> Both stems with pods are still mostly green, or greenish > yellow. Some leaves are starting to yellow on both stalks, > from the top down. I'm near salt water, so my yard rarely > frosts, but I'm wondering about the cool damp promoting > fungi. And the occasional windstorm, frost, etc. > > When are pods far enough along that I can cut the stalk > (upper 1/3) and bring it indoors to continue to ripen pods > in a warm dry place? A new problem for me this year has been Lily beetle eating the seed pod outer case from Cardiocrinum. I thought at first it was high flying gastropods but caught a beetle eating a few days ago. I can see the seed ripening this year. They don't seem to be suffering from ~1/3 of the outer case being missing, the seed slowly changing from white to brown. Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8