Re:CULT ? Cows/seedling sales

I  don't mean to prick anyone's bubble, === BUT. I was "brought up" in the 
AIS iris world that it was not ethical to sell/give away seedlings that were 
not worthy of introduction because you are diluting the waters, so to speak, 
by foisting unworthy irises upon innocent buyers  or  recipients so that they 
become unhappy with their results and shrug off irises for their gardens.  It 
is far better to let the cows eat them or the trash collector haul them off 
if you don't want to include any culture problems in your compost pile. I 
don't know   whether this is written in stone or is just up to the integrity 
of an individual to want  to keep the iris world as "pure" as possible!  
Guess we need to do some research on that.  Our  region has had tough task 
masters in our training  --  maybe it is only idealistic, but it makes good 
sense to me to want to have everyone have GOOD irises so they are happy 
enough to want more - which results in more business for those that sell the 
"good"  irises!  (I know, some of those should never have been introduced 
either !  --- but it is not on "your" conscience, if that is any 
consolation.)    I hope I haven't set the cat among too many pigeons to 
survive the pecking!  Ha!)   Rosalie nr Baltimore   zone 7 where we are 
hoping to avoid the snow of the Ohio Valley Areas    ryfigge@aol.com

            














 

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