RAnswer to Loraine e: IRIS-L digest 978
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- Subject: RAnswer to Loraine e: IRIS-L digest 978
- From: "* E* <r*@centuryinter.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:10:37 -0700 (MST)
Walnut tree roots are very toxic and nothing will grow where ever they are
buried in the ground. Learned the hard way Once we moved from all the
walnut trees we had my flowers blossemed the way they should of signed been
there done that
-----Original Message-----
From: iris-l@rt66.com <iris-l@rt66.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 3:02 AM
Subject: IRIS-L digest 978
> IRIS-L Digest 978
>
>Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) COMPOST
> by Lorraine Miller <lcmiller@televar.com>
> 2) CATALOGS
> by Lorraine Miller <lcmiller@televar.com>
> 3) Iris falcifolia
> by GSSP95B@prodigy.com ( EVA THORN)
> 4) Re: COMPOST--and Black Walnuts
> by Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
> 5) Re: Iris Inventory/record keeping
> by "Glenn Simmons" <glennsimmons@email.msn.com>
> 6) OT-other-erosion control
> by "Glenn Simmons" <glennsimmons@email.msn.com>
> 7) Re: OT: Source for Blackadder Iris Book
> by "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
> 8) OT-mulching
> by dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
> 9) Re: CATALOGS
> by The Hiltibidals <dutchman@fgi.net>
> 10) Re: COMP: New Iris Page
> by "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> 11) CULT: Allelopathic Walnuts.
> by "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> 12) CULT: Mulching
> by "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> 13) Re: CATALOGS
> by "Janice Stocks" <kjan44@freewwweb.com>
> 14) OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
> by "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> 15) SPE - reticulata
> by ECPep <ECPep@aol.com>
> 16) CULT: Early germination
> by "J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@erols.com>
> 17) Re: Iris falcifolia
> by "Patricia D.Brooks" <pdbrooks@awod.com>
> 18) Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
> by "Patricia D.Brooks" <pdbrooks@awod.com>
> 19) Re: SHOW: Region 4 Regional Show information !!!!!!
> by Iris Fan <IrisFan@aol.com>
> 20) Re: SHOW: Region 4 Regional Show information !!!!!!
> by "Ryan S. Carter" <birddog@mnsinc.com>
> 21) Re: Iris Catalogs
> by Curt Marble <cmarble@tiac.net>
> 22) Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
> by Curt Marble <cmarble@tiac.net>
> 23) Re: CULT: Early germination
> by Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
> 24) Re: CATALOGS
> by "Peggy Hannah" <phannah@glasgow-ky.com>
> 25) Re: OT-mulching
> by sonya <mcsmudh@wave.co.nz>
> 26) Re: CATALOGS--Lorraine's Address
> by Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
> 27) CAT
> by ernie henson <erni@midwest.net>
> 28) OT: New Zealand Weather?
> by "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> 29) OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
> by Dennis Bishop <102063.112@compuserve.com>
> 30) Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
> by Dennis Bishop <102063.112@compuserve.com>
> 31) Re: CATALOGS
> by pad58@juno.com
> 32) Re: OT: New Zealand Weather?
> by sonya <mcsmudh@wave.co.nz>
> 33) Re: OT-other-erosion control
> by Daryl &Kathy Haggstrom <hagg@alaska.net>
> 34) Re: Iris Inventory/record keeping
> by Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan <randrcv@sierratel.com>
> 35) SV: OT-other-erosion control
> by "gunnar" <gunnar.andersson@mbox321.swipnet.se>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 02:51:25 -0800
>From: Lorraine Miller <lcmiller@televar.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: COMPOST
>Message-ID: <3502782C.64AF@televar.com>
>
>Hi All:
>
>Until it got breezy and cold mid-afternoon it was a fairly decent day
>and I uncovered a few bulbs. Last Fall's leaves. Raking under the
>walnut tree reminded me that I have a question for you out there. I
>need another opinion. At our February Iris Club meeting we had a
>speaker who told us that you should never put walnut leaves in the
>compost pile. Guess they are supposed to be toxic to plants. He is a
>Master Gardener and I suppose he should know. But I once knew another
>M. G. in whom I had no faith whatsoever. She had some weird iteas about
>some plants.
>
>Lorraine, LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH, in Quincy, WA
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 03:06:08 -0800
>From: Lorraine Miller <lcmiller@televar.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: CATALOGS
>Message-ID: <35027BA0.5789@televar.com>
>
>Iris friends:
>
>I do put out a catalog, and I've never charged. Between the cost of
>printing and postage, I put a price of $1.00 on it this year. You may
>have noted that in Anner's message when she gave you my address on line.
>However, I will be sending the catalog to all my previous customers and
>probably to most everyone that's been on my mailing list, and won't wait
>for a request and the dollar bill. Must tell you though that it won't
>be out for sometime, probably April. Haven't been able to check the
>plants yet to see what will be available. Those of you who know my
>catalog are aware that mostly I have the older Iris. And I do have
>JUNGLE SHADOWS. It's been in my catalog since the first issue in 1990.
>If you want the catalog give me your address on line.
>
>Lorraine, LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH, Quincy, WA
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 18:09:09, -0500
>From: GSSP95B@prodigy.com ( EVA THORN)
>To: iris-L@rt66.com
>Subject: Iris falcifolia
>Message-ID: <199803072309.SAA12562@mime2.prodigy.com>
>
>Can anyone share some information about Iris falcifolia? I just
>received some seeds and would like to know what to expect and how to
>grow it.
>
>Eva Thorn, Ohio z5
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 18:26:22 EST
>From: Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: COMPOST--and Black Walnuts
>Message-ID: <2885badc.3501d7a0@aol.com>
>
>Lorraine Miller asked:
>
><< At our February Iris Club meeting we had a speaker who told us that
you
>should never put walnut leaves in the compost pile. Guess they are
supposed
>to be toxic to plants. He is a Master Gardener and I suppose he should
know.
>But I once knew another M. G. in whom I had no faith whatsoever. She had
>some weird iteas about some plants. >>
>
>Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra)and the closely related butternut (Juglens
>cinera) inhibit growth in most plants that try to grow beneath them. A
>chemical called juglone is diffused from the roots into the soil and
leaches
>out of the fallen bark, leaves and fruit. This chemical has an allopathic
>effect, meaning it suppresses growth. Plants differ in their sensitivity to
>juglone, even within the same genus. In the absence of any indication that
>composting eliminates this allopathic capability, I would not add any Black
>Walnut leaves and detritus to a compost pile. For a list of plants which
will
>survive under these trees, see the article "Under the Black Walnut Tree" in
>Horticulture, October, 1986, from which this post was cribbed.
>
>Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA 23221
>Hery Hall henryanner@aol.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 17:37:29 -0600
>From: "Glenn Simmons" <glennsimmons@email.msn.com>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: Re: Iris Inventory/record keeping
>Message-ID: <02bd00438230738UPIMSSMTPUSR02@email.msn.com>
>
>I have been sitting here for the last several days reading the responses on
>a computerized record keeping program. Several of you have mentioned the
>program used by Superstition Gardens. Is this program only an inventory
>program or does it have other functions? I would like more information.
>
>Glenn
>
>Glenn & Linda Simmons Springfield, Missouri
>e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
>gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David & Margaret Kelly <kelly@ntslink.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 10:05 AM
>Subject: Iris Inventory
>
>
>> For your information--
>>I have an excellent iris inventory program that works very well for me.
>>It is called "WINIRIS" which may be purchased from Superstition Gardens,
>>and if there is a problem you can receive techinal support. Once you
>>enter the iris information this program requests - just fill in a form-
>>information can be sorted according to location,type and the like.
>>Pictures can also be added to the program if desired. Hope this gives
>>you some idea of what is available. Looking forward to spring !!
>> Margaret Kelly
>> Pekin, Illinois, cloudy and windy today!!
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 17:51:40 -0600
>From: "Glenn Simmons" <glennsimmons@email.msn.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: OT-other-erosion control
>Message-ID: <031b31452230738UPIMSSMTPUSR02@email.msn.com>
>
>We live in zone 6, southwest Missouri. Does anyone have a recommendation
>for a plant or plants that would work as an effective water erosion
control.
>This would be used in a creek bed/bank that is generally fairly dry but on
>occasion can have as much as 4 - 6 feet of water in it. The creek is about
>30 feet wide with banks that gently slope inward to banks that are shear.
>With the heavy rains we sometimes receive the water is slowly eating into
>the banks and moving the creek. This has been going on for many years but
>it is reaching a point where some damage may occur. We will not have a
>problem with the use of invasive plants in this location because they can
>only go so far. Any ideas will be appreciated.
>
>Thanks, Glenn
>
>Glenn & Linda Simmons Springfield, Missouri
>e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
>gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 17:29:39 -0700
>From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: Re: OT: Source for Blackadder Iris Book
>Message-ID: <199803080023.RAA00103@sol.digitalpla.net>
>
>Rima writes:
>
>> (clip) and this book does not
>> purport to be a serious garden book. it was printed primarilyfor the
>> admiration of Blackadder's wonderful paintings reproducd in this book.
>> when i do find a second copy, I will indeed frame these prints.
>
>Rima,
>
>Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT 06031-5000 is currently
>offering Blackadder's "Irises and Other Flowers" for $6.95.
>
>Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
>cwalters@digitalpla.net
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:30:11 -0500
>From: dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
>To: iris-l@Rt66.com
>Subject: OT-mulching
>Message-ID: <v01510100b127964d525b@[134.53.136.102]>
>
>Why do my neighbors have such good success with irises when they have them
>mulched with bark 365 days a year?! Everyone says this should be the death
>
>of an iris, but these little buggers grow like weeds! They've done so for
>years. I don't intend to do it myself, but it sure makes me wonder!
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 17:53:22 +0000
>From: The Hiltibidals <dutchman@fgi.net>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS
>Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980307175322.00955ba0@mail.fgi.net>
>
>Hello Larraine! - Yes, I want a catalog -
>I will be happy to put $1 in the mail -
>please tap back with where to mail it.
>Sharon Hiltibidal
>3104 S. 4th Street
>Springfield, Il 62703
>
>
>
>At 04:02 PM 3/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Iris friends:
>>
>>I do put out a catalog, and I've never charged. Between the cost of
>>printing and postage, I put a price of $1.00 on it this year. You may
>>have noted that in Anner's message when she gave you my address on line.
>>However, I will be sending the catalog to all my previous customers and
>>probably to most everyone that's been on my mailing list, and won't wait
>>for a request and the dollar bill. Must tell you though that it won't
>>be out for sometime, probably April. Haven't been able to check the
>>plants yet to see what will be available. Those of you who know my
>>catalog are aware that mostly I have the older Iris. And I do have
>>JUNGLE SHADOWS. It's been in my catalog since the first issue in 1990.
>>If you want the catalog give me your address on line.
>>
>>Lorraine, LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH, Quincy, WA
>>
>>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:47:40 -0500
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: Re: COMP: New Iris Page
>Message-ID: <199803080053.TAA16691@rio.atlantic.net>
>
>>
>> Irisers,
>> The yellow writing on my page should gontrast with the textured
>> dark green background. I am surprised that the background does not come
>up
>> quickly.
>>
>>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>----
>Ryan,
> I have no problem with your Web Page. Both times I visited it, the
>dark green background came up fast. Nice photos.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, FL.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:57:59 -0500
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: CULT: Allelopathic Walnuts.
>Message-ID: <199803080103.UAA17808@rio.atlantic.net>
>
>> Last Fall's leaves. Raking under the walnut tree reminded me that I have
>a question for you out there. I need another opinion. At our February
>Iris Club meeting we had a
>> speaker who told us that you should never put walnut leaves in the
>> compost pile. Guess they are supposed to be toxic to plants.
>
>Lorraine,
> Get rid of those Walnut Leaves. They contain Jugalone, which is
>allelopathic to many other plants. Allelopathic means that it is harmful,
>and can be fatal to some other plant species. Tomatoes are especially
>sensitive to Jugalone. I am not certain how sensitive Irises are to
>Jugalone, but I would not recommend taking a chance.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, FL.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:02:02 -0500
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: CULT: Mulching
>Message-ID: <199803080107.UAA18316@rio.atlantic.net>
>
>>
>> Why do my neighbors have such good success with irises when they have
>them
>> mulched with bark 365 days a year?! Everyone says this should be the
>death
>> of an iris, but these little buggers grow like weeds! They've done so
>for
>> years. I don't intend to do it myself, but it sure makes me wonder!
>>
>Dennis,
> What type of Irises are these? Some of the beardless types, such as
>Siberians, Japanese, and Louisianas (and others) need mulch to grow
>properly. In the vast majority of cases, TB Irises should not be mulched.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, FL.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:08:26 -0600
>From: "Janice Stocks" <kjan44@freewwweb.com>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS
>Message-ID: <01bd4a2e$b29b11a0$45bd40d1@home.smart1>
>
>So would I.
>Janice Stocks
>1075 Bay Oaks Harbor
>Baytown,TX 77520
>Thank-you
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Hiltibidals <dutchman@fgi.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 6:45 PM
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS
>
>
>>Hello Larraine! - Yes, I want a catalog -
>>I will be happy to put $1 in the mail -
>>please tap back with where to mail it.
>>Sharon Hiltibidal
>>3104 S. 4th Street
>>Springfield, Il 62703
>>
>>
>>
>>At 04:02 PM 3/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Iris friends:
>>>
>>>I do put out a catalog, and I've never charged. Between the cost of
>>>printing and postage, I put a price of $1.00 on it this year. You may
>>>have noted that in Anner's message when she gave you my address on line.
>>>However, I will be sending the catalog to all my previous customers and
>>>probably to most everyone that's been on my mailing list, and won't wait
>>>for a request and the dollar bill. Must tell you though that it won't
>>>be out for sometime, probably April. Haven't been able to check the
>>>plants yet to see what will be available. Those of you who know my
>>>catalog are aware that mostly I have the older Iris. And I do have
>>>JUNGLE SHADOWS. It's been in my catalog since the first issue in 1990.
>>>If you want the catalog give me your address on line.
>>>
>>>Lorraine, LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH, Quincy, WA
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:14:58 -0500
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
>Message-ID: <199803080120.UAA19958@rio.atlantic.net>
>
> Today, I discovered that a patch of "turf" in the yard was not really
>grass. Instead, the blooms reveal that it is Blue Eyed Grass
>(Sisyrinchium) which is in the Iris family. This area is about 6 feet long
>and 3 to 3.5 feet wide. I don't know if it came up wild or was
>intentionally planted there.
> Since it is in the "turf" area instead of being in a real plant bed, I
>am wondering if I should attempt to move at least some of it into an area
>in which it would not be mowed? It is very pretty and I don't wish to harm
>these neat little plants. Also, I wonder what species of Sisyrinchium
>would be growing here on the USDA Zone 8/9 border. (Sunset Zone 28/26
>border.) It has blue-purple flowers and looks very much like the
>Sisyrinchium angustifolium that was common in Kentucky.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, FL.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:24:52 EST
>From: ECPep <ECPep@aol.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: SPE - reticulata
>Message-ID: <503d0577.3501f367@aol.com>
>
>Back to reticulatas:
>
>Today in a greenhouse, while buying lots of 4-5 inch pots of anything in
>flower (viola, Rieger begonias, bromeliads, cyclamen) I encountered some
>potted iris.
>
>The color printed tag read iris pumilla (2 l's). The person on duty said
they
>were reticulatas. All were in full bloom so if purchased there would have
>lttle bloom left for you at home.
>
>These plants had little foliage but tall and very large flowers. They
flower
>was about eight inches from the soil line. The color was between purple and
>red, deep and rich. Maybe the best iris color I have seen. Several of us
on
>that trip were impressed with this flower.
>
>Upon checking every photograph I could find, it probably is a reticulata.
>And, it is greenhouse forced. I have not succeeded in establishing
reticulata
>from mail order so nearly bought a few pots.
>
>What about great big reticulata blooms? I thought if this iris was shipped
>into a greenhouse here with an incorrect label someone beside me must have
>also seen it in a greenhouse with spring bloomers.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>East Nassau, NY
>zone 4 - snow in patches, frost still in ground
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 21:32:00 -0800
>From: "J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@erols.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: CULT: Early germination
>Message-ID: <35022D50.732C@erols.com>
>
>Hello, all -- The first seedlings popped up in my outside planting today
>-- two weeks and a day earlier than last year -- and last year was an
>EARLY spring. Guess what THAT does to my work schedule for spring/early
>summer. Gardeners in my area: That, plus the official forecast that the
>cherry blossoms will be bloomed out before the Cherry Blossom Festival
>in D.C., should tell you what you need to know about this spring's
>gardening preparations.
>
>Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA
>jgcrump@erols.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:34:40 -05:0
>From: "Patricia D.Brooks" <pdbrooks@awod.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: Iris falcifolia
>Message-ID: <199803080135.UAA15950@sumter.awod.com>
>
>The B.I.S. book has this to say about its cultivation. This plant
>thas only been ini limited Culltivation. It grows in areas with hot
>dry summers and very cold nearly dry winters . It comes from near
>desets of Central Asia, soout AFghanistan, north eastern Iran.
>
>Pat Brooks
>Ladson SC Zone 8
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:50:59 -05:0
>From: "Patricia D.Brooks" <pdbrooks@awod.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
>Message-ID: <199803080151.UAA17496@sumter.awod.com>
>
>You can mow it it comes back every year, I let it grow so I can
>see it bloom for awhile. I also have yellow eyed grass.
>
>Pat Brooks in Ladson South Carolina zone 8
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:01:56 EST
>From: Iris Fan <IrisFan@aol.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: SHOW: Region 4 Regional Show information !!!!!!
>Message-ID: <366edfdd.3501fc17@aol.com>
>
>Can someone from Region 4 advise me of any iris club meetings in the DC
area(
>30-40 mile radius) that might be going on the 16-19 of April? Will be in
the
>area and just thought I'd check.Never miss a Iris event if I can help it!
>Reply off list to avoid clutter.
> Thanks Bob Keup
> Albany NY area(Zone 5), trying to get my iris fix early this year.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:45:10 -0500
>From: "Ryan S. Carter" <birddog@mnsinc.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: SHOW: Region 4 Regional Show information !!!!!!
>Message-ID: <l03130300b127b69a30a6@[206.239.111.125]>
>
>Bob,
> C&P show is on the 16th I believe.
>>Can someone from Region 4 advise me of any iris club meetings in the DC
area(
>>30-40 mile radius) that might be going on the 16-19 of April? Will be in
the
>>area and just thought I'd check.Never miss a Iris event if I can help it!
>>Reply off list to avoid clutter.
>> Thanks Bob Keup
>> Albany NY area(Zone 5), trying to get my iris fix early this year.
>
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>----------
>Ryan Carter
>Five beds of irises, one hundred varieties
>Half and half medians and TB's.
>
>Winchester, VA
>birddog@mnsinc.com
>Youth Chairman of C & P Iris Society
>AIS, DIS, CPIS
>Visit my MDB homepage at http://www.geocities.com/~dwarfiris
>Visit my Tree Frog homepage at
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/6617/
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:43:12 -0500 (EST)
>From: Curt Marble <cmarble@tiac.net>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: Iris Catalogs
>Message-ID: <199803080243.VAA04210@mail-out-3.tiac.net>
>
>At 11:41 PM 3/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>Has anyone yet received Cooley's or Schreiner's new catalog? Spring and
>>the promise of new iris catalogs always make me a happy camper.
>>
>No but I received Hermit Medlars Walk catalog (Ada and Bill Godfrey) with
>all their wonderful medians (and "northern" Louisianas and TBs also). Ada
>is working on rebloom. Maybe it's time to let my garden grow some beards
>;~}
>
>---------
>Kathy Marble
>Harvard, MA zone 5
>c*@tiac.net
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:52:03 -0500 (EST)
>From: Curt Marble <cmarble@tiac.net>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
>Message-ID: <199803080252.VAA04555@mail-out-3.tiac.net>
>
>
>
>
>
>I grew a white Sisyrinchium here (zone 5) for several years before I
decided
>it was too weedy for me. I donated seed to the '98 SIGNA seed exchange.
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:56:31 EST
>From: Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: CULT: Early germination
>Message-ID: <c8f11d3b.350208e1@aol.com>
>
>In a message dated 98-03-07 20:40:10 EST, you write:
>
><< Hello, all -- The first seedlings popped up in my outside planting today
> -- two weeks and a day earlier than last year -- and last year was an
EARLY
>spring. Guess what THAT does to my work schedule for spring/early summer.
>Gardeners in my area: That, plus the official forecast that the cherry
>blossoms will be bloomed out before the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C.,
>should tell you what you need to know about this spring's gardening
>preparations. >>
>
>To which I might add that not only did we see I. gemanica blooming in yet
>another sheltered and sunny location today, but we also saw several fully
>developed stalks of I. pallida, one with an open bloom. This was only about
>half a mile from here. In my garden, which is on the north side of the
house,
>things are moving along, but no stalks of anything have emerged and the
leaves
>of the I. cristata have not even begun to elongate. To make life even more
>interesting we are told to expect temperatures in the twenties later this
>week. I hope it kills some aphids.
>
>Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA
>Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 21:28:59 -0600
>From: "Peggy Hannah" <phannah@glasgow-ky.com>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS
>Message-ID: <002c01bd4a42$5559fe20$238d8acd@hannah.glasgow-ky.com>
>
>I would very much like to have one of your catalogs. I will not mind at all
>sending you a dollar. Just let me know your address. Thanks,
>
>
>Peggy
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 16:22:35 +1300
>From: sonya <mcsmudh@wave.co.nz>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT-mulching
>Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980308162235.006f3ecc@wave.co.nz>
>
>Hi all
>well my iris here in New Zealand are all in bark and they grow like
>weeds..... the reason being i hate weeding so have 90% gardens in bark 3/4
>of an acre
>
>>Why do my neighbors have such good success with irises when they have them
>>mulched with bark 365 days a year?! Everyone says this should be the
>deathof an iris, but these little buggers grow like weeds! They've done so
>for
>>years. I don't intend to do it myself, but it sure makes me wonder!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>the pool is at 25 and air is at 35 .... pool is place to be
>One Heart One Soul
>Sonya
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 22:37:00 EST
>From: Henryanner <Henryanner@aol.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS--Lorraine's Address
>Message-ID: <2d6a0acd.3502125e@aol.com>
>
>Greetings,
>
>Perhaps I can save Mrs. Miller a bit of bother by posting her address
again.
>
>LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH--Lorraine Miller
>20272 Road 11 NW, Quincy, WA 98848
>(509) 787-2968
>Dykes and many older irises.
>Catalog $1.00
>
>Anner Whitehead
>Commercial Source Chairman
>Historic Iris Preservation Society, AIS
>Henryanner@aol.com HIPSource@aol.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 21:35:52 -0600
>From: ernie henson <erni@midwest.net>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: CAT
>Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980307213552.007e2b10@midwest.net>
>
>Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I received my new Willow Bend and Forquin
>Mountain catalogs. I found many irises in each that I can no longer exist
>without. One catalog had a nice selection of ABs which I'm in the market
>for this year, having created a special environment for them last fall.
>And the other catalog contained a special section listing SAs (don't have
>to pick through to find them now) and many of the earlier Monty Byers' that
>I did't have. Couldn't have come at a more opportune time ...winter is
>back, temperature-wise, March is here, wind-wise and the rains of April
>beset us today. Mizzerbull out there
>Ann & Ernie Henson
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 22:43:52 -0500
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: OT: New Zealand Weather?
>Message-ID: <199803080349.WAA05616@rio.atlantic.net>
>
>> the pool is at 25 and air is at 35 .... pool is place to be
>> One Heart One Soul
>> Sonya
>
>Sonya,
> Isn't 35 C (95 F) a bit on the hot side for New Zealand? The
>spring-fed Rainbow River is a constant 22 C to 23 C no matter what the air
>temperature is.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, FL.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 23:23:59 -0500
>From: Dennis Bishop <102063.112@compuserve.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
>Message-ID: <199803072327_MC2-35F3-3192@compuserve.com>
>
>Hay Mark! I was asking about that plant just last
>week!!! How about a small bunch finding it's way
>here to Rosamond???
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 23:26:28 -0500
>From: Dennis Bishop <102063.112@compuserve.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT-Plants: Blue Eyed Grass
>Message-ID: <199803072329_MC2-35F2-15D2@compuserve.com>
>
>Any chance I could get a small start of the yellow too?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 19:02:41 -0700
>From: pad58@juno.com
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Cc: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: CATALOGS
>Message-ID: <19980307.213419.14566.0.pad58@juno.com>
>
>Thank you, Lorraine. I'm very new to the group and need all the help I
>can get!!
> pad58@juno.com
>
>On Sat, 7 Mar 1998 16:02:28 -0700 (MST) Lorraine Miller
><lcmiller@televar.com> writes:
>>Iris friends:
>>
>>I do put out a catalog, and I've never charged. Between the cost of
>>printing and postage, I put a price of $1.00 on it this year. You may
>>have noted that in Anner's message when she gave you my address on
>>line.
>>However, I will be sending the catalog to all my previous customers
>>and
>>probably to most everyone that's been on my mailing list, and won't
>>wait
>>for a request and the dollar bill. Must tell you though that it won't
>>be out for sometime, probably April. Haven't been able to check the
>>plants yet to see what will be available. Those of you who know my
>>catalog are aware that mostly I have the older Iris. And I do have
>>JUNGLE SHADOWS. It's been in my catalog since the first issue in
>>1990.
>>If you want the catalog give me your address on line.
>>
>>Lorraine, LORRAINE'S IRIS PATCH, Quincy, WA
>>
>
>_____________________________________________________________________
>You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
>Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com
>Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 18:53:23 +1300
>From: sonya <mcsmudh@wave.co.nz>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT: New Zealand Weather?
>Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980308185323.006f7b44@wave.co.nz>
>
>well unfortunlty El Nino stikes here ... famtastic weather for grapes but
>shocking for pasture growth ... hottest summer here on record so our
>weather patterns are way werid ..... i want RAIN NOW PLEASE
>
>
>At 20:56 7/03/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>> the pool is at 25 and air is at 35 .... pool is place to be
>>> One Heart One Soul
>>> Sonya
>>
>>Sonya,
>> Isn't 35 C (95 F) a bit on the hot side for New Zealand? The
>>spring-fed Rainbow River is a constant 22 C to 23 C no matter what the air
>>temperature is.
>>
>>Mark A. Cook
>>billc@atlantic.net
>>Dunnellon, FL.
>>
>>
>the pool is at 25 and air is at 35 .... pool is place to be
>One Heart One Soul
>Sonya
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 21:12:49 -0900
>From: Daryl &Kathy Haggstrom <hagg@alaska.net>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: OT-other-erosion control
>Message-ID: <350236E1.6010@alaska.net>
>
>Glenn Simmons wrote:
>>
>> We live in zone 6, southwest Missouri. Does anyone have a recommendation
>> for a plant or plants that would work as an effective water erosion
control.
>> This would be used in a creek bed/bank that is generally fairly dry but
on
>> occasion can have as much as 4 - 6 feet of water in it. The creek is
about
>> 30 feet wide with banks that gently slope inward to banks that are shear.
>
>Glenn -
>
>I hesitate to offer advice as our climate is so different from yours,
>but my husband has overseen several streambank revegetation projects
>here in Alaska in his position with Alaska State Parks, and he said much
>of their basic information came from the expertise of Robin Sortiere,
>who began her career in Georgia.
>
>In Alaska, streambank erosion requires aggressive control, which means
>woody plants, which have holding power & strength, not herbaceous
>plants. That would require what is called riparian vegetation, ones
>which endure wet soil conditions and periodic flooding. Willows, poplars
>& cottonwoods are three such here that root readily from cuttings. In
>his projects, my husband would select a quick rooting riparian which was
>already growing in the general area, which meant it would be best
>adapted to conditions at that site. The choice was usually always willow
>as they are more suitable for streambanks. Information on which plants
>are suitable for revegetation in your area should be available through
>your extension service, state parks, or whatever agency deals with such
>matters in your area. Whatever plant is chosen needs to be quick
>rooting. Of the 32 varieties of willow here, only 4 are are considered
>quick-rooting enough for revegetation.
>
>The method involves collecting dormant cuttings of the plant 4' long &
>tieing them in 4" bundles, which are placed in snow or a freezer until
>planting time. The bundles are laid horizontally along the bank in a
>shallow trough, covered with soil, with a stake pounded into the bundle
>to anchor it. The covered bundles require less moisture and "coddling"
>early on than single upright cuttings or rooted cuttings, which is why
>it is the preferred method. There are more particulars concerning this
>method, which if you were really interested in, I could send you
>off-list. But the main idea behind it is to choose a riparian plant
>common to your area, choosing a quick rooting variety, and plant this on
>your bank. They will often seed hardy grass LIGHTLY over the planted
>bundles, as a temporary stabilizer.
>
>I suspect this information may be more "institutional" than you need,
>but I would be surprised if your Extension Service didn't already have
>such localized information available to the public. We get such
>information here through the Dept of Natural Resources, and our Plant
>Materials Center, in addition to the Extension Service.
>
>Kathy Haggstrom
>Anch AK
>hagg@alaska.net
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 23:41:26 -0800
>From: Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan <randrcv@sierratel.com>
>To: iris-l@rt66.com
>Subject: Re: Iris Inventory/record keeping
>Message-ID: <35024BA6.450A@sierratel.com>
>
>Glenn Simmons wrote:
>>
>> I have been sitting here for the last several days reading the responses
on
>> a computerized record keeping program. Several of you have mentioned the
>> program used by Superstition Gardens. Is this program only an inventory
>> program or does it have other functions? I would like more information.
>
>Glenn and others interested--
>
>The various IRIS programs designed, copyrighted, and marketed by
>Superstition Iris Gardens are best described by checking our full page
>ad in American Iris Society Bulletin #278 (July 1995) page 67.
>
>Those of you without access to this Bulletin can obtain more info and a
>special iris-L sale price (on WINiris only) by contacting us OFF-LIST at
>our personal e-mail address randrcv@sierratel.com
>
>Thank you.
>
>Rick Tasco
>Superstition Iris Gardens
>Central California Sierra Nevada foothills--Zone 8--where we had, of all
>things, a rare March light frost (31 degrees) last night!
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 08:49:52 +0100
>From: "gunnar" <gunnar.andersson@mbox321.swipnet.se>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: SV: OT-other-erosion control
>Message-ID: <199803080751.IAA06539@mb05.swip.net>
>
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>could you get helped by a erosion net perhaps?
>
>Gunnar A.
>
>http://www.fortunecity.se/svedala/tradgardsgatan/6/gard.html
>----------
>> Fren: Glenn Simmons <glennsimmons@email.msn.com>
>> Till: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>> Dmne: OT-other-erosion control
>> Datum: den 8 mars 1998 01:00
>>
>> We live in zone 6, southwest Missouri. Does anyone have a recommendation
>> for a plant or plants that would work as an effective water erosion
>control.
>> This would be used in a creek bed/bank that is generally fairly dry but
>on
>> occasion can have as much as 4 - 6 feet of water in it. The creek is
>about
>> 30 feet wide with banks that gently slope inward to banks that are shear.
>> With the heavy rains we sometimes receive the water is slowly eating into
>> the banks and moving the creek. This has been going on for many years
>but
>> it is reaching a point where some damage may occur. We will not have a
>> problem with the use of invasive plants in this location because they can
>> only go so far. Any ideas will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks, Glenn
>>
>> Glenn & Linda Simmons Springfield, Missouri
>> e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
>> gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com
>>
>>
>>
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