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June 26, 2003.....today's blooms, taken at about 2PM. Click
here to see large image with labeled key. This image can be
used to compare relative bloom sizes. |
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Stamens and Pistils |
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Hybridizing 'doubles' can be challenging. |
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Early morning anthers (not quite open) on a new seedling bloom.
Larger image shows pollen before it gets dry and fluffy, before anthers
have opened fully. |
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Thanks to Scotty Innes for her wonderful idea of filling a
microcentrifuge tube with cotton (I use 100% cotton, not the poly type)
and 'loading' it with pollen for freezing. I used a permanent
marker (Sharpie) to mark the side and the tops. I covered the side
label with a bit of scotch tape to protect it from skin oils rubbing it
off. Marking the top makes retrieval from the freezer box easier. |
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Reverse Action Stainless Steel Tweezers are helpful when carrying anthers or scraping
pollen for freezing. These are Dritz, available in some areas at
Jo-Ann's Fabrics. |
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To protect seeds from spilling using nylon hose.
August 2003 note: This year I used a 'shower scrubbie'....a
'puff' of netting for use in the shower. I think they're about 1
or 2 dollars. Just clip the string that keeps it in pom-pom form,
it is actually a long piece of netting...cut it into about 3"
square pieces...it seemed to work just fine. I was careful not to
stretch them too tight or the holes may allow some diploid seeds to fall
out. Another hint, the tiny little rubber bands that are used with
'braces' fit perfectly to hold the nylon or the netting on the
pods. It was easiest when I had a helper holding the netting and I
popped the rubber bands on, and vice versa.
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Seed pod ready for harvesting |
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Northrup King Kitchen Crop Sprouter (available at Walmart for under $13
in the spring or online
anytime, more expensive with added shipping costs) |
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Seeds germinating in Sprouter, I rinse with tap water twice a day,
transplanting seedlings only after root(s) are at least one inch long.
(Thanks to Sue2 for the use of her image of a very FULL sprouter) |
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Dividers made from clear Solo cups to keep floating seeds from mixing
up. Care must be taken to cut them for a perfect fit so the divider is
held firmly between the top and bottom of the tray. Even so, I did
end up with one seed getting mixed into a cross outside its divider
area.
New Sprouter hint, December 2003: The new plastic Folgers
coffee 'cans' work great as a replacement bottom reservoir. It can
collect many 'rinses' before needing to be emptied. The black top
works as a new cover also, fits loose enough to be removed easily with
one hand.
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These are some seedling trays I purchased a couple years ago (Thanks
Bill!) They are available from W. H. MILIKOWSKI
INC., 10
Middle River Drive, Stafford Springs CT 06076
Phone 1-800-243-7170 Catalog # L38ST 50 trays per case for about $75 a
couple years ago. Please email me if that source is no longer
valid. |
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Single Fan (foliage, crown, roots.....washed, trimmed, and labeled) |
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Blasted scape (Thanks to Lisa for the use of her image of a scape
in her greenhouse) Some have reported success using duct tape to
repair the scape if there is a section still intact. |
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Insulators make great hose guides |
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Daylily Eyes |
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"Diamond dusting" (more evident in larger image, click on
thumbnail image) |
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Single blooms can be set anywhere, they will last one day....in or out
of water. |
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Clothesline drying.....try at your own risk....a safety net is
recommended. |
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Pink yarn with "pink" daylilies |
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White daylilies on a white grid |
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Proliferation....rooted in glass of water with scape attached, foliage
trimmed slightly. If you create a seed pod on the scape, it will
extend the life of the scape, allowing the proliferation more time to
grow/develop while on the plant.
Thanks to Lee Pickles for permission to reprint his article, "Proliferations....My
Way"
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5" SERENA DARK HORSE vs 1.75" SAUCY ROGUE |
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5.5" YELLOW EXPLOSION vs 1.75" SAUCY ROGUE |
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Yellow spider on a clump of HAPPY RETURNS (in a pail waiting to be
divided) |
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Jet with grids, too bad the new puppy isn't this calm. |
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'Vegetable Garden' from barn road |
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'Vegetable Garden' from back |
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A few shades of 'purple' |
