Re: HYB: Spec-X

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:  Has it been as hot and dry there as it is here? If the plant
does not get enough nourishment, the pods will shrivel. Another possibility
is that they were false pregnancies, although these usually continue to
ripen like the real thing. It is very dry here, and I have had to water a
lot. I water the smallest new seedlings, and cut limbs to create shade, but
it has been tough on them. I also water each clump that has a seed pod.
Lloyd Z in Durham NC



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