I must have really been excited.

Scales have little bulblet things on them, most have 2 each.

Chipped daffs have sprouts. The longest is about 1", most are about 1/2" long.

I am thrilled with my success here, just don't want to kill anything off. Thus the question: Should I pot these up now, should they go outside now, or wait 'til spring?

Janie

Janie,
In your zone I would go ahead and plant them outside. Or, if it is too warm, keep them in the fridge for 8-10 weeks first. It is especially makes sence if your lily babies are Asiatics, they need this cold period for successful growing. You might find some useful info here or here.

Thank you. I am so thrilled with my results, I don't want anything bad to happen to them.

Janie

Janie,

I plan to do some bulb chipping, too. Can you tell me if those bulbs have to be dry or can they be ones that you just dug up in your garden? By dry, I mean that there were just purchased at the garden center.

I didn't know if freshly dug bulbs would work. What did you use?
Xtal

I was doing this for a project with some of our Master Gardener Interns. We did it in the fall because bulbs are readily available for purchase.

I actually used dry Avalanche daffodils for the chipping and I purchased a lily mix for the scaling.

I know that spring/summer is really the most ideal time to propagate these, and I do plan to dig some bulbs to research the difference in results.

I had bulblets and sprouts in one month to the day.

Good Luck

Janie