kqcrna said:Hi Pippi. How long do DLs take from seeding to bloom?
Karen
Hi karen
I can get at least 75% of both iris and daylily seeds to bloom the following season. Actually, 14 months old. I could not figure it out at first, then it dawned on me it was from all the rotten horse manure I used when I planted the seedlings, and added more in the Fall. The reason I know it is the manure is because the beds that received just a bit manure or none, took 2 years to bloom. When I planted iris and daylily seedlings in beds side by side and that bloomed at their proper bloom time it dawned on me.
My daughter and husband live out of town and have 6 horses so I bring some manure home each time I go out there to visit.
The last test was daylily seedlings planted June 2014, and most bloomed 2015. It was a new bed and I put lots of manure in it.
I have never used cow manure or manure from stores so I don't know if it would do the same.
