1736 Eagle Drive
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone: 423.842.4630
Email: lpickles4@comcast.net
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone: 423.842.4630
Email: lpickles4@comcast.net
| Potted plants growing in the greenhouse in January. |
Our Greenhouse . . .
| Seedpods in the greenhouse. |
| Hybridizing daylilies is as easy as putting pollen from one daylily on the pistil of another daylily. |
| Our current greenhouse. |
Our first greenhouse was built in 1993 and was 20' X 36' with
an 8' crown. After the fourth year, we decided that it was just
too small so we replaced it with the current greenhouse
which is 30' W X 44' L, with a crown of 14' 6", which doubled
the square footage of the original.
One of the reasons for having a greenhouse is to be able to
hybridize while it is still cold outside. We normally take our
potted hybridizing plants into the greenhouse in early
January. They will start blooming in March and we can begin
our hybridizing program. We will have approximately 500 pots
growing in the greenhouse.
an 8' crown. After the fourth year, we decided that it was just
too small so we replaced it with the current greenhouse
which is 30' W X 44' L, with a crown of 14' 6", which doubled
the square footage of the original.
One of the reasons for having a greenhouse is to be able to
hybridize while it is still cold outside. We normally take our
potted hybridizing plants into the greenhouse in early
January. They will start blooming in March and we can begin
our hybridizing program. We will have approximately 500 pots
growing in the greenhouse.
Another reason for having a greenhouse is to start seeds and grow seedlings to give them
a head start when transplanting outside in the spring. We normally start between 3,500 and
5,000 seeds in September in trays. Late October and early November, we transplant those
seedlings to No. 38 seed trays where they will grow until being planted in the garden in April.
a head start when transplanting outside in the spring. We normally start between 3,500 and
5,000 seeds in September in trays. Late October and early November, we transplant those
seedlings to No. 38 seed trays where they will grow until being planted in the garden in April.
They will grow over the summer in the field and stay there until the following
spring when we will probably get 90% to 95% bloom. The selected seedlings are
transplanted to the display area where they will remain until they are selected
for introduction or are discarded. Out of the 5,000 seedlings, we will normally
select approximately 100 for further evaluation.
We have many newer daylilies from various hybridizers blooming in the
greenhouse from about mid March through mid May. If you are in the area, this is
an opportunity to stop and satisfy your bloom hunger.
spring when we will probably get 90% to 95% bloom. The selected seedlings are
transplanted to the display area where they will remain until they are selected
for introduction or are discarded. Out of the 5,000 seedlings, we will normally
select approximately 100 for further evaluation.
We have many newer daylilies from various hybridizers blooming in the
greenhouse from about mid March through mid May. If you are in the area, this is
an opportunity to stop and satisfy your bloom hunger.
| March greenhouse bloom. This was in our original greenhouse. |
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