Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
Lily of the Valley
Planted March 2022
Pips
Journal
- 19 Mar 2022: Planted 10 pips.
- 25 Mar: Watered thoroughly in preparation of 10 days holiday.
- 3 Apr: Back from holiday, not visible yet.
- 5 Apr: 1 emerge! 3 cm high. Warm day, temperature above 10 °C. Put outside during warm hours. Will put back inside in the evening.
- 7 Apr: leave opens.
- 6 May: Only 1 forming leaves. Other at most just a short stem. Dug up and roots are washed from possible fungus gnats larvae investation. Only 6 kept.
- 6 May: Container rearranged. Peony put on the center, 6 of the lily of the valley left are in the left and right at the middle, geranium seedlings (about5 cm tall)are planted in both front and back rows.
Care
- Fertilizer: Not needed unless soil is poor.
- Water: like moist but not soggy soil. If too dry, growth and flowering might be lacking.