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About Tom Alonzo
Expertise
I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.

Experience
I have been growing perennials for over 20 years now. I am self-taught mostly except for a master gardener class. I have experimented with all kinds of perennials including many that are not common to my area. I have read hundreds of books and grown hundreds of varieties of plants and hope to make it a business some day. I have become versed in botanical names and growing conditions and what I don't know off of the top of my head I can usually easily find in my vast array of research material and botanical and horticultural contacts. I especially enjoy experimenting with growing plants out of zone.

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Perennials - harvest time for asiatic lily pod

Expert: Tom Alonzo - 10/20/2009

Question
I am going to try to grow some Asiatic lilies from seed. I have found the process, but I'm not sure how long to wait to harvest the seed pod. It seems that if I wait until it's brown, they always end up opening before I get to them and then I have no seed.
I would think that harvesting them green does not allow the seed to get much food. Will in between work?
Thank you!

Answer
Hi Holly,
Thanx for your question. You can bag the seed pods. Take a paper bag and tie it loosley around the flower end of the lily's flower stalk and keep it there checking it periodically. If the seed pod does open up before you can get to it, the seeds will be saved in the bag. The seed pods need to be completely brown in order for the seed to be fully ripe. I hope this helps.
Tom

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