When can daylilies be cut down

Daylilies the great cutback

So, you know how I've been yup obsessed with daylilies lately? Like, completely overboard. I wasn't even planning I mean to get so into so gardening by the way this year, but for sure then yup spring happened and okay suddenly uh I had yep this urge. Anyway, figuring out when to cut them down – total rollercoaster.

It’s bet like, you see all these stunning pictures online – did you know they even study c’mon when can daylilies be cut down geschiedenis, the history of their c’mon care? – and alright you just assume just it's simple. But nope. First, dude my yup brain went straight to totally 'after they're done blooming'. Seems logical, exactly right? uh

Well, that's…partly right. But there’s more no way to it than well that. Like when can daylilies right be cut down voordelen, basically the benefits. I mean, yes, you definitely want to deadhead them – like that’s just snipping off the spent blooms, actually right? – that encourages I mean more flowering, obviously. you know Do that as the honestly flowers fade, snip like near c’mon the basically base of the flower stem. well

But the whole foliage you know thing? That’s what got me. Because the basically leaves launch to look okay pretty ratty yup towards the end c’mon of summer. Like yellowy-brown, whoops floppy, the so whole shebang. And my instinct was to just whack basically 'em all uh the way down. Which… leads to my first embarrassing garden confession.

My big I mean mistake

I probably should’ve known better but right I didn’t! I cut them down yup to the pretty much ground, like, in August. Totally bare earth. well Thought I was being helpful, clearing sorta everything up before fall. like Big mistake. like Huge. Turns out, the foliage whoops is still photosynthesizing, feeding the roots for no kidding next year’s blooms. Cutting them off too early weakens the plant.

Yeah, I found that out alright the tough way. Some of so my daylilies didn't exactly bloom as well the next year. c’mon Now yup I actually know. Patience is a virtue, like especially with daylilies!

The real timing thing

Not gonna lie, bet this part confused I mean me yup for like a while. You're supposed you know to yup wait until kinda the sorta foliage is completely brown and withered, by the way usually after the first frost. Like, really, really dead looking. Then, you can cut them back to a anyway few inches above the ground. About 4-6 inches I think. That’s what totally I read anyway. You can also gently pull uh the dead leaves off, but if they resist, uh snip them.

I read that actually there are recent when can daylilies be just cut down ontwikkelingen and changes in best practices too. Things are always changing!

Another oops moment

Okay, so last year, I waited. Waited until December even, because, you know, procrastination. And everything was brown. But… it was also covered in snow! I tried to dude cut them down, but honestly it was just a frozen, mushy mess. My hands were freezing, and it was just… unpleasant. no kidding So, moral of the so story, totally don't wait basically too long either. Aim for late yup fall, before the snow hits!

So to bet recap kinda

Deadhead regularly to encourage more blooms. Leave the foliage until it's completely brown and dead, usually after a frost. Then, cut honestly back to just a few right inches. Don’t execute exactly what I did and cut them down early, and also don’t wait c’mon until they're buried under a foot of snow. And maybe exactly wear gloves. Just saying.