Re: CULT: Bloomout/Best Bet
Hi John,
We have done the same thing here. When Best Bet is used as the pod parent
the bloom out trait seems to carry through, when it is used as the pollen
parent it doesn't. Hope that helps.
Mike
Porterville, CA USA
USDA zone 8 - frantically looking for more acres (as usual)
----- Original Message -----
From: John Reeds <jreeds@microsensors.com>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CULT: Bloomout/Best Bet
> I'm thoroughly convinced that some iris, including a number of Schreiner
> neglectas, require a freeze to stimulate increase production. Best Bet is
> so attractive, that (although I have lost it 3 times due to first or
second
> year bloomout) I ordered 4 rhizomes from Terry Aitken this year
> specifically so that I would have a shot at hybridizing with a vigorously
> increasing rebloomer before I lose them again.
>
> John Reeds in sunny southern California
> jreeds@microsensors.com
>
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> From: GardnrJan1@aol.com[SMTP:GardnrJan1@aol.com]
> Reply To: iris-talk@egroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 6:50 AM
> To: iris-talk@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Bloomout/Best Bet
>
> In a message dated 6/21/00 9:37:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> npocklington@accunet.net writes:
>
> << And yet----In twenty years of irises, I've always planted with the
> rhizome
> partially exposed, and have never had a single bloomout. Go figure!
> Nancy in IL zone 5 >>
> Nancy,
> This probably adds to the "do what works for you" theory...my Best Bet
> is
> supposedly a notorious bloomout suspect and yet my clump bloomed fine this
> year with enough increases to survive. I've noted before I think it's in
> some dappled shade through the day and maybe that helps. Or my sandy
soil
> which certainly doesn't allow for "over fertilization" to say the least...
> I will say that I found a new formula of Miracle Grow that's supposed tobe
> for establishing seedlings with numbers like 4-12-10 (or close to that)
has
> low enough nitrogen to be ok for foliar feeding of my iris. Ain't cheap,
> tho'.
> Janet natale
> zone 8 of SC, USA
>
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