Re: PBF Project and more

In a message dated 97-01-10 23:53:24 EST, you write:

>Mike Lowe wrote:
>:  I suspect that we might want to solicit iris-l input of cultivars that
>:  surcumbed to disease or weather after surviving a settling-in period. 

>:   we also need to have an
>:  input on the problemless iris. 

>:  Would a list of those cultivars that have
>:  survived a minimum of three years without incident do for this?

>"not suicidal".  If TB turnover is so great that we really can't collect
much
>data on varieties grown over 10 years, I don't think we can expect to
perform
>a meaningful test.

Which brings us back to the need for a 'rot' parade.  Or maybe call it an
anti-rot parade.  Last year, I saved all the posts from people in what we
were calling the 'rot zone' (mostly the eastern US) who reported what
varieties rotted and what didn't.  I haven't compiled it yet.  Now I have
some Corel software, including a database program,which seems nice, but
doesn't seem to have file import capability.  (I hate computers).  So..

In my garden, anything that lives 3 years or more is usually a pretty tough
customer.  The truly suicidal are dead in less than 6 months, or at least
have a severe case of the molliegrubs.  Another factor in all this is whether
or not the grower doctors for disease problems.  Some of us view this as
pampering, others view it as good and necessary management.  

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east TN USA
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