Re: OT-CHAT: Post Bloom Depression
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- Subject: Re: OT-CHAT: Post Bloom Depression
- From: S* M* <7*@CompuServe.COM>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:26:31 -0600 (MDT)
Steve Rocha wrote:
: I seem to be experiencing some sort of postbloom depression. I was
: wondering if this is a common ailment and if any of you have this yearly
: malady?
Yes. Quite common. And a good reason to branch out into rebloomers.
: We still have a few blooming but it doesn't satisfy and it's not
: enough. I guess I will just have to look at pictures on the web and clean
: the beds and wait for seed pods to ripen.
Actually, the cure is simple. When you grow enough (somewhere past 3,000
cultivars worked for me) you'll be so tired at the end of bloom season that you
really don't care if you don't see another iris for months!
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
