RE: put a sock on it

I really hope the forecasters are wrong, Donald.  Here my problem is the opposite of yours.  Temperatures on Sunday are predicted to be 90 degrees F.  That kind of heat with single digit humidity  makes pollination nearly impossible.  It seems to keep pollen from forming in the developing stalks and buds.  Some of the ones I want most to use haven’t started their stalks yet, so I fear a repeat of last year.  When they finally get around to blooming, there will be no pollen.

 

While the weather has been good I’ve been busy putting pollen on everything, even first year seedlings, and I seem to be getting a few takes.

 

Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Eaves [mailto:donald@eastland.net]
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:08 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos] put a sock on it

 

I wish this were an April Fools joke, but it's not.  It's predicted to get
into the 35F range in the general area tonight.  Since I'm in a valley,
albeit a small hill in the valley, that means it could well drop below 32F.
In either case it's in the range of seeing a hoar frost covering everything
tomorrow.  My experience with buds and hoar frost isn't good, so in spite of
swearing I wouldn't try socks again, there they are.  I've tried it twice
before and it didn't work either time.  Once the dogs removed all of them
for toys and once the temperature dropped so low for a long enough time the
buds froze anyway.  I've already got enough brown and shriveling buds and
I'd really like to see some of the seedlings and others bloom.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA


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