Re: Frost/freeze tolerance

" Are you saying you "lost" stalks/buds or the plant
from the freezing?"


   Those were ones that I lost stalk on...Most of my
foliage looks fine except for one bed that has a
horrible case of leaf spot now. No leaf spot at all
before the freeze, after the freeze it started showing
up and then with 3 days of rain, clouds and cool
weather it is horrible.
  
 I do have some that are showing color and beginning
to open. So it wasn't a complete loss this yr. What I
find strange is that I have the same No ID clump on
both ends of my deck. The one on the west side did
better than the one on the South side. West side has 3
open blooms and lots of buds in color. The other clump
has no open blooms, and only 2 buds in color. That
clump lost bloom stalks and buds.. Both are the same
distance from the house and were planted at the same
time.

  Tomorrow will tell a lot. I plan on getting out
there and cleaning up everything that was damaged. I
will take notes on everything and let you know what
did or did not make it for me

    littlebit
  West TN 


--- pharcher@mindspring.com wrote:

> No problem at all.  It's not really on any
> significant time restraint.  I also have more to add
> to my list as it is apparent more of them had
> damage than just their stalks.  The next few days
> will tell me if the buds in their sheaths made it or
> not.  I did figure as mentioned earlier that what
> the plants look like about three weeks after such a
> freeze would be a good indication.  If your weather
> has been dreary and/or cold it may take longer to
> assess.
> 
> Are you saying you "lost" stalks/buds or the plant
> from the freezing?
> 
> Of course if a whole plant was lost or significantly
> damaged enough to cause serious rot (or loss of the
> fans) that would be a good thing to know and record
> and would be something different to consider.  I
> would consider that an absolute freeze tolerance... 
> all or nothing.
> 
> 
> Paul Archer
> Raleigh, NC
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: little bit <littlebit63_38024@yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Apr 10, 2007 9:41 AM
> >To: iris@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: [iris] Frost/freeze tolerance
> >
> > If it isn't raining this afternoon, I will be more
> >than happy to help with this. I didn't feel well
> >yesterday so I didn't do more than a quick stroll
> >through the beds. Of course if it is raining I will
> >still help but it may take a couple of days to get
> the
> >report. 
> >  I do know..
> > Northwest TN
> > Our lowest temp was 25
> > Two nights of below freezing temps.
> >
> > Lost
> >  Daughter of Stars
> >  Navy Blues
> >  Day Dreaming
> >  Captive
> >   
> >
> > Right now Pop Art is trying to open. This bloom
> was
> >covered for several days with a bucket. It doesn't
> >look bad at all.
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