Everyone Can Breed Daylilies
From Huben's Wiki
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
# 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. | ||
| + | |||
== Introduction and Basics == | == Introduction and Basics == | ||
# Why breed daylilies? | # Why breed daylilies? | ||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
## Naming seedlings. | ## Naming seedlings. | ||
## Selling your introductions. | ## Selling your introductions. | ||
| + | |||
== Learning Intermediate Techniques == | == Learning Intermediate Techniques == | ||
# Choosing breeding goals. | # Choosing breeding goals. | ||
| Line 41: | Line 43: | ||
## 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) | ||
| + | |||
== Advanced Techniques == | == Advanced Techniques == | ||
# The science of breeding daylilies. | # The science of breeding daylilies. | ||
| Line 75: | Line 78: | ||
### Is it good enough to name? | ### Is it good enough to name? | ||
### Judging. (Garden judging.) | ### Judging. (Garden judging.) | ||
| + | == Conclusion == | ||
| + | |||
| + | <hr> | ||
People I've thought of tapping for particular chapters: | People I've thought of tapping for particular chapters: | ||
