Re: Denver Order Arrives!!... and Phyto question

From: Denise Stewart <stewartd@proaxis.com>

To Rick Tasco
	I would like to know how to receive your iris catalogue, Denise in OR
Zone 7

At 09:18 PM 8/26/98 -0700, you wrote:
>From: Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan <randrcv@sierratel.com>
>
>Sandy Ives wrote:
>> 
>> From: Sandy Ives <rives@home.com>
>> 
>> What did tick me off was the box was opened at one point in time or
>> another and aphids were introduced into the package.  I cleaned and
>> soaked all rhizomes with bleach and soap.  However, I am worried about
>> virus transmission due to differing aphid species and not knowing where
>> the aphids were introduced.  My immediate remedy would include
>> destroying the packing material as well as burning the loose debris.  I
>> am immediately tempted to burn the infested rhizomes as well.
>> 
>
>I would suspect that the aphids originated in their source gardens in
>Denver.  Here in California and I would suspect other areas as well,
>rhizomes that stay out of the ground for extended periods of time will
>become infested with aphids.  Your soak should do the trick.  Burn and
>destroy if you will but save the rhizomes!
>
>Rick Tasco
>Superstition Iris Gardens
>Central California in the Sierra Nevada foothills
>Zone 8
>
>
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