Starting Breeding Daylilies In Ecuador
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== Seedlings == | == Seedlings == | ||
* Seed will be dry-stored, and scarified in a bottle with some sandpaper. Cold wet storage is not required and reduces potential storage time from years to months. | * Seed will be dry-stored, and scarified in a bottle with some sandpaper. Cold wet storage is not required and reduces potential storage time from years to months. | ||
| − | * Seed will be direct sown (though some will be sown in pots then transplanted as a comparison.) | + | * Seed will be direct sown (though some will be sown in pots then transplanted as a comparison.) |
| − | * Seedling spacing needs to be experimented with to find good solutions for here. Dense sowing followed by transplanting might be a good solution. | + | * Seedling spacing needs to be experimented with to find good solutions for here. Dense sowing optionally followed by transplanting might be a good solution. |
| + | * I will no longer label all seedlings individually; only when they need to be marked for selection or breeding. | ||
* Seedlings that are weak or with visible rust or poor foliage can be immediately culled. | * Seedlings that are weak or with visible rust or poor foliage can be immediately culled. | ||
If I am lucky, I will be able to spot a difference in growth between dormants and evergreens at a few months. I will have to mark my guesses and then see how they behave. I have some Helicopter (a hard dormant in MA and Latacunga) as a comparison. | If I am lucky, I will be able to spot a difference in growth between dormants and evergreens at a few months. I will have to mark my guesses and then see how they behave. I have some Helicopter (a hard dormant in MA and Latacunga) as a comparison. | ||
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== Evaluation == | == Evaluation == | ||
I need to come up with a system of marking a label in the garden with when flowers are open and when (or if) foliage senesces. | I need to come up with a system of marking a label in the garden with when flowers are open and when (or if) foliage senesces. | ||
