Re: summer is here!

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There's no spring in my step. There's spring in the air. Yesterday morning it was 31 degrees with frost and in the afternoon it was 77. Today it is 84. Go figger. This past winter was the most damaging  winter in the last 20 years. Times it was in the seventies and 36 hours later it was 5 above. I had to reset 80% of the bearded iris. Losses in bearded iris was heavy but only 3 cultivars disappeared. Many of the cultivars are down to one small rhizome. Even versicolor were raised.

 

The graminea seeds from 2004 were sprouting when I took the seeds from the toilet tank. A  cross of ensata cultivars has 6 seedlings. A cross of Summer Camp and Tiger Honey is up. Bee pods from Promises, Promises has a dozen seedlings up. Char Randall from Melba, Id sent me a bagful of bee pods. If nothing comes from the bee pods the experience, fun and keeping busy is well worth the effort.  A great lady! 

 

Al Bullock

Z7 NoVa