I have an overgrown lily garden but they never bloom. How do I thin them out so they bloom?

They get a decent amount of sun, and every fall I cut them down with the lawnmower. They seem to come in thicker each year. I look in the spring and it seems overwhelming to thin them out. I need some advice. My wife loves lillies.

I have an overgrown lily garden but they never bloom. How do I thin them out so they bloom?
Lilies spread like crazy. I would wait to see if they do bloom at all, if they don%26#039;t, I would say you can move them anytime. Transplanting ones that are going to bloom, I would say wait, but yours aren%26#039;t so I would say you can do it now if you want.





You just need to dig up the bulbs and plant them in other places to thin them out. You can dig up some or all and spread them all over. Just make sure to keep them watered well, and hopefully you%26#039;ll have luck next year.





Also as you do dig them up, be careful not to damage the bulb, and I would just make sure they are healthy. It sounds as if they are, but you never know what you%26#039;ll find when you start digging.
Reply:Lillies,iris, and most bulb plants should be divided every 3 years, generally. If you want them to bulb next spring, simply dig up what you want to replant, move to the area that you want them in, and plant. However remember that Lillie%26#039;s like lots of sun, good drainage and lots of water in the late fall months of October and November will give you more blooms the next spring,
Reply:I have over 50 varieties and about 100 plants of hybrid daylilies and they really should be divide every three years to look their best. Just dig them out and replant smaller fans then give the rest away or plant another garden. Good luck getting them out.
Reply:Daylilies ? Just dig %26#039;em up any time up to mid-August. Divide them , thin them , %26amp; replant . Don%26#039;t mow them , until they turn yellow . Fertilizer ( bulb food, or rose food ) wouldn%26#039;t hurt , after replanting.





If it%26#039;s actual lilies ( bulbs) , above advice applies also, but especially the mowing part .





ps. It%26#039;s easier to dig up the whole clump , work on it , %26amp; put back what you%26#039;re keeping there , than to try to divide it in place , %26amp; take out pieces . Had to remind myself of that last week . ;D ( Doing a planting job with ones I bred myself - didn%26#039;t really want to dig whole thing(s) up just before blooming - had to though )





Daylilies:


http://www.daylily.net/images/BobbyBaxte...





True lilies (bulbs) :





http://www.lilies.org/types.html
Reply:Pull out or dig out numerous plants throughout that area. Day lilies are HARDY bulb plants. This is probably the only plant that don%26#039;t appear to be affected by with time of year to fool with them. Ours multiply rapidly %26amp; each year I%26#039;m yanking out several to give away or throw away.





They reproduce with baby bulbs growing on the underground root system. So a few plants pulled out won%26#039;t be missed by next year.





Mowing in fall just %26#039;cleans up%26#039; the area.



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