How to Replant an Easter Lily

After enjoying your potted Easter lily, move it outside to the garden to enjoy next season. When still in its pot, keep it in a sunny area and water thoroughly as needed. Fertilize the plant every six weeks with a slow-release fertilizer, following the fertilizer manufacturer's instructions. Wait for all the blooms to fade from the Easter lily before replanting outside.

Perlite
Peat moss
Garden spade
Gardening shears

Instructions

- 1
  Select a sunny area in the garden in well-draining soil, enriched with organic matter. If necessary, supplement the soil by mixing equal parts soil, perlite and peat moss.
- 2
  Dig a hole for the bulb using a garden spade. Ultimately, you want the top of the bulb 6 inches below the surface of the soil.
- 3
  Remove the Easter lily from its container and plant the bulb in the hole and backfill with the soil.
- 4
  Remove the flower using gardening shears, but leave the leaves and stems attached.
- 5
  Water the soil thoroughly, without making it muddy.
- 6
  Cut the stem to the ground in the fall, after the stem dies.
- 7
  Cover the area around the bulb with mulch in late fall, when the soil freezes. Don't remove the mulch until spring, when new growth appears.

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