Re: HYB: Spec-X
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Spec-X
- From: D* K*
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 15:57:42 -0400
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.
>
>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
RATS! You are probably right on the first count. It's hardly rained here
in the last 2 weeks. Which is when the pods started shrivelling away. I'm
giving them a good long soak today to hopefully save the remaining pods.
You know, I spent so much time seeking advice on how to get spec-x crosses
to take, that I never remotely even considered the challenge of nursing
those pods to maturity.
Thanks again!
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)
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