Re: CULT:Increase
- Subject: Re: CULT:Increase
- From: p*
- Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 04:58:25 -0000
This is great, Dian. I hope you'll keep all of us on iris-talk
informed about your findings.
Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA
-- In iris-talk@y..., "iris01addict" <iris01addict@y...> wrote:
>
>
> I have been fascinated with the amount of increase per plant for
some
> time now.
>
> A couple of years ago, in one of my bored periods, I put all my
> plants onto a spread sheet and counted each and every one for
> increase and coded each. This took some time as I had about 500
> different varieties then. I intend to do the same with flowering,
> but so far seem to have some problem or other popping up at
flowering
> time.
>
> The results were very interesting. I was trying to do a comparison
> of varieties. Factors influencing growth were going to be next.
>
> In addition, I have plans to plant many of one variety and use a
> different growing method/fertilising, etc. using some as control.
> This hopefully will commence next year.
>
> If anyone is interested in giving some information to me regarding
> these, or wanting to know more, please contact me as I would like
to
> extend my information.
>
> Regards
>
> Dian Mitterer
>
> here in the beginning of the Barossa Valley,South Australia.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In iris-talk@y..., "wmoores" <wmoores@w...> wrote:
> > I don't want to sound picky, but isn't the 3 to 5 increase 'rule
of
> > thumb' better discussed under culture? At a show, there is just
> the
> > one stalk, and you cannot tell anything about the clump. This
> > paragraph is under Garden Judging.
> >
> > The counting of the rhizomes should occur in early spring before
> you
> > see any bloomstalks, I would think. But, since this paragraph in
> the
> > JT handbook also discusses a 15 point deduction for lack of
vigor,
> it
> > would stand to reason that the increase is being counted at the
> time
> > the iris clump is judged during bloom season in the garden.
> >
> > Many newer varieties come with the 3 to 5 increases already built
> in.
> > You need to wait two or three years before you really decide on
the
> > vigor because some of these rhizomes showing increase already may
> not
> > take to your climate and that increase never matures into a fan.
> > When I had an extensive sales list, I used to count the rhizomes
in
> > early spring in order to make the list. It was always
aggravating
> to
> > list something, then have it bloom out, or nearly so, for you.
> >
> > Walter Moores
> > Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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