Saturday ...

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
~Walt Whitman

Good Morning all. Had about two tenths of an inch of rain last night. Just in time after the daylilies had been tilled. And today looks to be a cool spring day here at Oakville Farm. Our moment by moment weather can be followed by logging on to our personal weather station site: www.weatherlink.com/user/oakvillefarm

So what is happening out there in your daylily world? Yesterday, someone asked me how to dig up daylilies. I want to share the tools that are used here.

1. Garden Fork ... fairly light weight, easy to use, will dig up any sized clump. A must have for all gardeners. May want more than one, since they sometimes take a "missing" in the yard/garden! :)



2. Scissors ... used to cut off foliage before replanting. We recommend that you cut foliage off to about 4 inches and you may want to lightly trim roots, thus giving the plant new reason to grow. Any regular type adult sized scissors can be used. You will want to keep plenty of pair on hand ...





3. Knife ... used to cut clumps apart if too thickly grown. Sometimes a machete is used.





4. Spade ... used to cut out one or several fans out of a clump of daylilies that you wish to remain the ground. Sometimes, you do not want to dig up the entire clump, just separate out a fan and a spade is used.




These are tools we recommend. If there are other tools used in your daylilies, please let us know.

Hope you find time to walk among the flowers. Until next time, Happy Gardening.