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Author Message   Guff  Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 01:28 pm EST :    Birna, sorry didn't see your question. It only takes a couple weeks before you see little stumps forming on the scales. If kept warm and healthy, you can have baby bulbs big enough to remove in 2-3 months. The key to this is the right amount of moisture. Too much they will rot, too little they won't grow. Well I finally have had success with some seeds.I prick them out when I see the root shoot, and replace into the pot pictured. I wonder if your suposse to presoak the seeds in water for a couple hours. Maybe that would help the process alittle? Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 10:28 pm EST :    Found this, lots of info. http://www.lilies.org/hybridizing.html Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 09:22 pm EST :    Well, Guff, I am happy to say I have just checked a bag of my lily scales and I am seeing babies! One is big enough to photograph but the digital camera battery needs to be charged! I'll try to get a photo tomorrow. By the way I never heard from you when I sent an e-mail on the bloodroot seed and Tiger Lily bulbis. Did you ever check your e-mail? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 03:11 pm EST :    TerryK Yes i did receive your email, and planned on sending them out. Something came up that I had to take care of, so I have been away. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, July 17, 2006 - 09:16 pm EST :    Glad to see your back Guff. Hope all is well now. As you can see I did not post the picture, I will get to that soon too. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - 11:06 pm EST :    Well, Guff I got some pictures tonight. Here they are less than two months from starting them. This could lead to another cyclamen seed sowing type project! Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 01:21 pm EST :    Terryk, that looks too wet. I'm surprised the scales are not rotten, but it seems the bulbis are healthy. I would add some more dry mix to your bag. When you sqeeze the mixture, it is suppose to feel just moist, with no water running out when you sqeeze some in the pom of your hand. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 04:31 pm EST :    Actually I rinsed of the second set of bulbs so you could see them better so they have moisture on them. Maybe that is why they look too wet? I have them resting in a spot that does catch some sun so the moisture does build up on the bags but I think the soil is just moist. I will check tonight. Without going through all the reading, do I keep them in their longer or separate the larger ones from the scale and pot up now? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 11:40 am EST :    TerryK, the ones that have roots can be removed. Or you can let them grow awhile longer, before removing. They break off fairly easy. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Rain1950  Posted on Friday, July 21, 2006 - 03:25 pm EST :    A most interesting read. Just curious if you've ever used the bulbels that sometimes form at the leaf joints? Was checking a large orange that has finished blooming and noticed some had formed. I guess I need to read up on these and give it a shot. Rain1950 - Washington, Zone "8"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 08:36 am EST :    I think somewhere Guff has posted information on this. If I am correct yes you can but patience is needed as it takes quite a few years before they will blossom. Hopefully Guff will read and say for certain. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 01:34 pm EST :    Rain1950, yes, like the old fashion tiger lilys, they form bulbis. I have a thread on it http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/12916/1168875.html They take 3-5 years to get to flowering size, depending on sun/soil/feeding ect. Some of the babies just continue to put up one leave sprout year after year, while others put up 6-10(second year put into ground)leaves and continue on to flowering size in the coming years. TerryK, I will see what I can do about your package sent out tomorrow. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 07:57 pm EST :    Thanks Guff. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 10:15 am EST :    Guff, do you know if I have to give Lilium 'Scheherazade' a cold period in the fridge for it to set leaves? I broke off the bulbis as they had roots. Only one other group has a leaf growing, that's Lilium 'Black Beauty'. Does that need a cold period? I was going to put the Lilium 'Scheherazade' about 12 bulbis into a large pot and put them outdoors for the winter. By the way, I sent you an e-mail. Check and respond, OK? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 09:59 pm EST :    TerryK, Oriental lily's are the ones that need a cold period, Asiatic don't. Any that put up a grow leaf from the scale can be potted, or planted outside and will continue to grow, till winter. Didn't receive an email, unless I deleted it by mistake. I was blocking alot of junk, and may have not noticed, and blocked/deleted. I have a ton of seeds growing, I will post some pictures, when my battery's charge. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 10:10 pm EST :    Thanks Guff for the info. I will send another e-mail again. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 08:17 pm EST :    TerryK, I never did receive your emails. Well, I got around to starting more seed. I still have another 500+ of Oriental/Asiatic mixed still in the fridge from a year ago. I also started some Oriental seed, that I collected this summer. I didn't have many pods this year, I didn't do any crossing either. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 08:25 pm EST :    This picture was from a couple months ago. I planted them outside. There are hundreds there, most are Oriental, and they don't produce a leaf, until a cold period. Every seed you see in the picture, has a bulb forming. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 11:24 pm EST :    It's going to be a fun year next year. Are they planted outdoors in a spot that you will be able to let them grow on or will you transplant them? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 04:49 am EST :    One day you will have a fantastic swathe of lilies! Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"

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