Re: Cult:marking and mapping

Hi Patti,

I had hope to get discussion going.

I have a couple of additions to your notes.

First, I am a rummage sale person.  My car stops at every one.  Ha Ha!

But I do note the ones that have mini blinds for sale.  If I can't get them
at the sale for free I check out the curb on garbage day.

I put the names on these as you do the knives.  Cut them and I put them in
the hole under the Iris.  Then I have the Iris marked similar to yours and I
put up a similar metal marker too.  I add the size of the Iris to my marker.
Then I memorize the name and size without a  lot concerted effort.

I do just about all the things you do but I have a digital camera and I take
a picture of every Iris on the day it opens.  If the color or the visual
effects change significantly I will take a second picture.

Then on my computer spread sheet I insert the picture to go with all the
other information you said you pulled together.
So, in addition to the size on the marker such as MTB I look at the picture
every time I access the spread sheet and look up a particular Iris.

Thanks for all your help, Char New Berlin WI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Wenham" <h.schinkep@verizon.net>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: [iris] Cult:marking and mapping


> Charlotte,
>
> I have not noticed that anyone answered your questions so I will try to
> do so though there are probably people who have other, better ideas than
> mine.
>
> First of all, as I receive my iris, I make a list of all the iris I
> received (I like to use a clipboard or shorthand notebook) and since I
> have made my spreadsheet sorted by CV name I try to make the list in
> alpha order.  Then I try to get the information regarding hybridizer,
> year, type & color entered on that list.  That helps me determine how  &
> where I will plant them.  I make two sets of labels for the plants.  One
> set is made with a PTouch labeler on laminated tape and that attached to
> an Eon or Paw Paw aluminum marker.  The other set is merely the plastic
> knives such as come with fast food or which can be purchased by the box
> at WalMart, Costco or other stores for very little cost and I use a fine
> point Paint Pen to write the name on the handle and other data on the
> blade.  I then turn the knife over and write the other information on
> the handle and the name on the blade.  I number each entry on the list I
> made and take copies of my previous row mapping pages, markers, iris,
> list of new iris, tools, a pencil with a good eraser and a container of
> water to the iris site.  My planted rows are always numbered and I plant
> in the same direction each row such as E to W.  I decide which iris will
> be the first iris to be planted and dig the soil out to loosen it, add
> nutrients stir up the soil and make my little mound on which to place
> the rhizome.  I put a little water in the hole and then place the iris
> where I want it and fill in the hole, tamp soil down with my foot and
> add more water to the plant.  I bury the plastic knife, blade side
> down,  at the side of the rhizome, with the name on the handle above
> ground and facing outward.  I firm the soil around it a bit.  Then I
> place my tall aluminum marker at the front of the plant so it can be
> easily read as one walks down the row.  I repeat this process with each
> rhizome.  Then I get my copy of the  row map and the new iris list and
> if I am planting three iris at the end of row four and I started
> planting from E to W I ascertain which iris was the last one planted
> before I started planting today.  Let's say it was Lady Friend and that
> was the 12th iris in row 4.    Then I check to see which is the iris I
> just planted next to it.  I find it was Honk Your Horn and I record the
> number I previously assigned to Honk your horn on the map and on the
> numbered list I record the iris location as R4 13.  I record the other
> two iris the same way.  Then I record row 5 east to west starting with
> R5  1 etc.
>
> After I have everything recorded by number I double check the
> information on both the map copy and the alpha list.  Then I can go to
> my desk or table and transfer the iris names to the original map and I
> key in the iris names and data about the iris to my spread sheet on the
> computer.  I generally simply insert the iris in the proper alpha spot
> on the worksheet instead of adding them and doing a new sort.  I make
> sure I save the information before closing the worksheet program.  I
> record the map information in word and save it.  Periodically I print a
> copy of the row data and double check it against the actual garden data.
>  Any iris that need to be removed or moved can be noted here.  Rebloom
> information data can be recorded as well as which iris need to be divided.
>
> I need to initiate one more column in the spread sheet to record the
> location there too.  I have not done this and I hope to do it this
> winter when I am unable to be outside working in my flowers.  I also
> want to start using the program that one of the great list members gave
> us so that I can also include photos of the iris beside their data on
> the computer.
>
> I use the plastic knives beside my iris because raccoons have come
> through our yard and dragged markers away from the plants and even
> broken off the top of the knife but the bottom half is still in the
> ground and confirms that the marker that is replaced is the correct one.
>  The sun destroys the names and labels frequently too but the knife is
> protected under ground and will have all the data needed to prepare a
> new label.
>
> I use a simple Brother PTouch label maker and laminated tape to label
> the markers in front of the iris.
>
> Patti
> Arid central WA USDA Zone 5
>
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