Re: spring cleaning & rot & science

At 03:06 AM 3/22/96 MST, L. Mann wrote:


>interesting also to hear suspected link of roundup with rot.  that doesn't
>match my experience (the beds where i use roundup between the rows have less
>rot), but then i don't use it much or very often.

The summary of the study does not mention iris, so it may not be true for
them and more testing needs to be done. One of the interesting aspects was
the possibility of using "test" plants exposed to roundup as indicators of
rot pathogens in soils. I had always understood that these were quite
universal in areas where they naturally thrive, but maybe not.

Weed control seems to dimish conditions which create rot, talk about
"confounding factors"! Bacon said it hundreds of years ago.."begin with doubts".

On the topic of seed-starting...
I soak my seeds in plain water and have found that it is important to change
the water every day to keep it oxygenated. Otherwise the seeds may just rot.
The seeds are in separate little labeled cups near the sink and my
water-loving Maine Coon cats "remind" me to tend to them. As soon as the
seeds look plump they can be planted.


Louise H. Parsons  <parsont@peak.org>
1915 SE Stone St.
Corvallis, OR 97333  USA
USDA zone 7 (at least!) Emerald NARGS, transplanted Oregrowian
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