Re: Welcome to iris-talk@onelist.com

From: "Bennett C. Jones" <bcjones@coho.net>

Carolyn,

I have used Surflan as a pre emergent for some time and very successfully. For
me it controls weeds through the bloom season the following spring, a blessing.
Others in the area use different products and they all seem to work.

Bennett

Melf, Carolyn wrote:

> From: "Melf, Carolyn" <CMELF@csuchico.edu>
>
> As you can see I am a new subscriber.  I have about 850 named TB iris among
> 49  beds on one acre of ground.  My problem is the weeds.  I try very hard
> to keep them out of the beds and hand weed them.  Is there any premergent
> that is recommended to apply this time of year?  I am in zone 7
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: iris-talk-owner@onelist.com [SMTP:iris-talk-owner@onelist.com]
> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 1998 4:07 PM
> > To:   cmelf@csuchico.edu
> > Subject:      [iris-talk] Welcome to iris-talk@onelist.com
> >
> > Welcome to the iris-talk list. I hope you will enjoy it. Please
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> > list and its policies.
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> > DESCRIPTION
> >
> > iris-talk@onelist.com is an internet mailing list devoted to
> > discussion on garden irises. Both experienced irisarians and
> > beginners are welcome. If you grow, breed, or study irises, or
> > just want to join the conversation, you are invited to subscribe.
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. INTRODUCTION
> >
> > iris-talk@onelist.com was created on June 25th, 1998 by
> > John Jones(jijones@ix.netcom.com) as a temporary adjunct to
> > the IRIS-L@RT66.com owned by Tom Tadfor Little
> > It has since replaced that list
> >
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> >
> >
> > 2. POLICIES
> >
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> > if it's appropriate. This responsibility rests with the subscribers.
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> > (if most of us follow them) will make the list more useful,
> > manageable, and pleasant for all. Please show your "good
> > citizenship" by reading these guidelines, keeping them for
> > reference, and using them when you post to the list.
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> > a. General Posting Guidelines (aka The Ten Commandments)
> >
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> > iris-oriented. Be tolerant...even of those who do not follow
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> >
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> > whenever possible.
> >
> > 10) Try not to bother the list with something you can easily
> > find on your own, without involving 300 other people.
> >
> > b. Subject Tags
> >
> > Here is the list of subject tags, which I encourage everyone to
> > use to preface the subject lines of their messages to iris-talk.
> > Please use the tags as they are given; do not invent variations.
> > If the practice loses its consistency, it will also lose much of
> > its usefulness. I know this is a long listing, but that is a
> > reflection of the breadth and variety of our discussions. Don't
> > be intimidated; they will become quickly familiar after a short
> > time. Try to use the tag that fits your message best. It is often
> > appropriate to combine a tag from the first set (types of irises)
> > with one from another set. If nothing fits, don't worry. The tags
> > are not mandatory. Remember that the colon (:) following the
> > alphabetic tag is part of the tag and very important to the proper
> > operation of filters used to sort mail.
> >
> > TB:    tall bearded irises
> > MED:   median and dwarf bearded irises
> > AR:    arilbred and aril irises
> > SIB:   Siberian irises
> > LA:    Louisiana irises
> > JI:    Japanese irises
> > SPU:   spuria irises
> > PCN:   Pacific coast native irises
> > BULB:  bulb irises (Dutch, reticulatas, Junos)
> > SPEC:  iris species (particularly those not covered in another category)
> >
> > REB:   reblooming irises
> > SA:    space-age irises
> > HIST:  historic irises and history of iris development
> >
> > CULT:  culture
> > HYB:   hybridizing
> > REF:   references (books and society publications)
> > SHOW:  iris shows and related topics
> > IRC:   IRC chat sessions (currently Friday nights)
> > AIS:   American Iris Society business and issues
> > PHOTO: iris photography
> > COMP:  iris-related computer topics (record keeping, photo digitizing,
> > etc.)
> > CAT:   iris catalogs and discussion of commercial nurseries
> > AD:    iris-related advertisement (ads not related to irises are *not*
> > welcome!)
> >
> > OT-PLANTS: other garden plants (not irises)
> > OT-ART:    iris-motif art and craftwork
> > OT-HUMOR:  iris-related humor
> > OT-CHAT:   personal messages and conversation (consider taking it
> > off-list!)
> > OT-BIO:    introduction from a new subscriber (please follow with your
> > name)
> >
> > ADMIN: list administration issues (reserved for the list owner)
> >
> >
> > 3.ARCHIVES
> >
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> > iris-talk archives. There are two archive locations. The first is
> > maintained be Onelist and may be accessed through the Onelist homepage at:
> >
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> >
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> > click on the name of the list, and select archives. The Onelist
> > archives are a collection of the daily message digests. The search
> > engine is not very utilitarian.
> >
> > The second archive is orders of magnitude more useful. It is kept at:
> >
> > http://www.mallorn.com/lists/iris-l/
> >
> > This is a combined archive of all Iris-L messages and all iris-talk
> > messages stored and accessed as individual messages. The search engine
> > is full featured and capable of complex search criteria.
> >
> >
> > 4. SUMMARY (IMPORTANT):
> >
> > iris-talk@onelist.com is the LIST ADDRESS, used when you want
> > to post a message for everyone to read.
> >
> > John Jones (jijones@ix.netcom.com) is the LIST OWNER, a human
> > being who is your point of contact for questions or problems.
> >
> > Enjoy the list!
> >
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