Everyone Can Breed Daylilies
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Our book will be more specialized and targeted, and thus provide information in more depth that is relevant to daylily hybridizing. I'd contact Joseph and discuss ideas with him about his process and feedback. I've bought his book for myself and to give to a 13 year old beginning breeder. | Our book will be more specialized and targeted, and thus provide information in more depth that is relevant to daylily hybridizing. I'd contact Joseph and discuss ideas with him about his process and feedback. I've bought his book for myself and to give to a 13 year old beginning breeder. | ||
| − | # Daylily breeding is amazingly easy.<br>No science or talent is needed beyond beginner gardening skills. Pollinate, collect the seeds, grow the seeds, then enjoy results. It takes one year to bloom in the south, and two to four years in the north. But if you want to breed well, there are many things you can learn to improve your results. This book is organized to tell you the easiest, simplest ways to breed daylilies, and then present a number of possible ways to improve your daylily breeding. | + | # Daylily breeding is amazingly easy.<br>No science or talent is needed beyond beginner gardening skills. Pollinate, collect the seeds, grow the seeds, then enjoy results. It takes one year to bloom in the south, and two to four years in the north. But if you want to breed well, there are many things you can learn to improve your results. This book is organized to tell you the easiest, simplest ways to breed daylilies, and then present a number of possible ways to improve your daylily breeding. In the interests of practicality, I draw the line at needing access to laboratory equipment. |
# Why breed daylilies? | # Why breed daylilies? | ||
# How to breed daylilies. | # How to breed daylilies. | ||
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### incompatibility | ### incompatibility | ||
### substance (whatever that is) | ### substance (whatever that is) | ||
| + | ## How many seedlings do you need? | ||
| + | ### the numbers game for recessives, and why tets are harder | ||
| + | ### Bell curve and regression to the mean for multiple gene traits. | ||
## Breeding pseudoscience. | ## Breeding pseudoscience. | ||
### Pod versus pollen parent. | ### Pod versus pollen parent. | ||
### Dormant, Semi-Evergreen, Evergreen have nothing to do with hardiness. | ### Dormant, Semi-Evergreen, Evergreen have nothing to do with hardiness. | ||
## Opportunities to answer interesting questions. | ## Opportunities to answer interesting questions. | ||
| − | # Breeding strategies. | + | # Breeding strategies. (What do I cross with what?) |
## Types of breeding. | ## Types of breeding. | ||
| − | ## Choosing parents. | + | ## Choosing parents. |
| + | ## Single generation goals. | ||
| + | ### Pretty on pretty. | ||
| + | ### What if? | ||
| + | ### Remake Stout crosses. | ||
| + | ### Selfing and converting to amplify traits. | ||
## Planning multi-generational goals. | ## Planning multi-generational goals. | ||
| − | ## | + | ### Example of return to white. |
## Selection. | ## Selection. | ||
| + | ### Is it good enough to name? | ||
| + | ### Judging. (Garden judging.) | ||
People I've thought of tapping for particular chapters: | People I've thought of tapping for particular chapters: | ||
