IO-BIO

I LIVE IN MID STATE CALIFORNIA JUT OF THE 101 FREEWAY HALFWAY BETWEEN
L.A. AND THE BAY AREA IN A SMALL TOWN CALLED "TEMPLETON."  I HAVE BEEN
INTERESTED IN IRIS SINCE 1992 WHEN I HAPPENED TO BUY A BABBLING BROOK
FROM  A LOCAL NURSERY.  THE NEXT YEAR "IRIS HILL FARM" OPENED JUST SOUTH
OF HERE NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO (SLO).

IN JANUARY 1995 WE HAD TO MOVE SUDDENLY AND IN ONE WEEKEND I HAD TO
TRANSPLANT 50 VARIETIES OF MY IRIS, SO I DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING
TRACK OF WHICH I PLANTED WHERE.  I NOW LIVE IN A TRACT HOUSE ON A 60'
LOT, SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF ROOM BUT...

I HAVE OVER 100 VARIETIES OF MOST TYPE (MDB, SDB, IB, MTB, BB, TB, SIB,
AR, JI SPU, AND WHAT WE CALL PCI AND YOU REFER TO AS PCN'S).  I ALSO HAVE
SOME IRIS WHICH I THINK ARE A FORM OF PCI.  MY IRIS AREA IS 12' X 60' AND
THE BACK OF THE BED IS 4' HIGHER THAN THE FRONT OF THE BED (GOOD
DRAINAGE) AND THE SOIL IS OF THE TYPE THAT IF YOU GO OUT AFTER A RAIN AND
WALK IN THE GARDEN YOU COME BACK SIX INCHES TALLER (CLAY).

I HAVE AN OPEN FIELD BEHIND ME WITH BOBCATS, HAWKS, COYOTES, AS WELL AS
GOPHERS, SNAILS, SLUGS, AND THEN THERE IS A LITTLE COLORFUL BEETLE THAT
IS SMALLER THAN A LADY BUG AND A NASTY LITTLE WEED CALLED A "FIELD
MORNING GLORY."

i WOULD USE A SYSTEMATIC ON THE BUGS, BUT I ALSO HAVE ONE EACH OF A
PEACH, PEAR, PLUM AND APRICOT TREES IN THE SAME AREA.  MY FIRST BLOOM
THIS YEAR WAS ON THE 17TH OF MARCH WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 80S
DURING THE DAY AND THE 40S AT NIGHT.  OUR LAST FREEZE WAS ON THE 10TH OF
APRIL.  TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE HIGH 90S THREE DAYS LATER.

I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AND DO NOT WISH TO
GO THROUGH IT ALL LATER.  I'LL QUIT FOR NOW AND SEND MY QUESTIONS UNDER
SEPARATE COVER.
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