Re: OT: weather - hot spells

From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>

Hi Maureen,
Talk about  weird weather!  Our high two days ago was 62 F.  That's our
normal LOW for the day.  All time record cold for the day.  Hasn't warmed up
yet either.  Who stole our weather?  Who ever it was, thanks :-)
Mike
Porterville, CA cloudy, cool and there are still some TBs blooming.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark, Maureen <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
To: 'iris-talk@onelist.com' <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: hot spells (was OWYHEE DESERT)


>From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
>
>With the early spring and fluctating temperatures -- we've had about four
>heat waves (over 30C for two or three days where normals are 15-20C) --
I've
>noticed that a number of normally reliable iris are not doing as well.
>These have bloomed shorter and have lower bud counts.  Some also have
>shorter branches so that they bunch up.  On the other hand, a number of
>reluctant bloomers are doing very well.  It is going to be interesting if I
>can find the time to match up my notes from two years ago when we had three
>freeze-thaws, to see if any iris did well under both these weather
>conditions.
>
>Maureen Mark
>m*@ottawa.com
>Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
>
>
>> From: "Carryl M. Meyer" <carrylm@bigsky.net>
>>
>> Vince noted that OWYHEE DESERT --in the garden in OKC had a low bud count
>> and twas bunched--that might have been due to their unusually long hot
>> spell last year--the times I have seen it--in Lucille's garden and in
>> Oregon at Keith Keppel's--the bud count was acceptable and it was not
>> bunched--so before you really decide if you do not like the form--see it
>> growing another year--
>>
>>
>
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