Re: CULT: covered vs uncovered

Linda,
 I am getting more bloom than I expected. I went out
last night and did a count in two beds..My rebloomers
and my Sutton bed.. The Sutton bed held up really
well.Think I only lost4 stalks in that bed. My rebloom
bed on the other hand was almost a total loss. Out of
59 bloom stalks I cut and tossed 45..
 Autum Tryst was a total loss 9 for 9. 
 The supriser for me was Concertina..I had a couple
bloom before the freeze and it's still going strong.
Out of 9 I lost 4 stalks. 
 Luckily all the plants look great and should survive,
but it was so heartbreaking that I couldn't bring
myself to start tallying numbers on my big bed.
  None of these were covered..

littlebit
 W. TN
  
--- Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com> wrote:

> As time goes by, the irises that didn't get any
> covering to protect them 
> from the worst of the freezes look worse and worse. 
> Except for 
> IMMORTALITY and possibly HARVEST OF MEMORIES, I
> doubt any other than the 
> very last of the season bloomers will manage any
> bloom.  & possibly 
> rebloomers, if we get more cool weather.
> 
> A few of the unprotected older seedlings have fans
> with stalks that 
> didn't fall over, but I will be very surprised if
> they produce anything 
> other than blasted buds.
> 
> The good news is that quite a few of the covered
> plants are going to 
> bloom. And there was some pollen on the potted
> MULBERRY ECHO, blooming 
> now, that got to stay in the house during the worst
> of the cold.
> 
> Does anybody want still want to see comparison
> photos of one of my tough 
> seedlings, with and without covers? No blooms open
> yet, but color 
> showing on several stalks from covered plants. 
> Nothing but ratty 
> looking foliage in the uncovered comparison.
> -- 
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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