Re: Re: HYB:potential & day dreams

In a message dated 11/27/2006 7:14:02 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
lmann@lock-net.com writes:

<<Its only faults here have been its stingy fertility either way  here and 
buds mostly on the upper part of the stalk.>>
 
Night Game has been here since the move in 2003, and spring 2005 was the  
only time it's bloomed.  There were four or five stalks in bloom when I  returned 
from St. Louis convention.  I don't think I tried to set pods on  it, and 
I've no memory of pollen problems, but I don't remember high branching  either.  
 
I have plans for the next generation, and high branching would definitely  be 
a problem!  Hope it keeps that trait to itself!  
 
Siblings?  To be a true test, wouldn't you need to cross them with the  same 
pollen?  And plant them under the same conditions?  
 
I've only done a little work with siblings before this past spring.   With 
1502 I used four siblings in breeding in 2003.  However, they were all  crossed 
by or to different cultivars.
1502 is (((Silverado x Immortality) X (Bridge In Time x  (Feed Back x Titan's 
Glory).  Both seedlings were white and produced white. 
 

1502 siblings: I found many to like in this group.  Unfortunately, my  
favorite was a very slow grower and wasn't used.  One was very pretty, one  was a 
great grower, and the others used were in between.  
 
Siblings were pollinated by Star Gate, Double Dribble, & a reblooming  
seedling from the Theme Master/Another Bridge line.  One pollinated  DD.  All of the 
ones with the seedling as pod parent produced seedlings  that were weak and 
seedlings that were strong.  I've reselects from the SG  & DD seedlings.  None 
of the seedlings using DD as the pod parent are  worth mentioning.  And the 
last one, the Theme Master line, had very poor  germination and growth.  No 
keepers in the last two crosses.  
 
The pretty 1502 seedling gave my favorite seedlings from the group, and  
several rebloomers.  The one that grew well (and was healthy . . . I still  have 
it) produced some very nice seedlings.  
 
In 2005 I accidentally crossed two siblings with the same pollen  parent!  
Wasn't paying enough attention.  1812-2Re is very strong with  taller stalks, 
but more tailored form. 1812-32 was prettier.  Both  were crossed with pollen 
from 1620-9.  When I transplanted them this past  spring the ones from 1812-2Re 
were much stronger plants.  The resulting  plants are 2012 & 2013.  
 
This might be the best test?  But I'm caught up in looking for  rebloom, good 
growth, good plant habits, AND pretty faces!  The ones  that are afflicted 
with "failure to grow" are not given special  treatment.   Selective breeding?  
I guess  so!   They are simply ALLOWED to die! 
 
For years, I only planted the strongest!  In most cases I didn't see  the 
poor growers bloom.  I'm beginning to think that was a blessing and may  go back 
to it!  Next spring would be so much simpler!  
 
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