Re: Bloom Report
From: "wstone" <wstone@volcano.net>
Glenn; I am with you on all the reports, but how sweet it is to have
sunshine and see leaves in bare ground after having late snow and on and off
storrms. ( conditions at this California garden ) The wait makes the
enjoyment sweeter. Although I do hear some rumblings about we can go see
other iris gardens and then enjoy ours, . Bill
wstone@volcano.net
Stone's Iris Garden
23801 Shake Ridge Rd.
Volcano, CA 95689
Sunset zone 7...3500 foot elev. 55 miles SE of Sacramento, California
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Simmons <glsimmon@swbell.net>
To: <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 11:00 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: Bloom Report
> From: Glenn Simmons <glsimmon@swbell.net>
>
>
>
> Irene & Dan wrote:
>
> > From: Irene & Dan <izzy@sound.net>
> >
> >
> >
> > Glenn are you on the north face of a big hill, down in the bottom of a
deep
> > glen, micro climates can make a big difference but I would have expected
someone
> > in Springfield to be a week or two ahead of me not behind. Or could it
be that
> > you only grow TB's and what are blooming in K.C. are SDB's IB's and
MDB's. Talk
> > your local club into a late show, should be a place for you to shine.
Dan
> >
> > --
> > I also hobble with scissors
> > Dan & Irene
> > USDA Zone 5
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> We are on a hill, more or less on the top of the hill. The front half of
our yard
> slopes to the west and the back half goes east! I did finally find a few
bloom
> stalks late this morning, all on Golden Muffin! No TB's showing any sign
of bloom
> yet. We have experienced quite a few freeze / thaw cycles this spring and
have been
> fighting rot for over two weeks now. During the morning weather report
our local
> weather guy forecasted a low of 30 degrees for both Thursday and Friday
with the
> high for both of these days to only reach the mid 40's! Oh well, will
have to wait
> and see. Sure am getting tired of this up and down weather.
>
> Glenn
>
> --
> Glenn & Linda Simmons
> Springfield, Southwest Missouri, USDA Zone 6
> g*@swbell.net
> or
> G*@netscape.net
>
>
>
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