Re: OT:Catalogs - Lone Star Iris Gardens
- Subject: Re: OT:Catalogs - Lone Star Iris Gardens
- From: B* S*
- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 09:05:23 -0400
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
> LONE STAR IRIS GARDENS
> The extreme heat and drought conditions experienced in 1998 took a very
>heavy
>toll on the garden. We had several failures in our automated irrigation
>system
>which played a large part in losing so many plants. These malfunctions
>combined with the fact that my full-time job kept me traveling constantly
>made
>for a disastrous combination. To further compound the problems mandatory
>watering restrictions were also implemented when pumps failed and water
>pressure levels became so low that the city could not pump enough water to
>meet the demand There was simply not enough of me, plants or water to go
>around.
Etc., etc. So what was the Big Secret that several on the list claimed to
know about but could not whisper?
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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