Everyone Can Breed Daylilies
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The competition (which could also be considered models or used as a supplements or companion books): | The competition (which could also be considered models or used as a supplements or companion books): | ||
| − | [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604693649 Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers] by Joseph Tychonievich, Timber Press, 200 pages, $20. | + | [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604693649 Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers] by Joseph Tychonievich, Timber Press, 200 pages, $20. [https://b-ok.lat/book/2529371/42f06a Download for free here.] |
| − | [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1890132721/ Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition] by Carol Deppe, Chelsea Green Publishing, 384 pages, $30. | + | [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1890132721/ Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition] by Carol Deppe, Chelsea Green Publishing, 384 pages, $30. [https://b-ok.lat/book/2035393/f0b7c7 Download for free here.] |
You must read these to understand the task involved in creating a really good book. | You must read these to understand the task involved in creating a really good book. | ||
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# 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. | # 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. | ||
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== Introduction and Basics == | == Introduction and Basics == | ||
# Why breed daylilies? | # Why breed daylilies? | ||
# Starting to breed daylilies. | # Starting to breed daylilies. | ||
| + | ## Choosing what to cross. | ||
## Pollination. | ## Pollination. | ||
## Labelling pollinated flowers. | ## Labelling pollinated flowers. | ||
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## Naming seedlings. | ## Naming seedlings. | ||
## Selling your introductions. | ## Selling your introductions. | ||
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== Learning Intermediate Techniques == | == Learning Intermediate Techniques == | ||
# Choosing breeding goals. | # Choosing breeding goals. | ||
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### Wholesale for Public works plantings (highways) | ### Wholesale for Public works plantings (highways) | ||
### Commercial growers buying varieties for patent or distinctive introduction | ### Commercial growers buying varieties for patent or distinctive introduction | ||
| + | ### Selling seed. | ||
## What do they want and why? (See ''What makes a good perennial?'' below) | ## What do they want and why? (See ''What makes a good perennial?'' below) | ||
## Ideas for breeding goals. (See ''Hybridizing goals for the new century'' below) | ## Ideas for breeding goals. (See ''Hybridizing goals for the new century'' below) | ||
| + | # Pollination | ||
| + | ## [https://theworld.com/~mhuben/pollination.html Pollination tips and techniques.] | ||
| + | # Selling your introductions. | ||
| + | ## Giving them away. | ||
| + | ## Selling over the internet. | ||
| + | ## Selling through an established daylily garden. | ||
| + | ## Selling through a professional nursery. | ||
| + | ### Patenting. | ||
== Advanced Techniques == | == Advanced Techniques == | ||
# The science of breeding daylilies. | # The science of breeding daylilies. | ||
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### Is it good enough to name? | ### Is it good enough to name? | ||
### Judging. (Garden judging.) | ### Judging. (Garden judging.) | ||
| + | == Conclusion == | ||
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* [http://www.daylilies.org/2007DaylilyFertilityTips.pdf Daylily Fertility Tips - American Hemerocallis Society] | * [http://www.daylilies.org/2007DaylilyFertilityTips.pdf Daylily Fertility Tips - American Hemerocallis Society] | ||
| + | * [http://www.ofts.com/bill/hybrdize.html The Six Step Beginner's Approach to Hybridizing] | ||
