Re: arilbred culture (was Re: Louisianas)

In a message dated 97-03-05 00:15:31 EST, you write:

>What exactly happens to the arilbreds in your climate?  Can anyone else
>give me input here? Rick Tasco

My personal experience is limited to the seedlings I started  last spring
(courtesy Sharon Mc).  They germinated like mad, then gradually melted in
rhythm with the alternating heavy rains and dry spells.  By melted, I mean
the growing leaf blades turned darkly transluscent about half way up the
blade, then rotted.  None died.  I set about 12 of them out in the garden
rows (they were probably too small to transplant).  Now 2 of them are
growing.  The humidity stays up near total saturation for a large part of the
summer - good environment for every kind of rot organism and fungus.  This is
the allergy capital of the world.

Other growers tell me they rot - I had always assumed it was our old friend
Erwinia (soft rot).

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
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