Thanks (Sooby) for explaining the gnat problem for me. THAT is why another FORUM stated not to use opened bags of soil. Makes sense now. NOT to count my seedlings before they germinate...my husband and I just finished preparing some expanded planting space. It's about 450 square feet. Almost 60 feet long by about 10 feet at its widest spot. I sprayed to kill the grass (and weeds) a while ago. Today we laid down a paper weed barrier (purchased from Menards). It's supposed to be tillable. We then covered it with compost (and leaves at one end because we ran out of compost). Next spring we will till the area. Oh well, if I really botch up this germination to seedling journey, I will have a new area for my other daylilies and iris's that need more space. No matter what, the new space will be easy to fill. Here are pictures.
