Joe, learning all about lilies happens gradually over time. It's not something you learn overnight, especially if your a 'seeder' (that's what we call ourselves who cross pollenate and seed). I think your going to be a good curiousity driven 'seeder'. All the seeders I know of or ever met are very sharing by nature, both in knowledge and seed, pollen, bulblets, scales, etc. simply because they love the hobby. There are no trade secrets or secret recipes amongst lily hobbyists. I've been growing lilies for about 25 years and seeding a little more than 10 years. My primary area of interest is with Division VI, Trumpets and Aurelians. About half of what I learned, I learned by my own experiences and about half from other seeders. I'm still learning as I go along--I suspect I'll never know all I'd like to know--but that's the life of a curiousity driven seeder.
The most important factors to me for successful seeding are the ability to keep good records, the ability to make a decision without hesitation and stick to it, and being prepared for failures because even in failure, something is learned. And last, becoming intimately familiar with my lilies and my total surrounding limitations.
And don't be afraid to ask questions for fear of them sounding dumb. They're not dumb if you don't know and want to know! Very nice helpful 'regular participants' here.
