RE: Cult: Drought

Isn't it a pity that the rain can't be distributed more evenly?  Here in
Arizona we are in the ninth year of drought, and Phoenix hasn't had a drop
of water in almost 90 days.  When I see and hear of all that rain in Texas,
I almost scream, "Send it over here!  We need some!

I am also wondering about seedlings in Austen.  I sent a bunch down there
for next year's convention, and they aren't used to that much water.

Francelle Edwards




iris DIGEST          Saturday, June 30 2007          Volume 01 : Number 292




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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:54:15 -0400
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
Subject: [iris] CULT: HYB: rain!

A bit uncomfortable talking about joy of rainfall with all the flooding 
in Texas/Oklahoma, but it <finally> rained here a little.  3/4 inch in 
the guage this afternoon.

Not much of a dent in the ~13 inch deficit, but very welcome for the moment!

All of Tennessee was declared a disaster area after the spring freeze; 
now about to all be declared a disaster area again because of the 
drought. No hay, no pasture, no water supply for livestock.  Worst 
winter/spring drought here in over 100 yrs.

Store-bought irises in general look pretty bad now - starting to see 
scorched foliage.  Most seedlings are happy.  This year will definitely 
accelerate the shift towards growing mostly my own seedlings.

Sure picked a good year to put out a thick layer of chip mulch!! :-)

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