Re: rebloom

From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>

Hi Mike,
Very true, but I forgot to mention that the stalk was unclumped and very
proportionate, which is atypical of Brussel Sprouting.  (I hate Brussel
Sprouts)  Good point, we try to never introduce a rebloomer that "Brussel
Sprouts", in fact we had to compost a beautiful reblooming seedling this
year because it snaked and Brussel Sprouted in the summer rebloom.  I have
seen just about every introduced rebloomer that we have Brussel Sprout at
one time or another, and we have a LOT of rebloomers.  Most of our newer
reblooming seedlings lack this characteristic.  Believe me this flower is as
good as or better than any oncer out there. (that ought to open a can of
worms)  :-)  It seems that the hotter the temps reach, the more inclined a
flower is to exhibit this.  We get very hot here, 110+ every summer with
many, many (seems like at least 3/4 of the year :-) ) days over 100.  That
brings up a point that I have been thinking about.  I have heard from many
different sources that cool nights trigger rebloom.  That is hard for me to
understand because here it doesn't make sense.  During the summer we
experience heavy rebloom and the nights rarely, if ever, fall below 70.  I
have a theory as to what triggers rebloom based on three years of study but
there is not enough time or space to write it, maybe latter.
Mike

Porterville, CA
USDA zone 8/9
Opening all sorts of cans of worms and whatever
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 11:24 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: rebloom


>Mike writes...
>
>>(high bud count is not unusual in the hot summer months)
>
>This is going to sound like an absolute curmudgeon, but here goes...
>
>We say that rebloomers should be judged as are 'oncers' however, bud count
>on remonting is a special case that is not covered in 'The Handbook.'
>
>'BRUSSELS SPROUTING' (throwing too many buds) when reblooming is a serious
>fault and should be heavily penalized. There are many rebloomers that
>exhibit this fault, HOWEVER, there are exemplary cultivars that have been
>placed on the market by hybridizers (subscribed to IRIS-TALK!) that will
>not 'BRUSSELs SPROUT' despite the provocation.
>
>I would hesitate to say that a cultivar, top-notch in every other respect,
>should be composted for this fault alone--but I would strongly suggest that
>it should *never* be used as a parent.
>
>I have climbed on my soap box re this fault in Judging Schools, in
>editorials, in articles and in conversations. At least growers and
>hybridizers are seldom now extolling as a virtue, super-high rebloom bud
>count.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike,  mlowe@worldiris.com   --   http://www.worldiris.com
>South Central Virginia, USA; USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam
>185 to 205 frost free growing days per year


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