Re: Seed pods
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- Subject: Re: Seed pods
- From: "* B* <r*@hsc.unt.edu>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 08:40:13 -0500
From: "Rodney Barton" <rbarton@hsc.unt.edu>
> From: <N8KXP@aol.com>
>
> Cover them with lenghts of panty hose cut about 4-5" long and fastened above
> and below the pod with twist ties. This also helps discourage insects that
> often eat on the pods. Let the pods begin to split at the top before
> harvesting. If you happen to miss one and it splits, the panty hose cover
> will catch the seed. I'm assuming you're talking of bearded iris here.
>
> Harry Wolford
> N8KXP@AOL.COM
I use panty hose on my LAI crosses to protect them from (what I think is)
verbenia bud moth. It's the only way I can get undamaged pods. I put the hose
on as soon as the flower wilts. Since I only do a few crosses each season it's
not a bother to remove the hose to check the pod. I also use different colored
twist ties to mark the crosses rather than using tags.
Rodney Barton
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
Hickory Creek, (North Central) Texas, USA
Zone 7/8, typical temp range 15 - 105 F (-9 - 41 C)
AIS, SIGNA, SPCNI, SLI, Iris-L
North American Native Iris Web Page with a few new photos as of 7/6/98:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
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