Re: CULT: reminder - cover those seed flats

>Donald Eaves wrote:
>>
>> Linda wrote:
>>
>> > Forecast for tomorrow is in single digits or at least low teens.  'taint
>> > fair, but it's right on time.  There go the pallidas and germanicas -
>> > flower buds will be killed in the rhizome.
>>
>> Forecast tonight is low 20s.  It hit mid 20s last night.  All the early
>> irises in town were thoroughly zapped and I'm sure more of the buds which
>> managed to survive last night will get theirs tonight.  Too bad, they
>> looked so nice next to areas of daffodils in full bloom.  I think some of
>> mine have buds in the fan, esp. some of the ARs.  The old iris in the barn
>> lot has stalks which would have bloomed late next week probably - not now.
>
>Sorry to hear that mother nature is acting up in your area.  We had a
>light frost two nights ago (31F) which turned my early SDB's to mush.  I
>hate when this happens and you feel totally helpless because you know
>there is not much you can do.  I'm sure your iris that did not start any
>buds will be ok.

What's all this talk about ??  Am I going to lose blooms because of this
new snow storm rolling through right now?  I thought these things (TBs)
weren't supposed to bloom until June?  How can I lose a bloom on something
3 months beforehand??  This is my first year of iris blooms, so I'm going
to be real miffed if bad weather screws it up.

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RBIS, SIGNA, MVIS
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
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