Re: CULT: Whole Cloth and rot resistance

In a message dated 10/4/02 9:01:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
lmann@volfirst.net writes:


> up two more at our club sale last year & one rotted, the other has taken
> a year to settle in and start growing..
> 

Hmmm.  That is not a promising start. Well let us see what happenss here. 
those rhizomes were from Colorado and very healthy. just perfect  i fact.
Again the miracle of the world, earth,  higher plan etc.  is the the one i 
fogot to pick up and it  fell out of the wheelbarrel on the way to the 
compost will root and grow while my pampered ones layed out for color 
coordination  rot and ruin my garden color plan.
I have a couple of those and maybe I shoud pay attention to that particular 
iris for it  of itself must be particularly hardy. 

Being a nurse I try to put this in human terms... we are all people some 
blonde some red or brown haired. We all bloom different due to our crosses so 
why does one person grow strong and another sicken or become more susceptible 
to colds.  The immune system must work better for some than others, or they 
handle stressors  better, or through exposure to more stressors have enhanced 
their immune system.
Infact now researchers are trying to fight viruses with immune system 
boosters such as interferon and antivirals.

I am starting to ramble here, but maybe the answer is more simple than we 
think. If i don't want grass to grow on my garden paths I spray post, or some 
antivegitation chemical.  why don't I just throw lots of salt on 
the path?  It is really that simple. why do we think we have to turn to  
chemical all the time?
Doreen F. McCabe   
Westford, Ma  
gardenhous@aol.com



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