Re: HYB: Planning Crosses
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Planning Crosses
- From: D* K*
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 14:42:30 -0500
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>Not likely at my age. However, I am interested in having fun with the
>crosses. I just had a bit of trouble carrying out my plans due to the lack
>of bloom, different bloom times, no pollen about the middle of bloom
>season (weather related maybe?) and probably the biggest factor being
>inexperience in the process. But then I did end up with all those seeds
>using SATAN'S MISTRESS when I didn't expect anything at all and those
>would be less than 1/4 aril and it would be nice to transfer that colorfast
>quality to a good brown or red. Not to mention the depth of color it
>displays. So far those in that color range tend get washed out in our
>sun.
Donald, SATAN'S MISTRESS has proved to be a highly fertile parent for me
both ways (pod & pollen). I just finished planting my seeds and she sure
appeared in quite a number of my crosses! I'll let you know in 2 or 3
years how it turns out. <g!>
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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