Re: TBS: Cult: Growth report (long)
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TBS: Cult: Growth report (long)
- From: laurief l*@paulbunyan.net
- Date: Wed, 6 Nov 02 12:42:09 -0600
>I've lost a number of the original rhizomes I purchased last year, but
>there are increases coming up along side "Dead Mamma" on many of them this
>fall. I'm beginning to develop a new mind set here in Northeast WI. I'll
>buy that new TB and "borrow" it while it makes babies that will be better
>adapted to my climate and clay soil......I hope!
Janet, I'm very eager to see how that strategy works for you. I, too,
have had cvs that rotted so badly I was sure they were entirely dead and
gone but later magically put up new increases. Unfortunately, my
experience with those was that the new increases generally repeated the
rot cycle the subsequent spring. Within a couple years, those cvs fade
away entirely. You may very well have better luck than I, however,
because you are in a bit milder climate. Perhaps your babies will have
enough time to grow adequately to insure their winter survival and
ultimately acclimate to your growing conditions. I hope so. If you are
successful in acclimating some of these newer TBs to your climate, I'll
look forward to working out a trade to see if your tough moderns can hack
it even farther north. ;-)
Keep those babies happy!
Laurie
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laurief@paulbunyan.net
http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
clay soil
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