Terry - I have quite a few seeds from this year too. Not nowhere near what you have though. I have so many of my OWN promising crosses that it is going to be difficult to choose what to grow out this Fall/Winter. I don't have the land like y'all do to grow them all out this coming year.
I wonder how long they will stay viable in the refrigerator??? Or maybe I just need to toss those that I don't choose to grow out anytime soon in the cleared off area next to my property and let em grow and see what blooms!
I think what I really need to do is focus on what I am wanting to create with a cross. I love patterns and big eyes. There are so many lovely daylilies out there, but I am just drawn to those eyes and patterns. I don't know what it is, but I am not alone as I see so many new intros nowadays that have what I like!
My other goal of course is foliage. I have to create some rust resistant seedlings. That is actually my top priority since the daylilies only bloom for a short time and then the rest of the year here it is just foliage. So it has to look good year round! I've been acquiring rust resistant registered cultivars this year. With those, I will cross with some of my seedlings to add (hopefully) some variety and rust resistance. I have to create my parent plants to use in my hybridizing. (My own signature parent seedlings that make desirable children that I like.) I think I am starting to get the idea.
I look at what other hybridizers are creating and what they are using as parents. I can see their plan and direction which helps me to determine what my plan and direction should be. (I am NOT copying their direction, but trying to determine what I like and what I should use in my hybridizing program.) Some of the registered plants I have now will be used to see what I might be able to create that will also have nice foliage. It's almost like putting a puzzle together. You have to fit the pieces in the right place at the right time to obtain success. What a challenge, yet such fun!
Boy! If I had the land, I'd really be going gung ho! That is the main downside to my hybridizing program ... lack of garden space.
I simply need to cull plants. That's going to be tough for me......
