Re: CULT: stress, pests and weather - very long
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: stress, pests and weather - very long
- From: laurief l*@paulbunyan.net
- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 02 12:56:45 -0500
>Now if we had some way to compare those that do well for you and those that
>do well for Donald and other iris people we might really have something
>valuable. ...We might even form a coalition of Northern, Southern,
>Eastern and Western people interested in irises that perform well under
>adverse/diverse growing conditions and produce a list of such irises....
>Maybe a symposium or something. <g>
Very funny. :-P But seriously, folks, that's one of the most important
functions of this list from my own personal perspective. I truly
appreciate reading about the irises that do well for other folks with
similar conditions (or similar results) to mine. I always pay attention
(and often save emails) when Linda writes of tough survivors in her
garden, in spite of the fact that her climate and soil type are extremely
different than mine. Rot resistance is my interest in The Rot Queen's
irises. Ellen's frigid-climate performers are also of keen interest to
me for obvious climatic reasons, as are those of comparable climate
Canadian irisarians. I am less interested in iris performers of sandy
gardens, as I believe my clay has a tremendous influence on survivability
or lack thereof.
I encourage everyone to share your lists of tough iris survivors in your
gardens. Please include a brief but thorough explanation of any relevant
cultural practices, growing conditions, and identifiable stressors to
which your irises are subjected so we may do our best to make whatever
applicable comparisons there may be to our own gardens.
>I would certainy appreciate seeing a list of the "adversity" champions you
>have identified.
I'll work on it and post my list within the next couple of days.
Laurie
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laurief@paulbunyan.net
http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
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