RE: Weather

Dave, I am terribly sorry to hear about your weather. We were fortunate and
it got down to 27? and then warmed up. About four years ago we were frozen
out the night before the show and we had not one piece to show.  I am
impressed with your positive attitude. Hope your bloom makes up for all the
weather and your spring is a true rainbow of color.

Vernon G. Brown
Malevil Iris Gardens
Region 17 - USDA 7
AIS,ASI,MIS,RIS,SPIS,TBIS
Lubbock, Texas 79403

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of
DFerguson@cabq.gov
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 5:53 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Weather

Date-line central NM.  I wasn't home, but the cold snap got me.  It dropped
into the low to mid 20's on Saturday morning (with a good sharp dry 40 mph
wind), depending on where in the yard.  Didn't bother any of the Iris even
a little bit (no flowers open at the time, except one the caterpillars
got), but the wind the whole day before trashed all the other flowers (no
more late Daffodils or Tulips this year, just dried petals all over the
place), and the freeze got most of the new leaves on many of the trees and
shrubs.  I had a Magnolia that had been flowering for three weeks on the
north side of the house, and they are bare as they were in December now
(bits of tissue looking brown stuff here and there on the twigs).  I know
they'll all grow back in a week or two (except the flowers), but it's sad
to have Spring one day and to have mid winter brown the next.   Don't think
it hurt the Lilacs (they weren't quite open yet), but can't tell for sure
yet.  Didn't bother the Apple flowers at all, but took out the Cherries.  I
think the fruit on the Almonds, Peaches, and Plums are OK, but can't be
sure there yet either.  Oh well, there's always next year.  Sure wish the
spring freezes would get those darned elm seeds, but they never do.


Dave

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