At the townhouse I have, for the past five years, harvested our unintentional crop of daylily seeds, grown them to seedlings, and planted them in our gardens. I made a seedling bed that then got overshadowed by our new grill and the seedlings are not sending up scapes. They need more sun.
I also finally got my stuff together this season and found an online site that shows ploidy (and parentage). Glory! My nerdy self is going gonzo trying crosses! And I am getting intentionally planned seed pods! Now whether they are successful to bloom, we shall see. But – I need to make room, here.
For years we have done a delicate dance. Hubs loves to have townhome services. I would love a back yard I could convert from a chemical and water needy space to a daylily, hosta, and sedum oasis. But that is not our reality. So, I am working within the container I have now, and continually working to optimize it. Oh wow! Did I just combine minimalist, decluttering, and optimization principals all in one sentence? What has become of me? Is there any hope left? JK 😉
Anyways …
I have daylily seedlings in the ground, daylily seedlings in pots, and daylily seeds being made. And I want to see what they ALL do. Not have the deer eat them up north. Or have them dry up for lack of watering while we are not there. Plus, I want to re-buy the daylilies I bought and then planted at the little house up north we sold last year. Not many. 5 or 6. May as well make it 6.
YIKES!
I’m sure I will figure SOMETHING out. At least a next step. For the need this year. Directionally correct, gradual progress, and all that …
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