Re: OT-BIO Sharyn Hedrick

At 23:38 6/10/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Sharyn Hedrick wrote:
>> 
>> Hi!
>>   I'm another new kid on the block. I'm actually new to all of this. Just
>> got a new computer in my lab that lets me on Netscape and email. So if I
>> goof up on anything it's because I'm a novice.
>>   Have one comment to John concerning successive bloomers; I have Sultry
>> Mood and it had three stalks on one rz with a total of 12 blooms. Each
bloom was
>> 4 to 5" and it grew to approx. 36" high. Now, however, the outer leaves are
>> all turning brown and falling. It's like it gave its' all and is now
dying. Any
>> suggestions?
>
>Hi Sharyn,
>
>Welcome aboard. It is always nice to have another voice. 
>
>Can you tell me did all three stalks grow at essentially the same time
>or did one show up, bloom, die back and then the next show up. It is
>probably a case of very deep branching, I have had some of mine do that
>to one degree or another. 
>
>As to whether it is dying, are there any increases? If not, sounds like
>you are on the way to bloomout. Interesting subject for me, since I have
>about 9-10 (out of 350) that look like they are doing the same thing
>(including one that I have been growing for 3 years - bummer).
>
>There are lots of theories on what to do, some work sometimes, some
>don't. From what I have surveyed, and what I am going to try, is - cut
>off the stalks now, let them go dormant in their own time, dig, trim and
>replant in a light or sandy soil. Be sure to leave the tops exposed. I
>am also going to experiment by sticking a couple in the refrigerator for
>a while - give them a cold shot for 6-8 weeks - who knows?? The goal is
>to coax a couple of increases out of them.
>
>
>
>John                     | "There be dragons here"
>                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
>                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
>John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
>Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay) 
>Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
>Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
>
>
>Hi John,
        All three stalks grew at the same time or just a little behind each
other. I'll have to look closely tonight to see if there are any increases.
I already cut off the stalks and all the dead foilage. There's still a lot left.
How do you prepare the rz for storage in the fridge? Frequently when I order
from Schreiners they send the rz out in the hottest part of the summer. I'm
afraid to plant them they come because of the humidity here. I'm afraid they
will rot. Won't the humidity in a refrigerator do the same?

Sharyn
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