Re: SD : CULT


Ottawa is in Canada, east of central.  Last winter was most definitely the =
=
mildest winter I've seen in the last 10 years here.  I think we hit -20C for=
 =
only a couple days.  We normally have snow cover until mid-April and the =
ground does not thaw until early May.

I typically give a plant three years, unless there has been very unusual =
weather like last year.  I will be giving last year's plantings an extra =
year of evaluation.  There are some varieties, e.g., Copper Classic, that =
look perfectly healthy but simply refuse to bloom here.
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From: Gunnar Andersson
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: SD : CULT
Date: Thursday, June 12, 1997 1:50

Interesting weather you have, the lack of snow and freeze sounds as
ours.
What part of the continent do ytou live??

we had a pretty mild winter not colder then -10C, if i can remember

yes maybe its that perticular hybrid or plant that needs some time to
get used
to our climat here.

maybe I shall tell them that 'Hey you behave! or your out!!!'

Mark, Maureen wrote:
>
> It is definitely not too cold for SDBs.  It is more likely the particular=
 =
=3D
> cultivar.  Ottawa winters go as low and -40C and typically -30 for a =
couple
=3D
> =3D
> of weeks.  We have had no problems with the SDBs.  In fact, the SDBs and
IBs=3D
>  =3D
> came through beautifully last year when almost all the TBs got warped.  I=
t =
=3D
> was the first winter that all the snow had disappeared by March and then =
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we
=3D
> =3D
> got a couple of freeze-thaws before May.
>
> Some SDBs we have:  Blue Line, What Again (reblooms), Hey There, =3D
> Butterscotch Carpet, Gingerbread Man, Tu Tu Turquoise, Dark Waters, Sea =
=3D
> Urchin.
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Gunnar Andersson, ekaguan@kkeka.ericsson.se
province of East Central Sweden  ,  Stockholm/Sweden,
S-climatzone/3, US-zone/5-6 av.temp : january -2,5C to -5
av.temp july : +18C ,precipitation : jan 75mm, july 75mm
vegetationperiod of 180 days  ,   90 days of snow cover
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2261/

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