Question
When do you plant seed from liyylys spring or fall

Answer
Hello Prue

Thank you for your question.

You should , by now, have taken the seed pods off the lilies.

Open them up, extract the seeds and lay them out on kitchen paper to dry.

Once they are dry, plant seeds into a flat pan or pot and cover them with 1/2 inch of fine potting compost.  Place them into a cold-frame or unheated greenhouse.

The seedlings, once they appear, will need 14/16 hours of light a day.  They need to be kept moist and given a half strength feed of a general liquid fertilizer every 14 days or so.

When the bulblets are about the size of a filbert, plant them into individual pots.  Keep them growing on during the summer - take care to keep them moist - and plant them out into the garden next October.

Be prepared to be patient - it takes 2-3 years for the bulbs to mature and produce flowers.  Well worth the wait for something you love!

Good luck

Gill