Oh my, oh my, oh my. I have never seen so many plants in pots outside of a nursery! It is pot getto overload with pots everywhere. At first I wondered why they were all raised up and not just put on the ground. Then read the explination of keeping them from being watered by the dog hee-hee. Lovely looking dogs by the way.

Wow! What a lot of potted daylilies! Why are you waiting until the end of September to plant? Your dogs are adorable, especially Cricket. Are they Shelties?

Debra

You do have a few, I'm wondering too why you are waiting til the end of Sept. I like the pictures of the huge groups, 7th or 8th photos down, looks like they are at a ball game :) Beautiful dogs!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
Okay, you have so far beyond outnumbered me in potted up seedlings, etc. I feel downright conservative plantwise.
Exciting to have so many to look forward to ;)

I was stunned at the number of pots and I see your step ladder has plants on it too. Your in a zone 3a so are you planting in the ground at the end of September?

Julia

That wasn't intentional CTC! I couldn't resist the super sale at Floral and Hardy this year among other reasons! The lawn in this yard is as old as dirt.....at least the dirt it was seeded in....and that is about 65 years old! It is so full of fairy ring, ant hills and assorted other troubles, that I just had to dig it up! I had to fill the dirt with something that didn't need mowing! I'm a huge iris addict and now have added another addiction under the unbrella of plantaholic.

Waiting to plant for 2 reasons. I like to give the smaller DLs a chance to develop some roots in a good soil before winter and also because my bed isn't ready yet . I posted pics of it on the other thread Plantings for Monday (something like that). The larger fans and the already rooted irises are planted in the other bed. Still have a few to do. Some of these daylilies are for friends and family as well so they may overwinter in the garage.

CTC ~ I am very excited to see who will overwinter here. I know the ones I bought locally will but I don't know about all the others. I take my chances and I place my bet! I'm just so grateful that I can indulge in my passion for the time being anyway. Who knows what the future holds. ;)

ngraham ~ The bleachers are really bleachers for pots! There are 3 tiered plant stands in back of the pots on the pails. Also, 2 quarter circle 3 tiered ones up against the garden fence where Painter is standing.

Debra ~ Yes they are shelties. Can't go outside without at least 2 of them following me and forget about taking a picture without someone in front of the camera! And Miss Cricket is the star of them all! She is such a showoff! All are Angel's pups except Chloe and she is Angel's granddaughter.

Finally feel like I can share something with this passionate group of DL addicts! Lol Can't wait till they are blooming! It is a bit different being so far up north though. I have to live vicariously through the beauties you people can grow down south! Love it!

Thanks for the comments and the compliments for the dogs! They are really fun to live with and love! And you are a great bunch of people! Love this forum!

Ginny Garden
Gairden's Shelties
Edmonton AB

That is an amazing set of photos! Thanks for posting them all! Are there a lot of repeats in your 270-ish plants, or are they all different names? Either way, this could make for awesome show in a couple years.

Nate

I started laughing as I scrolled down and saw pots and more pots. I have spent most of the summer with my back yard being a continuous rotation of pots, and still a few yet to go. Some in, some out, some that had to wait until the new bed was finished a couple weeks ago. I have been bringing some home from my dad's house and potting them up for friends and coworkers to keep them from getting composted. Hubby has been afraid to look in the trunk when I get home from there. lol

Nate ~ All are different except for about 10 on the deck that are for my daughter. There are about 100 more planted in the garden this past 2 weeks. I hope I don't lose too many over winter. It gets pretty cold here. Will mulch well!

Julia ~ Yes, I plan to put them in the big bed at the end of September unless I have to overwinter a couple in pots for my daughter and friends. They may go in the ground too. We'll see how much of my bed is ready. It is L-shaped with the largest side 17 x 34 feet. They should all fit temorarily. :)

LOL Lisa! My dad has commented a few times in the past that I should open a greenhouse! And my husband doesn't say anything anymore.....he knows better! :) I think he is just glad I am not out running around unless if is to a greenhouse or a fabric store! He also likes the fact that they are organized and off the ground so he doesn't trip on them when he does poop patrol!

Honalee - I can't wait to see your photos of these blooming next year. It must be so exciting to have that many new ones. My garden is full now, so I can't add very many anymore.

I have about 20 or so in the back 40 mixed in with my peonies. I will probably move them up front in the spring so as to rescue them. I only had about 4 blooming this year from the 10 or so that are already up front but this was their first year out of crowded pots. I should have bloom from the ones I bought locally cause they are huge fans! They are already in the front bed. Pics on the other thread Plantings and Ponderings from Monday. At this time I am just growing them. I will be moving them around as I develop gardens with themes and character, either here or where ever we move to. I am excited with any bloom! The peonies were amazing this year for the first time. It took about 4 years!

well, if ytout firt is that bad, you might want to raise them in pots. I dug up some of mine and put them back in a pot with good poting soil, as thry were getting smaller in pace of bigger. I think i was too slow for digging up severel of them and may be dead. they were dorments from missouri i got a few years ago,they bloomed once, then haven' t seen them at all this year.

jean

You sure have a lot of pots, me to I grow all my expensive ones in pots and also my small flowered ones, I find it easier for me to use the pot method.
Linda

You have a great many very nicely planted daylilies. You should have a gorgeous show nest year!

kay

All I could think of was all the watering that has to be done, lol! But you will be blessed with the fruits of your labor next year. Can't wait to see pictures.

Vickie

That sure is a lot of pots. As I was looking at the pics and saw the ones on top of upside down pots, I was thinking "hey, there's more pots to be filled, you still have room for more!" until I read the explanation about the dogs.

I'd be concerned in your cold zone about transplanting them so late. Will they have time to get established enough? I guess as long as the roots are well established in the pots and you don't disturb the root ball, it won't be too bad. At least in your zone, you probably don't get lots of freeze/thaw cycles, so heaving won't be as much of an issue.
Casey

I'm speachless, I didn't know to laugh or cry :)
well it just goes to show you a picture is worth a thousand words, I love it! I'll never question my own pot collection again there's more than one of us out there :)
I found a bunch of free pots at a local nursery they were throwing them away and some 4 inch pots with flats,

Casey ~ Lol! I have 22 more arriving on Friday so the pot ghetto will grow a little bit. Those I have more pots for! I have planted bare root at the end of Sept. here before and they made it just fine. That was the whole idea of potting them up. They get a better root going before I put them in the ground. I could also just put the whole pot in the ground too. :) I have overwintered a few in pots before and if necessary, I will overwinter these guys in the garage. I can keep it at a constant temperature in there. Only spring will tell. :)

Vickie ~ I just drag the hose around to water. The only watering problem I have is Jack who likes to bite at the hose! I also have a rain barrel as you can see in some of the pics! :)

Mamasllamas ~ There is always another one out there! You should see my fabric collection! Hehe My husband and neighbours tease me about making little coats and quilts for all the wildlife that I feed all winter! We all have our oddities! And I'd rather be an ODD than an EVEN! :)

That's.. a lot.. of pots! These two pictures in the middle look like a choir of pots :) Now to plant all this and not get confused with labels :o
I don't know how your zone 3a compared to zone 4, but I'm glad you mentioned planting bare roots at the end of September before and they did fine. I just planted several daylilies and I am a bit concerned, never planted so late. We might have our first frost this week..

I think the important thing to remember is that the roots are in the soil and the new growth is not going to happen till spring. Most DLs are winter hardy so they freeze eventually. That is why I put them in pots with lighter soil. That way they get easy energy for the new roots before winter. Same idea of planting peonies in fall. IMO, the challenge is to keep the roots and crown hydrated and not exposed to the elements. ie freeze and thaw

I think Canadian zone 3a is more like a US zone 2! At least it seems that way! Not uncommon for us to hit -40C which is equivalent to -40F without the windchill!

It could be that cold here too. Usually -30C or so. Ah, so NOT looking forward to it :(

And I thought I was bad. At least many of yours will eventually end up in the soil. I grow most of my daylilies in pots. When it comes time to divide it's so much easier for me now then digging them up out of our heavy clay soil. Your pictures give me something to aspire to - lol.....Maryl

That is one mighty impressive pot ghetto!!! The dogs are just beautiful!! Love the idea of keeping the pots up high and using the halloween pails. I have a pot ghetto too, but I think yours may have its own zip code!!!LOL.
cindy

Postal code in Canada but I get the jist! Lol, Cindy! I will feel much better when all those babies are in the ground and tucked in for winter. I'll start worrying about them in about April.

Maryl ~ God I hope you don't get as crazy as me! I can do it temporarily here cause I have the room and am waiting for beds! If, on the other hand, I have inspired you to be true to yourself and follow your heart, then by all means enjoy!

I'll post pics and names as I plant them starting tomorrow. I have quite a few larger roots to put directly in the ground and we are expecting a nice, warm day! The dogs like to help by licking the sweat off my brow and lying around making sure I am doing it right! Shelties are such workaholics! :)

Good heavens Honalee, you do have a "few" For myself, I do have some but as crackingtheconcrete said, " I feel downright conservative" LOL!!! Ellie