Re: How Much Cold
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: How Much Cold
- From: D*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:26:34 -0400
Clarence and Ellen are having a debate about North and South...
In a message dated 96-04-16 11:25:18 EDT, Ellen writes:
>> A moment for geography - there is North and South (like in the
>>'War') and there is North, like in the Northern climate Zones - some of
>>us <g> don't consider New Jersey to be North or your old home of Dayton,
>>Ohio <g>- North cannot be anything south of Mass.
>
>My dear friend Ellen,
>Ok, point well taken. So how about this: when I gave judges training in
>Syracuse, NY in October a few years ago the meeting room was decorated with
>the flowers of more than a dozen reblooming irises! I don't think many
>rebloomers will rebloom consistently, if any, in areas like Syracuse....but
>some people there are getting rebloom from time to time. Would you agree
>that Syracuse is North, Ellen? I lived there for 14 months when I was
>attending the university....and it sure gets lots of snow and cold! :)
>Clarence Mahan in rainy Virginia.
HA, Clarence! I'm in a feisty rotten mood today, brought on by too much
snow, rain, gray, etc., and I can't let that last comment stand without
picking some nits. : (
I was at that Syracuse meeting and know that most of those irises came from
Dana Borglums garden near Geneva. He is blessed with a milder micro-climate
than either Syracuse or dear old Newfield have.
That same year, IMMORTALITY did not rebloom for me. And this year, a 2 yr.
old clump of MOTHER EARTH attempted rebloom in my garden and turned to a gray
mold-covered rotten sponge over the winter.
I don't mean to dampen spirits completely here, but I think rebloomers will
have to be chosen extremely careful, if at all, for zones 4 and under--and if
your particular microclimate is more severe than your zone--double beware!
Furthermore, I think overly enthusiastic articles in general gardening
magazines are going to lead the public to great disappointment-- and
disillusionment about irises in general.
Ah, now I feel better! Nothing like picking some nits to banish the blues!
: ) See?
Dorothy Fingerhood
DFingerhoo@aol.com
Newfield, NY (Where the cold driving rain that's falling isn't far removed
from snow)
