HYB: Was "Expert Presence"
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- Subject: HYB: Was "Expert Presence"
- From: S* M* <7*@CompuServe.COM>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 08:55:57 -0700 (MST)
Griff Crump wrote:
: However, I believe that the odds for achieving a cross are
: best if the pollination is done before 10 a.m. Earl Roberts, from whom I
: learned, believed that the heat of the day sets the iris "juices"
: flowing, i.e., speeds up the reception of the pollen by the pod
: parent-to-be.
Another good example of climatic differences. Up to a point, warmth does indeed
speed up the process. Past that point, it seems to stop it. Best to do what
works in your area -- even Henry Danielson had to re-learn how to do many things
when he moved southern New Mexico after decades of hybridizing in Chicago.
Sharon McAllister (73372.1745@compuserve.com)
Hybridizing in Southern New Mexico, where the heat of the day is the enemy
