As I was reading you germination times Lefty, I though, wow...does this guy have patience or what? Wow! I can't imagine that I would last as long as you did there. I usually give up somewhere around the 4-5 month mark.
The lily in my avatar is 'Pink Jazz', my favorite!
The 'Ortega' bunch was one that had a bit of mold on them for some reason and I just about threw them away. Had made up an extra baggie and in they went. I added a bit of ground cinnamon, a tip I think Polly gave a while back, that I found most certainly helps with those gnats and mold. I figured I gave them their best chance and who knew? Apparently they were just dying to get in some seed starting medium so they could "go to town". And they sure did.
Got a lily fridge for my b-day last fall from my sweet hubby. It is a dorm fridge now completely packed with oriental crosses from last year's pollinations. Oh dear. I went crazy!
