When I sent some daylilies to Sharon recently (I know, I know where's everybody elses, LOL) I washed the roots off, let them dry and packed them in a cardboard box stuffed with crunched up newspaper. The leaves were trimmed to about 6". I punched holes in the cardboard box. I think they arrived ok didn't they Sharon?

Avoid plastic, it makes things rot. Even if daylilies dry out a little they will spring back quickly if the recipient soaks them a few hours at the other end. I got some baby ones once that looked like daylily jerky but after soaking and planting they did just fine.

What Gillian did is what I do and also how I have received daylilies in the past.

The worst thing to do would be to wrap in plastic because I would be afraid of it going moldy or rot on the way in the mail. You also want all the dirt washed off, cause you do not want any of your weed seeds or your bugs to travel to your intended receiver. If the roots are quite long then trim them to about 5" in length.

Hope these pointers help you. Mail the daylily ASAP as it is actually getting really late now to plant a daylily division. She needs to get it into the ground now so that it will take root and survive our coming Canadian winter.

Brenda

Thanks ladies! That helps alot! I'll unearth it this evening and hopefully get it in the mail tomorrow.

Oh yes Gil, all your DL's that you sent me arrived happy and safe ;)

"I got some baby ones once that looked like daylily jerky but after soaking and planting they did just fine."

Gil are you refering to the ones that I sent you?
If so, why in the world didn't you tell me.......I would have resent them to you....once you gave the instructions on how you wanted them sent.

This is why I don't do trades.

Sierra

NO!!! Of course not Sierra! Those ones you sent me were great. You did send them in a cardboard box. Gentle Shepherd bloomed this year and the unknown ones grew so much I think they might bloom next year. I brought them with me when I moved.

Is this too many roots & too much greens? Should I cut the roots back some? Is it best to send it as is if I can fit it in the box? (the patio blocks are 15" long... for scale)

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Good to hear Gil, I was thinking OMG...

Sierra :-)

Is it best to send it as is if I can fit it in the box?

Send it as is GC, that's a nice big division! Make sure to tell your MIL to plant asap once she gets it and to make sure it is covered well with straw or shredded leaves at freeze time for its first winter, it is kind of late transplanting or dividing DL's ;)

However, if it's true that were going to have another EL Nino mild winter, it will be fine, let's hope :)

oh btw, nice red clogs ;)

Aww nuts! They look red on your screen? They're actually screaming orange! (I love 'em!)

I'll get it in the mail tomorrow. Knowing the MIL she is standing in her garden, leaning on a shovel, beside a hole, waiting.... :) She is quite the gardener - hmmmm... sorta like you bunch around here!

Thanks again for the advice. :)

Those are crocs, aren't they, GC? I have a pair, but i'm not overly crazy about them. Too much dirt gets in the holes!

Yes, Crocs (actually, they're Holeys - a Canadian Co.). Tonight was the first time I wore them in the garden, and you're right about the dirt! Ick. However - they recently spent several hours on my feet while on holidays to the NWT, Yukon & BC. Wore them right into the shower at the campgrounds, can't beat that! And I found they were surprisingly good for quick little hiking trips (to the river, waterfalls, beach). Yup, I love 'em. What colour are yours?

Here they are at Great Slave Lake:

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Love that picture! Mine are plain black. I was going to buy another pair in a different colour if i liked them, but i didn't. They're comfortable enough and easy to slip into, but i think the main problem is that i had to have a larger size because my foot is wide and they looked like clown shoes on my feet.

Can you swim in Great Slave Lake? It looks kind of cold.

Marcia, That was my experience with the crocs too. I would have needed the larger size and I didn't think I'd like the dirt getting in the holes. Now I'm glad I didn't buy them.
I just live in my duck boots in the summer, LOL.

When I shipped geraniums to my sister I put the roots only into peat moss in plastic bags, then rolled the plant up in newspaper and stood them up in the box. She said they arrived in great shape. These were special ones she had to leave behind when she moved.