Re: AB's for Zone 7
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AB's for Zone 7
- From: D* K*
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:23:47 -0400
- References: <38F10F51.34A69607@llano.net>
> Dennis Kramb is working on arilbreds in Ohio, and he is in
>Zone 5 or 6.
Yeah, I am just on the warm side of the Zone 5/6 border. Arilbreds do
great here. I don't have a problem with "snaking" stalks like some of you
southerners have reported, but I definitely get frustrated with the weak
stalks that flop over in the wind.
Last year I obtained 425 seeds from about 20 crosses involving quarterbreds
and/or halfbreds. This year I have even more arilbreds to work with
including a few 3/4-breds that are sending up bloomstalks. Oh I also have
arils sending up bloom stalks.
Rain is definitely the bigger problem for halfbreds than cold temperatures.
However, I think the more oncocyclus background in an arilbred, the more
fussy it will be in colder climates.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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