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The Best Way To Fertilize Daylilies In Early Spring – How To Get Bigger Blooms This Year!

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Show Notes

Jim & Mary discuss early spring daylily care - and how to best fertilize them for bigger blooms! The best time to fertilize daylilies is in early spring – and with one simple and easy application, you can set your daylilies up for bigger and better blooms than ever this year! Daylilies are one of the most popular of all perennial plants for home gardeners. Not only are they easy to grow and establish, they also happen to be extremely drought tolerant as well. Even more, they require little in the way of yearly maintenance to keep them growing strong and healthy. But if there is one thing that you can do for your daylilies to really maximize their blooming potential, it’s to give them a yearly dose of power in late winter or early spring, right before they begin to take off and begin to grow!

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