', not the pellets. I have to order that over the Internet (50 lb. bags). It's expensive because of shipping costs. But 1 bag lasted me 2 1/2 yrs. This year, I tried the pellets. Oh my goodness, what a difference. Never again. It turned all my dayliliy blooms into this orange color when they first bloomed. I was aghast. Many blooms returned to there original specs after awhile, but for me it was a lesson learned. I like the organic alfalfa meal, and will go back to that. My daylilies also thrived and grew much bigger with the meal. Lesson learned. You get what you pay for. Also, one bag of pellets was used up in a month, where 1 bag of the meal lasted 2 1/2 yrs. Just 'my' personal reflections for my garden in VT.
