Growing Daylilies from Seed

[Guff]

About three months old.

[Guff]

Well, this is a cross I couldn't pass up. Last time it was listed was in 2021. More blue genetics , and now I'm set. If I get something decent, will purchase the named plants and make a ton of seeds. I paid half, for what it sold in 2021.......

Yoga Man X Every Knee Shall Bow





Yoga Man
https://www.daylily.com/auctphotos8/1699453457.jpg
https://ladybugdaylilies.com/product/yoga-man/


2024 introductions Every Knee Shall Bow x Yoga Man These looks to be the opposite way cross pod/pollen. Some bad looking days, and some good ones...........
https://www.flourishingdaylilies.com/HeartKnowing.html
https://www.flourishingdaylilies.com/Kindhearted.html

[Guff]

Biggest plant and about 4 months old.




I will be content growing the seedlings for 3 months in solo cups and planting outside. It's a lot of work keeping up with the watering and feeding of the bigger plants. Light is only at 50% and they are getting huge already.

Best way i have found to combat the fungus gnats, is to suck them up with a shop vac. I do this everyday, to keep them under control.

[Guff]

About 5 months old.  LED is still at only 50% of full power. Too bad I don't have the room to repot, would turn it up to 75%.

Hopefully first week of April, it's nice enough to get the big plants outside and in the ground.

[Guff]

Potted up 6 of 7, Blue Jean Cutoffs x Every Knee Shall Bow seedlings. Suppose to be 70 tomorrow, hopefully another 3-4 weeks can get the big plants planted out. Would like to start more daylily seeds first week of April.

[Guff]

April wasn't nice enough to get anything planted outside. Two weeks ago, dug and extended the bed.



The original Yoga Man x EKSB seeds auction arrived crushed, only two seeds were any good that germinated. Seller is going to send replacement seeds this Summer. Another person had the same cross, so I bought another 4 seeds.



Bonus seeds



Bought another lot of Desire Of Nations x EKSB seeds.



The 9 seedlings on the left will be planted out this coming week. Making room to start more seeds.

[Guff]

Making some progress with new seedlings.



Changed up my soil mix, added perlite. I did chop it up in an old blender. Wanted it smaller.

12 parts screened compost,  1 part sand, 2 parts perlite.



Bought a timer, they are getting 18/6 dark cycle

[Guff]

Last seed auction for 2024, have enough newer genetics seedlings/seeds to keep me busy for years.





LTSR
https://garden.org/plants/photo/786182/

EKSB
https://garden.org/plants/photo/697921/

Bonus seeds from Desrire X EKSB auction

[Diane Whitehead]

Will you be auctioning some of your seeds, or will it be too exciting to see all the results of your hybridization?

[Guff]

Don't think I'm going to have any flowers this year, from my bought auction seeds. If I get something special and I have extra seeds, will probably list some at some point. Can only grow so many each year, have other garden projects to do as well.