Re: OT-BIO Helen Crotty
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- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Helen Crotty
- From: C* S* <s*@eden.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 05:35:15 -0700 (MST)
Helen K. Crotty wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> My name is Helen Crotty, and I live in the mountains about midway between=
>
> Albuquerque and Santa Fe at the 7000-foot elevation, USDA Hardiness Zone =
> 5,
> Sunset Zone 2. I've been growing iris for about ten years, but only
> joined the New Mexico Iris Society in July of l996. Last spring I joined=
>
> the American Iris Society and the Reblooming Iris Society, and last summe=
> r,
> the Santa Fe Iris Society--really hooked, I guess one could say.
>
> I've been reading the Iris-List e-mail messages for the past week and
> anxiously awaiting the AIS October Bulletin, which finally arrived today.=
> =
>
> Having acquired THORNBIRD at the NMIS sale last summer, I'm looking forwa=
> rd
> to seeing what kinds of horns or flounces of what color it will produce f=
> or
> me. I also bought a lot (too many, when it came time to plant them!) of=
>
> rebloomers at the sale and from catalogues this year and expect to have
> some success with them eventually. None of the recent purchases has
> bloomed yet. I'm envious of those reporting rebloom on their new plants=
> =2E =
>
> I really like the idea of an everbloomer and hope that it will be possib=
> le
> to order some from Canada with members of one of the local societies. =
>
> This past spring was my best iris season yet, probably because of the
> summer rains and winter snows we enjoyed last year. So far this year
> we've measured nearly 20 inches of precipitation, far above average for
> here, but most of it came before the summer monsoon season. It would be=
>
> nice if El Nino wouldl bring another wet winter. =
>
> I'm hoping to attend the convention in Denver next June, but it's a busy
> time of year, and I hate to be away from my iris when they're blooming. =
> =
>
> Meanwhile, I enjoy the e-mail exchange and expect to learn a lot.
>
> Helen Crotty =
Welcome to the list, Helen. There are wonderful irisarians and just good
folks here.
Cliff Snyder Austin,Tx
Rainbow Iris Farm Zone 8b
