| Forcing time for Stargazer lilies is 100 days. If you don't have a greenhouse, I would not recomend starting them until a little later this month in zone 5. Plant them at least six inches deep in your soil medium. Don't use planting medium containing perlite or superphosphate. Water the container thoroughly after planting, and keep the soil moist but not wet. Assuming you are using supplemental light in your basement. It is recommended that you use high pressure sodium lights for at least four extra hours every day. Lilies don't mind growing cool. They actually prefer this. Night temperatures should be around 63 degrees, and day temperatures at 67 degrees. You should see the "lily noses" poking out of the soil right around four weeks. Be certain the lily shoots stay dry at all times. Lilies are susceptible to botrytis -- especially the oriental one such as Stargazer. Oriental lilies are also susceptible to aphids when it is damp, and they don't receive enough good lighting. The lily Starfighter has been bred to be less susceptible to disease. It is a beautiful oriental lily as well. Wishing you well with your lily venture. | 
