Re: Re: OT how do you take your iris to a show

Hi Griff,

May I include you comments in the upcoming newsletter for WIS?

Thanks, Char
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@erols.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 9:30 PM
Subject: [iris] Re: OT how do you take your iris to a show


> Char asks:
>
> >Now how about those seedlings?
>
> Most vans have high enough clearance to accommodate the tallest irises
> (barely).  But let's say you have an SUV.  Typically, the rear floor (bed)
of
> an SUV, i.e., the cargo space, sits higher than the foot wells in the
> passenger compartment.  So, if you have an iris that sits just a little
taller
> than the interior height of the rear cargo space, slide the front
passenger
> seat forward and place your iris container on the floor of the foot well
in
> front of the back seat.  There'll be more lateral room there than in
front,
> where the dashboard may interfere.
>
> But, van or SUV,  if you have an seedling that is still taller than that,
> here's what to do:  Get a slim tomato stake (I actually use 1/2" bamboo
cut
> from my own yard) and cut it a couple of inches short of the height of the
> base of the seedling's terminal flower.  Put a couple of ounces of water
in a
> plastic sandwich bag.   Cut off the seedling at its base and place the
base in
> the water in the plastic bag, cinching the bag tightly around the stalk
with a
> twist tie.   Then, using a couple of twist ties, strap the seedling's
stalk to
> the tomato stake.  You can now prop the stalk up against the back of the
rear
> seat, with the flower hanging forward of the seat, or prop it similarly
> against a box in the cargo area, being sure to secure both the base and
the
> top from moving sideways.   I have transported iris this way for several
hours
> with no problem.   If you're worried about the bloom tending to tilt one
way
> or another on a long trip, stop and rotate the stalk, but I haven't
noticed a
> flower actually doing that.
>
> --  Griff
>
> zone 7 in Virginia
>
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