Re: CULT: Freeze protection Florida style.

IRISARIAN wrote:
> 
> Richard,
> 
> Spraying water on plants acts as an insulation when the water freeze's on the
> plants.  It protects the plants from the cold air and dryness.  The ice on the
> plants helps reduce the loss of the plants moisture.  Some of the Orange
> groves here in Calif.  have automatic misting systems that turn on if the air
> temps get to a set temperature.
> 
> Speaking of Calif.,  the temp is expected to get to 86 (F) today, but with the
> wind chill it will probably only feel like 84. <G> Sorry just couldn't resist.
> Front page of our local paper showed a picture of what everyone east of the
> rockies seems to be dealing with.  Not a pretty sight.  I like being able to
> look up at our mountains and see the snow but that is as close as I want to
> get.  I spent 7 years in Montana while I was in the Air Force, loved it there
> but I DO NOT miss the cold and snow.
> 
> After work yesterday I went home and played in my iris beds instead of going
> to the Fitness Center.  It was just too nice out and I have this bad
> infestation of weeds after our unusually rainy Feburary.  I have a clump of
> Skating Party with 7 stalks, one of which will have bloomed by the time I get
> home tonight.  Quasar and Camelot Rose have nice stalks coming.  LA's are
> increasing like I have never seen before, must be the rain and spuria's are
> doing very well, should a good bloom year.
> 
> Hang in there, the snow and cold won't last forever, it just seems like it
> some times.
> 
> Jim Giles
> irisarian@aol.com
> In what feels like zone 19 today
Oh sure you had to rub it in that y'all out on the west coast are in 80
degrie weather, and I bet you have Irises in bloom as well?
I checked my Irises earlyer and them seem to be handling the cold snap
quite well with the excption of a few leaves on the fans and dieing off.
Richard
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