Re: Correction to J120
>One of the very first seasons I had named irises my chickens got into the
>garden and pulled every last label. Took forever to sort things out. (I now
>rely on maps!)
>
Christy,
Back about 1972, I planted dozens of rhododendron seedlings I had
bought in the U.S., each with a label, and mapped. Came home from
work to find the chickens had scratched out the plants. It takes
longer for rhodos to identify themselves with a bloom, and I think
there are still one or two plants that haven't bloomed yet. After
that, I always put rocks around anything newly planted, so it didn't
happen again.
The silly thing I did with iris was to plant all my similar bearded
ones together so I could compare them - a white bed, a blue bed, etc.
All it took was one or two years for them to advance in the V shape
they do and totally mix themselves up. Now if I plant anything
close, I make sure they are dissimilar.
--
Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil
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