OT-Chat: I'm back
- Subject: OT-Chat: I'm back
- From: J* C*
- Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 09:34:44 +1000
Hi All,
wendy wrote:
P.S. Wonder how Jan is getting on with her move?
Well, we have accomplished the move, and I still have a bout 5 trailer loads
of plants to shift from castlemaine. I am trying to get all the TB's moved
before they bloom, so that the bloom stalks don't snap off in the shift.
The SDB's IB's and AB's came first.
Travelling at 80kph with a trailer load of irises, causes fairly minimal
damage, just a little bit of shredding on the tips, which makes them look
tatty. Travelling at 100kph causes much more leaf damage, and tends to tilt
the rhizomes so that the plants lean away from the wind, and stay that way.
I only made that mistake once.
The trip takes 40 minutes unloaded, and 1 hour loaded up. Any plants that
are tender, or have bloom stalks, travel in the boot (trunk), or in the car
with me.
I have had bloom on my AB Fankhauser seedlings, but couldn't find the camera
to get shots of them. Some are still blooming, so I will make an all out
effort tomorrow, when I will be home all day, to dig through the piles of
boxes and find the camera.
SDB's and IB's blooming:
Scion, Furioso, Murmur, Raspberry Jam, Hot Seat, Baby Blessed, It's a
Giggle, Little Buccaneer, Hum, many others I can't think of names.
I have had quite a number of seedlings bloom. Some nice ones again this year
from Cherry Child X Yes. Lots more buds on seedlings.
Better find that camera!
The 'wet area' problem is major. The previous owners had never emptied the
septic tank, so the have had an overflow of solids, leaving a green scum in
areas. Also it looks as if they have driven over the drainage lines and
bloken the aggie pipes. We are looking into a high tech solution which will
free the garden of septic drainage. Thes will leave me with sufficient wet
areas for what I want to grow. The lower part of the block stays damp most
of the year.
Wendy - I look forward to doing some JI and Bearded trades with you, when
you are ready. I hope to get most of my Beardeds planted out by the end of
Autumn, and will have plenty to trade.
Cheers, Jan,
In Creswick Australia, where the top soil is deep, wet and gluggy, and the
beds will be well raised.
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