Karen - I can't answer that question. Because mine ... for whatever reasons.... never get real big the first year or two, I plant them close together. (Probably too close.) But it is out of necessity. I also have raised beds for most all my daylilies which I have to squeeze them in. So during the growing season, they cover the raised beds pretty thoroughly. But typically mine stay at only a single or double fan that first year and sometimes the second year.
Fred gets nice big plants from seeds pretty rapidly. Sometimes I want to know his secret and sometimes I don't. If all my seedlings got big like his, they would not fit in my yard.
I've been avoiding the culling process for several years now. I think that is the thing I fear the most. I am always afraid I will remove a seedling plant that I later find out I should've kept. I have a hard time parting with any of my babies. I need tough love.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us. Garden Rooms and Becky's Budget Garden
