Spring Home & Garden 2021

When Fluellen’s yard is in full bloom, awed passersby will
stop their cars in the middle of the road to capture photos
of the majesty. She shared that buses of people have come
by to look at her collection.
Her passion has also converted into a source of income.
Each year, people from miles around come to her home to
purchase flowers that they take back to their own homes to
plant or re-pot.
When asked for advice that she would give to a newbie
who was interested in planting their own personal flower
garden, Fluellen recommended her favorite.
“Daylilies—that’s the place to start,” she assured. “They
are not hard to grow at all. When I plant my daylilies, I
mix soil conditioner and potting soil together, using half
potting soil and half soil conditioner. I mix them together
until they’re well blended. Then, I dig a hole about 12 inches
down and pour the dirt halfway in the hole. I take some
fertilizer—I use Nutricote fertilizer 365 days out of the
year—and I sprinkle some in the hole and put dirt on top
of that. Then I mound the hole up, and I spread the roots
of the daylily over that mound. Then I fill it in with the
remaining soil and pack it. Once you get through planting,
you water it. Daylilies do need to be watered regularly to
keep the soil moist, but that’s it.”
For those that want to give it a try, Fluellen recommends
the last of March or the beginning of April as the time
to start planting daylilies. She said that planting can
be done through June; however, whatever isn’t planted
by that time should wait until September and October
because temperatures in the months of July and August
are too high. It’s important to note that once November
arrives, the soil starts to become too cold for planting. All
daylilies should be in the ground at least six weeks prior to
cold weather.
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