Me too.
El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Z3
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From: "SandraB" <bardraj2003@yahoo.ca>
To: <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re: Trialing Cold Weather Offer
>I will take you up on that.
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> Sandra
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> From: <irischapman@aim.com>
> To: <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:10 AM
> Subject: [iris-photos] Re: Trialing Cold Weather Offer
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>> Here is an offer for those in Canadian ag zone 3 or colder ,and USA for
>> ag zone 4 or colder. I will limit this to 20 people , perhaps more
>> depending on plant supply.
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>> I will send 2 each of 10 TB cultivars for cold climate trial. To be
>> trialed for five years. I need a yearly report of performance. This
>> includes survival, bloom performance, and number of increases.
>>
>> One of each rhizome to be planted with back of rhizome exposed, the
>> other with 1" of soil over top of rhizome.
>>
>> Original planting to be undisturbed for first three years. At that
>> time, one plant of each type (assuming both to have survived) to be dug
>> and divided and replanted. The other one to be thinned, This involves
>> cutting off increases so original plant left, but not in crowded
>> conditions. Increases to be planted. The plants then to remain
>> undisturbed for the next two years.
>>
>> At the end of the five years, the plants are yours to do with as you
>> like.
>>
>> Cost will be $10.00 plus shipping costs.
>>
>> Pass offer onto others in these zones, who may be interested in a cold
>> climate trial.
>>
>> Chuck Chapman
>>
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