HYB: successes & failures

In a message dated 1/2/2006 1:25:44 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
lmann@volfirst.net writes:

<<flush of germination>>
Finally got the straw cover over my seed pots.  I would have preferred  
leaves but spoiled straw was the best I could find.  Hope the cover will  control 
both temperatures and moisture enough to increase my germination  rate.  They 
are also in fair amount of shade.  This imitates  conditions in one of my two 
best years for germination.  
 
If the pots don't receive enough sun during mid March, I will move them to  a 
more sunny location when I take the mulch off.  
 
In 20 years I've not, to my knowledge, lost one iris seedling to  'dampening 
off.'  Have lost veggies to dampening off.  
 
I think I lost a small number this year to roundup drift!  First time  that 
has happened. On the rare occasion I get that close I hose them off or  cut off 
sever spots on fans.  Seedling just can't handle  it.  Somehow I didn't see 
it this time.  Would say maybe they  were just weak but they were in a row in a 
planting that was extremely  strong.  

 
 
 
Betty W. in  South-central KY Zone 6
Bridge In Time Iris Garden@website:
_www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/_ 
(http://www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/) 
_Reblooming Iris - Home Page_ (http://www.rebloomingiris.com/)  
_iris-photos archives_ (http://www.hort.net/lists/iris-photos/)  
_iris-talk archives_ (http://www.hort.net/lists/iris-talk/)  
_AIS: American Iris Society website_ (http://www.irises.org/)   

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE IRIS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index