Re: CULT- oh what questions archives grow!
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT- oh what questions archives grow!
- From: H*
- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:22:40 -0700
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From: "araveroisback" <showtime@bbtel.com>
> And is there some kind of genetics problem with using AB irises, lack
> of fertility etc
Any time you're talking species-x, you're going to have some problems with
either fertility or compatibility when you try to introduce new bloodlines
to the mix. The long (but easier) way around the problem is to develop
bridge plants (something compatible with both lines) then cross the progeny.
> Is it like against the rules to use AB plants for parents in a TB
> program?
Not at all. If you check the parentage of a number of TBs you'll find an AB
or two lurking in the background.
> why do we wait until the
> pods dry and go through all the rigamarole of soaking them to leach
> out the inhibitors? If you could induce earlier germination by using
> green seeds, couldn't that cut down your wait to first bloom?
Timing. Seedlings started too late in the season in some areas simply won't
be able to handle the rigors of winter. Better to give them a full season
even if germination is more work in the spring.
> is there some kind
> of politics involved in who gets to be test gardens an stuff?
Can't speak for anyone else, but I chose test gardens on the basis of
climate and the willingness of the gardener to keep track of plant behavior
and report back to me, *and* to destroy the seedlings if I decide they
aren't worth the garden space (though I've usually gotten past that point by
the time anything leaves for testing).
Christy
Skip & Christy Hensler
THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/
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