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Found my answer: soft daylily seeds won't germinate.

btw, loving the A,B,C etc....... photo galleries.

Dax

Hello,

I'm in my third year of growing seeds similiar to the way you did, but I use just some moist vermiculite. And you're right that they won't grow like that. I do check them typically every couple of weeks to check for both mold and growth, with mold being my main problem before getting them to the garden in the spring. If they are not growing in your baggies, they are not ready to plant usually, and, at least for me, will refuse to grow when I place in soil if they've not sprout partly.

The best advice for starting that I can give you is to make sure everything is sterile. Even with the vermiculite being sterile, some seeds are more likely to mold (one of mine that almost always molds is crosses with Aliquippa).

I hope this helped some.

I've had 22 come up as of this morning. 20 were up two days ago. a third which would be #23 is an albino. I've seen an albino everything from pine to buckeye to flowers.....

Looks as if the link I read from is not completely correct - at all really.

I blend my own mix of 70-80% perlite to peat. I use it for everything from conifers to oaks and pecans and hickory to conifers of all species; and for flowers, figs, you name it. That's why I was so surprised to see (any) seed type turn into a soft raisin seed.

So, I'm quite happy things turned out very good.

Thank you for responding.

Dax

Sounds like a lot of different things! And I'm glad that some have started growing for you. And the dreaded albino TT_TT it's a shame that they die, but it's understandable. If you like seeds next year, let me know, I'd gladly trade after this year. (All of mine are already started)

MK