no not my cross,i purchased the bulb 3 years ago[and was very expensive]im trying to buy more,[but the seller is a moody one and doesnt like to be pushed],.,.the level of competition is very 'high' at claremont and just gets harder,now im in 'open',.,.i must say,it would have to be the best stem ive ever grown,.,.,.many visitors were bewildered as to why it didnt win,,-but'thems the breaks'

Stunning!

Participating in parts one and two of lily judging class is somewhat of an eye opener for understanding what to look for in quality stems. It's not always what a layperson would thing is important or not important.

That said, good judging does come with experience and knowledge, and not every ranking is always fair. But, judges do their best. One of lily breeder Ruth Cocker's stories about lily competition is about one of their seedlings they had entered. Not only was it a "perfect" stem, it had spots on the petals that added to its beauty, and that was something very unusual in the parentage. The judges thought the spots were fallen pollen grains and downgrade the stem.

Here are some of my seedlings from this year. Some are my own crosses and some crosses have i got from friends. 7 boxes this year.
My greenhouse are just 10 m2, but there are many lilies in there.

Very nice babies you have there! Do you grow all types of seed or do you prefer a certain type of lilum?

Øystein, did you make those boxes?

Or, if they came that shape, what are they from?

(Nice crop of lilies, by the way!)

I bought the boxes a place they sell fishfood and where fishermen can deliver fish. But the boxes where brand new, no smell of fish. Growing lilies this way gives me bulbs that will have flowers next year without taking too much space.
From seed this year i grow OTs,trumpets,4n trumpets, asiatics, 3n tango x 4n tango, martagons and i have two seedlings of Pardalinum. So far my speciosum seeds have not germinated yet.

rick,they are a standard broccoli box here!! i'd ship you some over,but the cost would be crazy!!i;m delivering building steel to a new section of a hospital site,..,the inward /outward goods store gives me the the thick walled poly boxes,over a foot and a quarter square,much easier on the spine!!!i also get some 3/4 foot square[im trying to explain outside of our metric sizes],.,.i put laminating paper over the top and hold it in place on the poly with tacks[great hothouse]!!--anthony

No need to send anything! I can get the fish boxes here too, but they are always the same shape that is different than Øystein's. I have access to various sizes, too, because the styro containers they use for transporting vaccines and live organs to hospitals work well, and a friend works at a hospital. But when I display finished styrofoam troughs at gardening functions, people always ask me where they can get them.

you are 'on the ball',always one step ahead,..,about the only thing i can teach you is''australianism's'',.,.heres one,you havnt answered yet;-what australian takeaway, is a 'greek roast',.,.? .,.,can you tell us about the gardening functions you attend?,i thought you were against that sort of thing!!!-so now youve let the cat outta the bag,..,you best spill it out!!!-- i just attend a monthly garden club meeting or the claremont ,..,flower show meeting,.,.nothing spectacular

gwhizz said:can you tell us about the gardening functions you attend?,i thought you were against that sort of thing!!!

Oh My! Absolutely not! I am most active in the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS), which is the American counterpart of the British Alpine Garden Society (AGS). I write several articles a year for our Minnesota Chapter newsletter, donate 200-300 plants to the two yearly plant sales, I am the plant sales organizer, past vice chair and chapter chair, and I am a moderator for the National organization's forum web site ( http://nargs.org/smf/index.php ). The functions I mention are things like we are speakers at other garden clubs, participate in society fairs, or do classes on making styrofoam troughs. (A society fair is when an orgaization [like an arboretum or a nursery]

gwhizz said:can you tell us about the gardening functions you attend?,i thought you were against that sort of thing!!!

Oh My! Absolutely not! I am most active in the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS), which is the American counterpart of the British Alpine Garden Society (AGS). I write several articles a year for our Minnesota Chapter newsletter, donate 200-300 plants to the two yearly plant sales, I am the plant sales organizer, past vice chair and chapter chair, and I am a moderator for the National organization's forum web site ( http://nargs.org/smf/index.php ). In our lily society I am far less active. We only have two meetings a year plus a show and bulb sales, but I work most weekends and which make priorities a challenge. I also participate in several other forum sites (not just cubits).

The functions I mention are things like when we are speakers at other garden clubs, participate in society fairs, or do classes on making styrofoam troughs. (A society fair is when an organization [like an arboretum or a nursery] hosts a public "get together" of different plant societies or clubs where we each can set up a booth or use a table to display about our individual societies. Its great to talk with people of the similar likes, learn, and recruit new members.)

It's raining heavily now, so I only took a pick of this empty trough in the garage. Not a best creation (and not mine), you can't even see that there are gouges taken out of the sides.