Today I planted twenty lily bulbs in a big milk crate. It felt counterintuitive to plant anything so deep, but that's the way it is with bulbs. At Peter's suggestion I will begin taking daily notes of observations not limited to what gets included here. There has been little change with the mums and virtually none with the poinsettias, but that will not last long. I anticipate it will be some time before I have anything new to report about these lilies.