@Sooby - Sue, you bring up some GREAT points about creating self-grooming daylilies. Grooming is important. I'm not sure it should be on the particular form we're discussing about branching and budding, but it is definitely something that would be a handy thing to encourage people to comment on.
@Dennis616 - Dennis, I think the fragrance question should be a separate thing from the bud/branching/foliage information, but thank you for addressing my suggestion. I agree that the budding/branching form needs to be kept simpler. To address your comment regarding soil...I wasn't thinking that the "sandy, clay, etc..." would be a separate question, I was thinking it might replace the question for "poor soil, average soil...". I wouldn't know how to answer about whether my soil was 'poor', 'average', or 'excellent', personally. I simply know that most of my daylilies are planted in areas with clay-like soil mixed with a compost/top soil mix. Is that poor, average, or excellent? I don't know. That's why I thought it might be easier to address the composition of the soil (which is more objective) than commenting on whether it is poor or not (which is more subjective).
@dave - is there a way for the system to toggle displaying only certain information? (Actually, since I know there is a way, the better question is: is it easy enough to do that you would be willing to do it?) If so, I pose the following suggestion...
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To combine some of the ideas in this thread, here's a thought:
What if we use Dennis' form (which is still being discussed/modified) and, as suggested before, the form automatically defaults to the user's location. From that, the data is stored and each user can toggle a checkbox for "Show Results From My Zone [or Location] Only". This would be in a settings somewhere so that they don't have to click on it every time they look up an individual flower. If it's checked, the user only sees bud/branch/foliage results from their area (whether it's zone-based or location-based...TBD). Above the results section, it would need to have something that says in bold or in red "Showing Results Near User Location Only" (or similar) so that the user remembers they need to uncheck the box if they change their mind about what results they want to see. There could also be other options for toggling, such as "only show me results for 'partial shade' or 'clay soil'.
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To all: What do you think of the above idea?
If you guys are intrigued, but aren't exactly sure what I'm suggesting, I will create a quick mock-up of what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I have hybridizing to do, so I can't do it right now or I would.
