Re: HYB: CULT: AB: bloom season/freeze sensitivity

>Do arilbreds show the same range of sensitivity to late spring freezes,
>roller-coaster winter warm/hard freezes that TBs do?  Any indication
>that is controlled by the TB part of the heredity?

I hate to nitpick, but an arilbred doesn't necessarily have TB in its 
ancestry.  Most do, but not all of them.  Anyway, yes, arilbreds tend 
to be just as sensitive to those late spring freezes.  The best 
solution I found is to bury them under about 1/2" of soil, but that's 
only good for me in my raised beds... it might not be good for 
everyone else (especially if they're not in raised beds).

I don't think it has anything to do with TB ancestry, as the aril 
species are just as sensitive to the late spring freezes too.  But 
then again, it probably depends on the background of the aril species 
which the arilbreds are derived from.

Too many variables in the equation!!  Augh!!!!!
-- 
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/
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