Yesterday the Pierces of Floyd Cove Nursery spoke at Cobb County DS. Guy said that BAP would increase the number of fans, but was very bad for daylilies. He said that the flowers would be sterile, have much reduced bud count, and were generally bad plants. He said it was okay to put BAP in bracts to produce proliferations, which were nice, strong plants later, and wouldn't be weak like the fans created by spraying the crown itself. I have never heard that information before, but BAP was sort of like a trade secret for some big growers until recently. It's high price also discouraged backyard growers from using it. Now, since this is a first revelation of the information, I cannot say it is 100% correct, but Doris says that some we "BAPPED" a couple of years ago didn't seem to grow as well, even though they did increase in the number of fans. We did none this summer. and just a few last year. She believes that the best way to increase daylilies is to give them plenty of water and the other nutrients they need, plus sunlight. She is the smartest person I know. Okay, she did make ONE big mistake 33.5 years ago! But, she's always helping those who need help! Anyway, I guess we'll use BAP only on bracts to create prolifs, even though we haven't wanted to wait for prolifs to grow to blooming size. Has anyone else heard this about BAPPING the crowns being bad for them?
David
