Re: HYB:Pod parent

Hmmm....

One piece of folklore says not to set a pod on a first year plant because it
weakens the plant.

Another piece of advice says to set a pod on a bloomout to save it. Most bloomouts
are on first year plants.
If they aren't strong enough to make an increase, putting energy into making seeds
is going to help?

Conflicting advice it would seem.  I agree with Mike--most first year plants have
at least a few increases
that do not bloom along with the mother which does. I have never lost a plant from
setting a pod. Maybe it happens now and then, but I think this rule is probably
more anecdotal folklore than fact.

John Bruce
Zone 5b, SW Ohio....the mercury is heading down to 10F tonight.
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Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [iris]HYB:Pod parent


> In a message dated 11/24/2005 5:40:58 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> mgreenfield@cinci.rr.com writes:
>
> <<If it is not strong enough to grow a  pod why keep it?  Most of the my
> first
> year TB plants have 2 to 6  increases>>
> This was advice I was given some 20 years ago.  Can't say I've always
> followed the advice, since a cross has always been more important to me than
> retaining the plant.  My theory being that I can buy the plant again, if it
dies
> and I want it that bad.  I ask because this has come up in current
> conversations with breeders, with the same thing being said again, some 20 years
later.
>
> People are not waiting for a second years bloom on their own seedlings (I'm
> not for sure) so I don't see how it would be any different for imported
> plants.  Thought there might be a concept I'd missed.
>
>
>
>
> Betty W. in  South-central KY Zone 6
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