<<late bloomers >>
Not sure what you mean by late bloomers. Are you referring to summer
and fall bloom? Still first bloom? Or rebloom?
I no longer base selection on maiden bloom alone. If I did, I would
have lost two very good seedlings from one of the 2004 crosses.
1906=Another Journey (not introduced) X Mastery. Since almost nothing
bloomed in 2007, this bed got a 3rd chance. The pink, with purple haft
marks, came from this bed as did the two from the 1906 cross. In a
rare occurance, most of the strong seedlings from this bed are also
quite pretty.
Despite the above, it is rare that I choose a seedling for the rebloom
factor alone. If I hadn't learned this already, a reselct bed full of
1812 reblooming seedlings would have taught the lesson. Despite
impressing me in the fall of 2004, most will make the compost pile.
I was so disgusted with 2007 and the 2005 crop of seedlings (how they
behaved during the drought) that I was tempted to till in the both beds
and replant with new things. What a mistake that would have been.
Good thing I took a nap instead! <vbg>
Betty Wilkerson
Bridge In Time Gardens
KY
Zone 6
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Hunt <nakihee@gmail.com>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 7:35 am
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] CULT: Marking Culls
What do you do about late bloomers in a bed like that. Do you just
dig and destroy, or do you mark them and leave them till next year?
Linda in Lascassas
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 7:31 AM, <Autmirislvr@aol.com> wrote:
My new seedlings usually have a full bed to themselves. I find it
easier to mark, and then lift, the KEEPERS. Then I dig or destroy the
remainder. Takes a lot less marking materials. In one 4 X 50 foot bed
I will lift 8 clumps and the rest are gone.
I'm finding some good seedlings make their showing on the 2nd year of
bloom. Maiden bloom can be quite deceiving.
<<I used to hate throwing out seedlings.....>>.....
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Hunt <nakihee@gmail.com>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 6:52 am
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] CULT: Marking Culls
Ribbons are a great idea....bet they will go far with as little as you
have to use to mark each one.
I used to hate throwing out seedlings..........even though I knew they
were useless to me and I should use the space for something worthy or
my favorites introduced by others. I got relieved of the anguish when
my gardening neighbor begged to have my throw aways. I had shared may
flowers from my gardens with her, since she is on a fixed income and
can't afford much buying of such things..............so, what a nice
deal. She gets new flowers....and she loves them all..........and I
get spared having to trash anything...LOL!
Life is just working itself out! :)
Have a great day all
Linda
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Mike Greenfield
<mgreenfield@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
I went to buy those bright colored flags on a wire to mark my rejected
seedlings. The price was high. I bought a 200 foot roll of plastic tape
to tie around stalks. $1.99 I let most of the rejects finish blooming
before digging.
Mike Greenfield
