Thanks Karen.
I might have been battling more than one issue. 2012 & 2013 by late summer deer had eaten all those beds to the ground. Not one leaf left. That probably added to the problem. Plus I did no watering. It seemed like we got tons of rain but I've since done some checking with a meter and there are odd dry spots even after a good rain.
Your poor lilies. I had 32 varieties and prob 100 bulbs, but all were eaten by chipmunks, voles or mice in that same time. Not a trace left. Only saw 3-4 small abt nickel sized holes on surface.
