Re: Rebloomers & Seed Pods

Barbara Mann wrote:
> ...
> I hope your reblooming experiments go well.  The altitude part of the 
> equation does throw in a wrinkle sometimes, but I usually get         
> something to rebloom here, though the only iris that has rebloomed for 
> me every year for the last year is my own SDB seedling, unnamed and   
> unregistered. ------------

Barb: The altitude effect is profound on living things, isn't it? My dad 
always said that I & both my kids ended up being so tall because we grew 
*up* in the mountains!

I fully intended to snap the pods off the 2 SDBs today but got 
sidetracked (this is not unusual with me.) Because it did not rain at 
all today (!) I spent time pursuing my mission in life in recent years: 
killing thistles. Has your part of NMx been overrun by the 6'-7' monster 
Canadian (or Musk) thistles? How 'bout Spotted Knapweed & Russian? These 
beasties had gotten so bad on our hill that dogs & small children were 
afraid to go outside. Proud to say that me & my jug of Round Up have 
succeeded to the point where the real native wildflowers have returned, 
at least locally. Now if the rest of the property owners up here would 
just get off their duffs & help deal with the thorny invasion.

Sorry to be flippant about the lack of rain -- the drought that 
clobbered southern Colorado & most of New Mexico last year was not fun & 
I always hate to complain about how irritating rain is when I know all 
too well that it can get drier that a horney toad's throat any minute 
now.

Thanks for your advice on rebloomers.

Marte in the mtns
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