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

Sure, Char.  --  Griff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlotte Holte" <cholte@wi.rr.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] 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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