Re: Hybridizing and age
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: Hybridizing and age
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:27:04 EST
From: StorYlade@aol.com
In a message dated 1/30/1999 8:24:15 AM Central Standard Time,
Irisborer@aol.com writes:
<<
IMHO, I think that hyridizing is a creative process. And whether you're
doing
something creative for the world or for your soul, it's worth doing.>>
Bravo, Kathy. (I'm in total agreement) AND several important advances in
irises have come in back yard gardens. When you're 101 and can't hold the
tweezer/brush anymore, someone you've met on here might be willing to pick up
the torch!
<<Kathy Guest
E. Aurora, NY Z 6-ish - who says that in order to learn about hybridizing 101
- ask your club to invite a local hybridizer to give a program.
>>
Excellent idea. I can't speak for other hybridizers, but I've always been
willing to 'show and tell' in any garden that has irises in bloom. I've shown
people how to make a cross in the set-up room while a show was in progress,
using leftover flowers. The latter has it's drawbacks because one poor soul
wanted to know if the flower had to be growing. I guess he got confused
because I was using a cut stalk to demonstrate! We all live and learn.
Betty from Kentucky
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