Re: test gardens
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: test gardens
- From: A* R* <a*@austx.tandem.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 13:08:09 -0700 (MST)
> The only problem with the Loomis Test is that it isn't wet and humid enough
> to test vigor in the really soggy parts of the country. I guess they could
> solve that shortcoming by installing overhead sprinklers and emulating a
> wetter climate ....Maybe a second level of screening for those that survive
> the cold, or for those being considered for the highest AIS awards.
Linda -- you've just found your calling. Do a Consumer's Report garden
for irises. Sell the magazine. Test iris under all kinds of harsh
conditions -- you have the room, right? ;-)
--
Amy Moseley Rupp
amyr@austx.tandem.com, Austin, TX, zone 8b
*or* amyr@mpd.tandem.com
Jill O. *Trades, Mistress O. {}
