Re: TB: HAIL!!!! Aaaaggghhhh!
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: HAIL!!!! Aaaaggghhhh!
- From: B* S*
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:50:15 -0400
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
When I got to the beds, I wanted to cry. I
>had probably 75 to 100 Iris in bloom this morning. There was not one single
>flower that was discernible as an Iris! The beds were littered in colorful
>confetti. Chunks of petals all over the dirt, tattered remains hanging from
>the stalks. There were even holes thru some of the leaves! I just went back
>in the house.
> Do you think my husband would spring for one of those automatic pool cover
>things??
>
I am sure it was a disappointing experience--BUT--at the OKC convention we
visited a garden the morning after a hailstorm that looked much the same
way. Two days later, on a second visit, one would not have known that the
hail had been there. Each iris flower lasts only three days or so, to be
replaced by others. In a few days, you will not see any sign of hail
damage.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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