A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Urgent daylily question help please

I got some in the mail today that she had said wouldnt be mailed untill next tuesday.....the area was to be prepaired this weekend......ITS not ready and cant be ready untill this weekend will they be ok in a bucket of water till saturday afternoon? Or do I need to drop it all and make them my #1 priority. If I work on that we are going to miss a baseball game and a karate tournament I paid 75 for the karate tournament.....I hate for them to miss it....hubby is in canada till friday night...Someone please tell me my flowers will be ok....

Can you put them in a pot?
or a temporary bed? Maybe just mound soil on the roots & water. I'd e afraid of rot in just wate for too long.

I am going to shred some paper and put in with the water just enough water to keep the paper moist. and toss in some mulch.....and pray for the best. They are beautiful flowers I hate to lose them. I just got the email that the were going to be here earlier then anticipated......Id say so....

they should be okay for a couple of days.

They'll be fine for a couple days as long as the roots don't completely dry out. I also got a daylily order on Tues that I won't be able to plant til this weekend. Just open the box and keep the roots moist with a spray bottle(that's what I do) or some wet newspaper. Don't put them in a bucket of water.

When I have plants I get in ground until later, I plant them in a pot of Pro-Mix or any potting mix until I can get them planted. I really wouldn't suggest putting them a bucket of water.