re: Bill Maryotts Florida freeze customer


        Refrigerator induced dormancy is used so many ways and on so many 
different types of plants, seeds and bulbs with success that I would not be at 
all surprised if  this fellow was successful with iris. It might also be 
interesting to know if his iris bloom in Feb-March or shortly after he removes 
them from the fridge.

        I'd like to try an experiment with SDB's which sometimes don't bloom or 
bloom short in my area (zone 9). If I place them in the fridge for 4-6 weeks in 
late July-August might they bloom in the late Fall or have better bloom in the 
following Spring ? Any suggestions ? I'm definitely going to try this on one 
older Turkey I have that has not bloomed in 2 years despite having over a dozen 
mature fans.

        Chad Schroter   Los Gatos CA.
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