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Feb 7, 2012 4:05 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
From the Phoenix garden- - The hybridizing area has been cleaned and fertilized, systemic applied, now just waiting for blooms;

I am ahead of last year by a couple of weeks.


This was my hybridizing area in February 26, 2011

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February 5, 2012


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Feb 7, 2012 4:55 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
Everything is looking great in your garden Lyle. Thumbs up
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Feb 7, 2012 5:58 PM CST
Name: Kim W
Md (Zone 6a)
More daylilies!!!!
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Pollen collector Cat Lover Daylilies Plant and/or Seed Trader
Hostas Echinacea Garden Art Region: Northeast US Region: United States of America
Wow Lyle, everything looks so lush and green Green Grin! My daylilies are either still sleeping or looking like the pile of mush that evergreens tend to look like at winters end for me. I can't wait to see pics of your blooms this year Big Grin
It's my cats world, I'm just here to open the cans.
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Feb 7, 2012 7:16 PM CST
Name: Mona
Guntown, Ms (Zone 7b)
I love nature & everything outdoors
Daylilies Dog Lover
WOW! The purple seedling and white seedling are beautiful. Side by side they are awesome. I'd love to have a bed full of these two.

Your plants are in beautiful shape. When will they start blooming?/

Blessings, Mona
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Feb 7, 2012 11:30 PM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Soon I am willing to bet from the looks of things.
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Feb 8, 2012 8:45 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Thanks Margaret!

Thanks Kim! The seedlings in my northern evaluation beds have started to show some green but snow is expected in the next couple of days. I hope my garden don't get any freeze in the next couple of weeks...as the days pass the odds getting greater of that happening here in the southwest.

Mona - That would be fun to see, you would need both daylilies to bloom at the same time. I would like to see a bed of blooms like that..

Steph - I am getting scapes up and if the weather holds I will be posting first bloom in my garden soon.

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM - has a scape starting.....luckily I only need pollen from this one.


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Feb 8, 2012 12:15 PM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Lyle, all these lush, green plants make me long for spring.
However, it is just as good looking at your wonderful photos.

For us gardening nuts, photos help get us through the winter.
I do envy your climate though, to have seedlings so quickly,
plus the heat and dry air eliminating the worry of diseases
such as rust.

Anxiously awaiting your pics of blooms.
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Feb 9, 2012 9:11 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Thanks Shirlee!

I hope to some nice seedlings to show this spring. I will also be showing some of seedsower's (Sandy) seedlings this spring and the northern garden will post seedlings as well.

This is one that was unexpected I have always had good luck with Wild Cherry Round Up putting an eye on whatever, but this cross did not.


LARRY GRACE X SINGULAR SENSATION} X WILD CHERRY ROUND UP

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Feb 9, 2012 12:56 PM CST
Name: Ann
TN
Butterflies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Hummingbirder Ponds
Lyle, how fantastic to see such lush foliage and even scapes!! Daylilies are trying to grow a little but we are expected to get in the teens this weekend. More mush on the daylilies. Can't wait until you have blooms and can share.
Ann (farmerbell); TN
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Feb 9, 2012 2:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Thanks Ann! I seem to be ahead of last year I'm keeping an eye on the seedlings, in my grow zone the earlier the better..
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Feb 9, 2012 5:05 PM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
This year has been so strange I am wondering if I am going to be able to get out there a couple months earlier. I am going to go out this next week and really clean up in the greenhouse. No heat but with the sun and close to 50 it should be nice.
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Feb 9, 2012 8:42 PM CST
Name: Mona
Guntown, Ms (Zone 7b)
I love nature & everything outdoors
Daylilies Dog Lover
Hi Stephanie, My GH is only heated slightly with heat bulbs when I want to add about a degree or so and they do increase the light on the baby seedlings. It's about a 12 x 30 with the North side against the back of the storage shed. Since one side is closed to light, I get most of my light from above and the 30' on the South side in the winter really gets a lot of light. When the sun is shinning it will raise the temps in the GH by about 15 degrees from 50 outside to 65 or so inside. This is an average winter day for us. The only bad thing, in our winters, it stays overcast a lot, so I don't get the sunshine heat everyday. Now, in the summer, the sun will raise the temps over 20 degrees if the doors are closed. This is when my GH being on the South side of the shed helps. It keeps it cooler since the sun in the summertime is way North of the shed and doesn't shine into the GH directly but just a few hours aday.

I've been out in the GH the last 3 weeks nearly everyday. Since I have used up most of the space for my seed cups to set, I can't plant anymore seeds until the ones growing get big enough to put up into gallon size pots and can be put outside safely. So, this past week, I've been working on getting the rest of my pots repotted that are outside. Last week it was really warm inside the GH. We had one day over 70 degrees outside and its in the upper 80's inside for a while that day. I was sweating and it felt sooooo good!! Now this week we haven't had any sun at all so it's basically been the same temp inside and out which has been from 41 today to about 55 earlier in the week. It's comfortable in their since the wind isn't blowing inside as long as I'm working on repotting the plants. Sometimes it will take as much as an hour or longer just to get the roots apart on the 4 or 5 fans in a 3 gallon pot. The more fans of course the longer and worse a mess I have. I treat the plants like glass and try not to break anymore roots than possible, but sometimes it's just not going to happen. I have to break the plants apart with my knife or pry bar that I use. I have a set of different size very small, maybe 6" to about 20" pry bars that I find very helpful in getting some fans apart. I use the smallest one some to get the soil off but I have a metal oyster tool that I use most of the time to remove the soil and to get the roots apart. Most of these pots haven't been repotted since 2007 and 2008 and few from 2006. So, needless to say, they reallllly need it!!

One that I did today had 6 fans in a 3 gallon pot. It took me nearly an hour to get them clean. 3 of the fans had a stolon growing from the crowns. I was lucky enough not to break them off before I found them. It's just plum neat the way they grow out the side of the crown. One of the stolons was about 8" long and was beginning to turn upwards in growth. The other two were still very small, only about a half inch long and they hadn't yet turned to grow out from the crown. This is one thing that I get to see by growing in pots that most wouldn't get to see growing in the soil.

Have fun, Mona
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Feb 11, 2012 9:25 AM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Wow Mona sounds like you had your work cut out for you cutting it apart but how neat it had scapes. Which one is it??
My greenhouse sits on the N. side of the house. 12 x 12. No heat or Elec. We get too cold in the winter to use it at all but spring is excellent as it gets all the east light in the AM through afternoon. The N. side of it gets shaded in later afternoon so I keep what seedlings I can there to give them a break from the hot mid-day sun. It is very comfortable out of the wind in there as long as it is about 50 outside. Love having it. I don't put anything in there until April.

Here is a Pic. when I first got it .
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Feb 12, 2012 12:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Steph - Nice looking seedlings!

The temp in Phoenix yesterday was 81deg, and the daylilies are responding to the warm temps. My blooms should be in about 3 weeks.

I see some of the southern states are getting a little winter blast, this will mean smaller plant for those growers with March shipping only a month away.

I have already heard from one person that has to wait a little longer to ship.
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Feb 12, 2012 1:14 PM CST
Name: Mona
Guntown, Ms (Zone 7b)
I love nature & everything outdoors
Daylilies Dog Lover
Hi Lyle, we got frozen last night big time. I woke up briefly about 6am and it was 20 degrees outside. I've checked my plants and most are in great shape. We're having wonderful sunshine today even though it's only 35 degrees. The sun will really help tonight's lows. I'm hoping it won't get to the 22 forcasted but it probably will.

I'm sooo jealous, you'll have blooms in March to early April. How long is your bloom season??? Does it get tooo hot later on for blooms?? I really had no idea that your temps were so warm this time of year. Is this normal??

I'm looking forward to your photos but I'm quite sure not as much as you are!!!

Blessings, Mona
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Feb 13, 2012 2:52 AM CST
Name: Teresa Felty Barrow
South central KY (Zone 6b)
SONGBIRD GARDENS
Birds Hummingbirder Hybridizer Irises Lilies Peonies
Sempervivums Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: United States of America Vegetable Grower Hostas Heucheras
brrr it is 17 degrees here! I can hardly wait for warm weather. Nice looking seedlings!
Bee Kind, make the world a better place.
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Feb 14, 2012 10:34 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Mona - My bloom season usually end the end of July. My hybridizing area is exstended by using shade cloth. The blooms like any other area of the country depends on how dark the bloom as to how much sun they can take..

Garden photos September 12, 2011

This is my hybridizing area
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Display area full sun:
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Garden photos November 17, 2011

Hybrizing area:
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Display garden area:
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Feb 24, 2012 5:38 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lyle
Phoenix
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Spring 2012 should be exciting for those with evaluations in their final stage...These two seedlings will be considered for 2012, in their final year of evaluation...



SCARLET LACE X GREEN REVOLUTION - This seedling is showing a bit of a pinched throat.

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SINGULAR SENSATION X MOMENT IN THE SUN

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Feb 24, 2012 6:37 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Irises Butterflies Charter ATP Member Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Birds Region: Michigan Vegetable Grower Hummingbirder Heucheras Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Both are gorgeous Lyle!!!
Lighthouse Gardens
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Feb 24, 2012 9:58 AM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
Lyle, both are very lovely, however I do favor the red. Lovey dubby

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