Re: OT-Chat: I'm back

Wendy
Ever tried using old venetian blinds cut up. My father-in-law tends to call
our rows "fields of rememberance" because of all the white markers. Jo
Tunney (WA iris Soc) recommend writing on them with HobbyTex paint, which
apparently withstands the sun longer than garden markers. We've also used
paint pens but they are very expensive to use.

Colleen
----- Original Message -----
From: wendy sargeant <wendon@dcsi.net.au>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-Chat: I'm back


> Hi Jan,
> Great to hear that you have made the move and survived the ordeal:) Also
> glad to hear that all the iris babies made it as well.I use my horse float
> for moving tricky specimens and find its enclosed quarters very secure
from
> strong breezes, its bettter than the back of my ute any day...
>     Uh OH ..Sounds like you are going to have a bit of fun and games with
> your septic run off area..Fancy driving over the run off and aggie
> lines..Grr..It will look like a battlefield for a while but as you know,
> growing plants tend to hide all sorts of yuck..
> As to trading..No problems, just let me know in the next few months when
you
> are nearly all settled in and can handle planting newbies...I have more
new
> JIs this year and they are budding up already and doing well, despite
being
> trodden on whilst dormant by big heifers hooves.Don thought it would be a
> good idea to walk the cows from one driveway to the other and didnt
realise
> that my massive trench was planted...Yes I did shriek, but surprisingly
they
> are all ok, including the greedy heifer who ate 2 plastic labels..Honestly
> my place is a madhouse.I must find a better way of labelling my plants.I
> keep loosing the labels via either strong winds and greedy animals who are
> already overweight....Any one got any good ideas? Maybe labels with
massive
> spikes so they can really be ancored into the ground. But heavens know
where
> one gets those.There are a few downfalls with rural life...availability of
a
> few things can be limiting...
> Anyhow Glad to hear you are in you new home Jan, and surrounded by packing
> boxes no doubt...Cheers from Wendy Sargeant.Victoria, Australia.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:34 AM
> Subject: [iris-talk] OT-Chat: I'm back
>
>
> > 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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