I think the deer or other large 4 footed lilyomnores wiped David out, there are more moose and elk and deer around here than people and there are waaaaayyy more of those than there used to be. Anyway I think that is why he quit with the seeds, that and it doesn't pay-speaking of my own experience.
Speaking of living in Hell, Connie I am going to have to use your method to start my seed now that I am no longer in the nice western Oregon climate, it just kills them to be outside here. Kills me too or at least makes me wish it would...... I now understand why so many plants will grow here as adults, but are NOT native here. Seed and seedlings do not have a chance to get started. And many of my summer bulbs did not grow until fall, they thought that the Oct. weather must be spring! No more of those either for me, not here.
The weather was very nice in October, lots of rain and mild temps, just like home. And I was in bloom for Halloween! Then it got viciously cold (and always dry and windy when it gets that way). Many of the trees and shrubs have dead green leaves on them still, one day everything was blooming the next all dead. Many of the evergreen are black, that would be fine if they were still alive. Looks Like I will have room for more lilies since more shrubs are dead - again. I hope it doesn't snow all winter, will NOT serve any purpose now. NY you can have it all! This place has NO horticulture. there is more horticulture in Minnesota than here.
