G'day Colleen, Mike and Griff,
Thank you all for your suggestions.
I've got one pod and two stems supporting pods that
are infected with rot.
In the case of the pod, I've cut it open and washed
and dried the seeds. This particular cross was done in early October and the
seeds seem pretty well developed, so I'll store them and plant out next
June/July.
I've cut the other two pods off the infected stems
and am storing them in the hope that the goodness left in the pods will help the
seeds inside develop further.
And yesterday, just to add insult to injury a mob
of cockatoos destroyed a number of my seedlings that I'd planted out in the
first week of November! I'll have to cover the remaining seedlings with
mesh to stop these destructive birds.
*Sigh*
Regards,
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From:
c*@impressiveirises.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:52
PM
Subject: RE: [iris-photos] G'day from
"Down Under"
Hi Mark
Given that you?ve probably got
heat and humidity together, ouch! Just try to keep your rhizomes as well
drained as possible and ensure there?s nothing sitting on top of the rhizomes,
mulch etc, that will hold the moisture. When you find rot, cut away the
infected part and wash the cut surface with dilute antibacterial soap or
?White King? and leave exposed for a week or so. Rotting pods are hard. If the
stem rots out, cut to pod, if fairly well developed and plant the seeds
green.
Have fun and send some rain our
way.
Colleen
Modra
Adelaide
Hills
South
Australia
www.impressiveirises.com.au
From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark &
Wendy Lazzaro
Sent: Tuesday, 4 December 2007 9:51 AM
To:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos]
G'day from "Down Under"
Narooma is about two hours
North of Eden. I don't know what our average rainfall is here, but this year
to date we've had 975mm (39") and I'm having real problems with pod and
rhizome rot. Any suggestions?
Thanks for sharing your
hybridising goals. I've crossed Kalifa's Horn with TB Spiced Tiger
and the pod is growing.
Look forward to talking to
you further.
----- Original Message
-----
From: c*@impressiveirises.com.au
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 4:14
PM
Subject: RE: [iris-photos] G'day from "Down
Under"
Hi Mark
Good to have another Aussie on
board, sometimes Jan and I feel a bit alone. So now we have a Victorian and
a South Aussie and a New South Welshman. Where about on the South
Coast do you live? As far south as Eden? I live near Lobethal in the
Adelaide hills, which means our climate is a lot cooler in winter than down
in Adelaide and about half as much rain again. We normally get about 750mm a
year. But the drought hasn?t broken here yet, as it seems to have on the
East Coast. I?m picking that it will break here about Feb.
I?m into space-agers and
rebloomers and anything with great form. I?m also trying to extend the bloom
season by breeding for very early and very late.
Colleen
Modra
Adelaide
Hills
South
Australia
www.impressiveirises.com.au
From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark
& Wendy Lazzaro
Sent: Friday, 30 November 2007 2:01
PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
[iris-photos] G'day from "Down Under"
I've been lurking here for
a few weeks now and have built up the courage to introduce
myself.
My name is Mark and I
reside on the far South coast of New South Wales in
Australia.
I've grown bearded iris now
for six years, more seriously for the last three. I made my first
hybridizing attempts in 2006 and these seedlings are now being grown out and
will hopefully flower next Spring (2008).
I guess you could say I've
been infected with a big dose of "iris virus". I attended the Australian
Iris Society - NSW Region Annual Show and joined up as a member. Whilst at
the show I had the privilege of talking to Grahame Grosvenor regarding iris
hybridizing.
I also had an opportunity
recently to visit the Tempo Two Nursery and to speak with Barry Blyth about
hybridizing.
Both Grahame and Barry were
receptive to a novice's questions and have encouraged me to give it a
go.
As well as bearded iris, I
like the PCI's and hope to obtain some soon and will dabble in a
little hybridizing with these as well.
I'm a fan of Brad
Kasparek's broken colour iris, and this is where my personal hybridizing
program will be concentrated.
I've enjoyed seeing all the
photos of the seedlings posted, and hope to have something of my own to
share with you all in the future.
