Re: HYB: dried up pod stalks/real tags
- Subject: Re: HYB: dried up pod stalks/real tags
- From: a*
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:45:25 -0000
--- In iris-talk@y..., oneofcultivars@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/23/2002 9:39:28 AM Central Daylight Time,
> Autmirislvr@a... writes:
>
>
> > But, on the plus side, they last for years before the plastic
becomes
> > brittle
> > and the inks starts to fade. ;-) (even the small sharpie print
seems to
> > have
> > lasted on these.)
> >
>
> You are correct. Being lazy, I also looked at tags used by State
Game and
> Fish Commissions to tag fish (prenumbered with a unique code), ear
tags for
> cattle (prenumbered), drawing tickets (prenumbered but not
substantial),
> colored tags so I didn't have to write on each one (not enough
colors), multi
> colored paper clips (to much writing to describe the color
combination),
> colored knitting and crochet thread (fades), colored coded thin
insulated
> wire (same as paper clips plus labor intensive and difficult to
carry enough
> colors). Even tried some of each of these at various times. Plus
one year I
> even tried a health dose of self discipline. I made only logical
crosses.
> Crossed the pod and pollen parents, back and forth to each other,
over and
> over. I used strips cut from plastic window blinds and only had to
label each
> clump one time.
>
> That last technique still has some merit for some. But let me tell
you, for
> me it sure took the fun out of hybridizing and turned it from a
passion into
> a routine. That just ain't no fun!
.oO(How many clubs is this Bill guy in? And how does he manage to
make THOUSANDS of crosses and go to the meetings?)
> Smiles,
> BB 7a/b
> Old South Illogical Society
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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