when to toss them

17 years ago

I exchanged about 20 daylily seedlings about 3 yrs. ago. They are blooming this yr. None have any names on them, but some have buds that open just part way, then stop, and die. A few have petals that are like fine cheesecloth, you can see through them. Are these the ones I toss, and keep the good ones. I assume that someone was sowing their own seeds or trying to crossbreed them. There are a few good ones, but some are real duds. My mind says to toss them...anybody have an opinion?

Darlene

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tweetypye
17 years ago
Hi Darlene,
I think that decision is a personal one....if it's the first year for them to bloom, often people wait till the following bloom season to see if they will improve. Then again, some people need the room and cull their seedlings after the first year bloom. It's totally up to your own likes or dislikes I suppose. If they seem like weak plants etc. you might want to discard them. Sorry I'm not much help with your question, just giving my opinion. :)
Good luck with your seedlings.
Jan
kydaylilylady
17 years ago
Honey, a dog is a dog and if it's barking that loud in the field go ahead and get rid of it. If it's so-so then give it another chance. Folks said Edna Spalding used to walk her rows with a butcher knife and if she saw something she didn't like she grabbed it by the top and cut it out of the ground immediately. Now there was a woman who knew her mind!

Janet
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katlynn719
17 years ago
LOL! I love Janet's description of Edna Spalding. After three years, I don't have any problems culling seedlings either. If I don't like it the first bloom season...it goes straight in the garbage can. This year, for the first time, I even threw away some unbloomed seedlings. They were weak looking plants, with skimpy foliage and had not multiplied beyond a single fan. I thought long and hard about it...and decided I just don't have the room, or the time, or the inclination to baby weak seedlings. Even if it did bloom next year and I absolutely loved the flower...I still wouldn't want it if it's going to be a weak plant...so why torture myself? Off with their heads!
;-)
Kathy
newyorkrita
17 years ago
I personally have no patience with weak plants and poor doers. Who even cares if the bloom might be lovely if the plant is a dog? There is a lot more to a daylily than just the flower. I hate to see poor plants coming along and am quick to toss anything out of my garden that struggles along.
rarejem
17 years ago
Darlene,

Anything that you don't see potential in should go...garden space is too precious to waste on something that will most likely be "just OK". One note on the poor opening seedlings...mine have had troubles so far this year too. So have a lot of my other daylily cultivars for that matter. Our cool weather on the west side of the state has not been wonderful for the early part of our DL season! With that in mind, if those looked like they may have potential, I would give them a chance.

Just my opinion!

Julie