Re: Rebloomers and Rot (Was IMMORTALITY)
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- Subject: Re: Rebloomers and Rot (Was IMMORTALITY)
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 07:31:18 -0700 (MST)
On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 97-02-15 22:35:41 EST, you write:
>
> Dorothy Fingerhood wrote
> >><< I think the lesson is: Choose rebloomers with great care if you garden
> >in
> >> cold areas, and keep an eye out for those late bloom stalks that ARE going
> >>to
> >> get frozen. And when they do, be sure to take some preventative action,
> >or
> >> you may well have just a little mush come springtime. >>
>
> This is really disappointing to hear. All the discussion on the list about
> cold weather re-bloomers up till now has included enthusiasm for how they are
> not at all rot-prone and are much more care-free than many of the once
> bloomers. I assume late spring freezes, which kill or severely damage (rot
> invitation!) early bloomers would do the same. Does this mean that some of
> these are not what would be considered cold season re-bloomers? Phooey.
>
> Are there reblooming diploids? miniature tall bearded?
>
> Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
>
>
Yes, some of the Sass brothers intros and probably G. Percy
Brown's.
Lloyd would be the authority for inquiring about the Brown
rebloomers.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS
