Seed Saving and Starting

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Comment by MAE LUCERO/zn 8 GA on August 4, 2010 at 11:31am

Thanks for the tip Debra. I will try to plant some of the seeds this fall. I read that we could do that here in the south. I'll try to winter sow some too. It's fun to experiment on stuff like that. We'll see.

Comment by debra on August 3, 2010 at 5:50pm

Thanks Lisa! I looked it up and did end up finding one ripe seed so far. Seems like you have to really watch these closely. Thanks for the add as well and I just love your profile pic!
Mae, I have grown daylily from seeds a few time and really just treat them the same as most of the others. I do gather all my seeds in the summer and they are refrigerated in those little paper coin envelopes that you can buy by the hundreds. I put all the enveloped in a big glass sealed jar and put in some silica gel packets to keep the moisture out and seal the lid tightly. They stay in frig until late Winter early Spring when I take them out to plant. I have had really good luck keeping some seeds for several seasons this way. I just put the daylily seeds in the little plastic greenhouses with a little heat under until they sprout. Good Luck!

Comment by MAE LUCERO/zn 8 GA on August 2, 2010 at 11:51am

Patricia, there's a discussion group here on Daylily Seeds. On Daylily group, click on page 15 there's a detailed instruction there too from Ken Wilkerson. Its fun to watch them grow but the most exciting part is to seee how your new daylily will look like. Have fun!

Comment by Lisa Dent on August 2, 2010 at 9:37am

Debra, I believe that you look for a small dry bud. I have only grown them once. they do not seem to do well in Kansas. I do seem to get help from these two web sites. www.seedimages.com/
www.backyardgardener.com

Comment by patricia jean hartman on July 31, 2010 at 6:04pm

hello, what do i do with the seeds i get from my day lilies?
thank you patricia

Comment by debra on July 27, 2010 at 9:01am

This is my first year growing four o'clocks. I have the yellow/white combo and I love them! I've seen some blooms drop off, but am not sure what to look for as far as seed pods being ready. Please let me know if you have experience with these. I really want to harvest the seeds and grow more next year. Thank you!

Comment by Lisa Dent on July 26, 2010 at 4:57pm

I also have a question about collecting seeds. Everyone tells me to wait untill the flower is dry to collect it, but I see from above that you have blooms laying on a tray. Can you pick flowers and then havest the seeds. For example zinnia's?

Comment by Lisa Dent on July 26, 2010 at 4:45pm

all the marigold seed that i saved from last year came up, but i am finding that the are larg full plants, but small blooms this year. any suggestions?

Comment by Cris C on March 24, 2010 at 9:24pm

Carolyn, These are 2 seed germination databases which have a wealth of
information. Hope these prove as valuable to you as they have been to me.
www.backyardgardener.com/tm1.html'
www.seedimages.com/

Comment by Liz Ozselcuk on March 6, 2010 at 9:14am

I love your website! I've always wanted to document all of the plants in my garden. Right now I have a tall stack of applesauce cups with random seeds in them, hoping the cats don't tip them over before I can plant them. And of course, if I don't put a slip of paper in the cup, I have little idea of what I actually have in there, just the idea that I wouldn't have saved it if I didn't think it would be neat. Recording it all would force me to document things better. Also I"ve just joined a local vegetable seed exchange and it would be great to provide pictures and directions to future gardeners in my neighborhood.

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