Re: TB:Abbey Road & Jersey Cream
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB:Abbey Road & Jersey Cream
- From: F* M*
- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:12:26 -0800 (PST)
Speaking from a usda region 4 viewpoint there is an
easy way to protect irises from "late" frosts, and it
does not cost one cent.
Save those paper grocery bags, and on those occasions
when "late" frosts do occur place the paper grocery
bag over the iris plant, and anchor it in some
fashion.
Also find that "mild" overnight frosts ( 28 - 32 ) do
no harm to the plant, provided daytime temperatures
are above freezing. Anything below 28 degrees is
something to be concerned about and believe it or not,
simply placing the paper grocery bag over the plant
will increase the temperature within the
microenvironment nearly 15 degrees.
Hope this helps, best regards, Martin
--- Donald Eaves <donald@eastland.net> wrote:
> Sharon writes:
>
>
> >Remember that the exact color of the cream depends
> on the beta-carotene
> >content of the cow's diet [a la alfalfa].
> >
> >Those of you who aren't that familiar with cattle &
> the Guernsey, Jersey,
> >Durham, Holstein debates -- the same principle
> applies to chickens & the
> >intensity of color in the egg yolks they produce.
>
> 'You are what you eat'? RUSTY MAGNIFICENCE and
> THORNBIRD are the most
> variable for me. Move them and they will bloom in a
> different shade of
> color. They do in in place, but not so pronounced.
> The browns and golds
> seem most susceptible to this phenomenom. So how
> much of what is true about
> the color of an egg yolk applies to the color of an
> iris? And are certain
> colors more likely to have variation or is it a
> combination of cell size and
> nutrients? Anyone know or care to hazard a guess?
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@eastland.net
> Texas Zone 7, USA - sweating out the possibility of
> a killing freeze tonight
> and lots of susceptible iris buds, both in and out
> of the fans in danger.
>
> Do
> >
> >Sharon McAllister
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
>
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