Re: AB: sdlg
- Subject: Re: AB: sdlg
- From: &* T* <a*@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:58:42 -0700
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Never say "never" Griff. There may come a time where you
may be able to do it. We have an acre of what was sunny land about 50 years ago.
So we had a greenhouse installed for my breeding program. We had 4 sunny
terraces where I grew arilbreds. Now 50 years later the trees have grown and are
tall and resplendent but cast shade where arilbred irises do not like to
"tread". The greenhouse is barely making it. Fortunately it is about 20 x 30 ft
in size and it still receives enough sun for them to bloom and more or less
thrive. There is also a strip about 2 feet deep and about 30 ft long just
outside the greenhouse and so I rotate the ABs to revitalize them alternately.
It works. I am 86 by now and so welcome the less strenuous gardening in the
greenhouse. Although my husband helps very willingly when I ask him, he is not a
gardener in the hobby sense of the way, as much as he tries to my bidding but he
just does not have it in him. I just transplanted some 50 seedlings which
germinated early this spring and I made the soil preparation myself pot by pot
and enjoyed every minute of it. I am glad I can still do this. It gives one much
satisfaction to be able to be independent. I love the TBs also, I started with
them in 1964 but in due time the arils won me over. Have fun.
Francesca
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