NikkiHays said:
Ty so much!!! I have to learn how to myself first!!! I have transferred pollen with a Q tip before LOL but need to figure out how it is really done lol, decide what to cross, create a system, set up an area for that etc. We have a huge backyard outside the fenced dog area that would be perfect but I'd probably fence it in because wildlife will eat the plants!!! I have to find a thread on this website for noobie hybridizers!!! Plus growing from seed. I had no success last year doing that (my first summer growing these) but I didn't even chill them 
@NikkiHays
You could always start a thread with whatever questions you have! There are also probably other articles with hybridizing tips, too, but here is one I wrote awhile back:
https://garden.org/ideas/view/...
Other suggestions to start:
* Create maps of your daylily gardens (that's just important for any daylily owner/collector)
* have a way to record all of your crosses, so that you have a way to see what crosses you have already made and what you still need to make (and what did/didn't take). I use-and highly recommend-PlantStep. Some people use spreadsheets.
* use a reliable method for labelling crosses (see article I wrote at the link above)
* consider freezing pollen... It gives you more flexibility so that you don't have to hope the crosses you want bloom on the same day. Keep the pollen DRY (do not save or use wet or rained on pollen), put it in a tiny container (some people use pill capsules or tiny pill bottles, but I use and highly recommend saving pollen in small makeup jars you can purchase on Amazon in bulk...view this thread for more details:
The thread "Storing daylily pollen" in
Daylilies forum ), and keep frozen until you need it. I pull single pollen heads out at a time, put them in a tiny sauce dish for 1/2 hour to thaw when I need them, use, then place the pollen head promptly back in the freezer... Assuming it still has plenty of good pollen left on it.
Hmm.... That'll have to do on tips for the moment, but let us know what questions you have. Good luck!
