Re: HYB: Spec-X
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Spec-X
- From: z*@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 22:36:42 -0400
From: z88keys@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
>From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>
>On some of my spec-x crosses, something really weird happened. The
>seedpods started developing normally over the course of about 2 weeks, but
>then within the last few days they all turned yellow and shrivelled
>away...rather rapidly.
>
>I mean one day they look fat & happy. The next day they're yellow, but
>still fat. The next day they're shrivelled crispy crunchy things! At
>least it sure seemed to happen that fast. Is this a common occurrence?
>
>In other news...the seedpods on my earliest bearded crosses are finally
>starting to yellow. I made those sometime back in mid April, I think.
>
>Oh, and I got rebloom stalks coming up! I'll have to double check my maps
>& do a proper report this weekend.
>
>Oh, and does anyone have any experience with planting tulip seeds? I
>crossed some of them this spring too. :)
>
>
>Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
>Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
>Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
>Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
>(Check out my web page at http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)
>Dear Dennis: Two possibilites, plants have not enough moisture to feed the
>pods, or possibly a false pregnancy, though these usually last through to
>ripening. Its very dry here, and I am watering babies AND all stalks with
>pods. Lloyd Z in Durham NC
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