Re: Natiomal Guest Iris

For what it's worth, the rhizomes I have received back from several conventions have varied a lot in quality of care in shipment. Most, I'm happy to say, have been clean and dry. However, I can remember boxes of unwashed rhizomes and, worse, wet rhizomes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bruce" <jbruce1@cinci.rr.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] Natiomal Guest Iris


This is one of several occurances that make me hesitant to send anything to a
national or regional event. I have heard things from several hybridizers, and
could be convinced that they were isolated incidents, but this is the third thing
that I know of that has happened with Mike Greenfield. This indicates to me that
perhaps it is a widespread issue(?). I was present when Mike opened a box returned
from the National where the irises returned were wrapped tightly in a paper bag in
the box and were quite wet and on their way to slimy. I know these are strictly
volunteer events and that they are a service to hybridizers to display their
plants, but it would hardly be a National or Regional event without the guests.
Shouldn't there be some mechanism in place to prevent such things? I have also
heard chatter that it can be difficult to get hybridizers to send guests. Perhaps
this is part of the problem?


John Bruce
Zone 5b, Land of the Buckeyes :)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael D. Greenfield" <mgreenfield@cinci.rr.com>
Subject: [iris] Natiomal Guest Iris


I just recieved a box with one of my seedlings from the National. It was one I
requested to be returned. I had already recieved that one from the other two
gardens 2 months ago. Any one else recieve any lately?

Of course it is way to late to safely plant them. They are not really needed
here as it increased great here. The other two gardens sent about 40 rhizomes
total.

What if it was one I really needed? I did ask for 6 fans of one of my intros
returned and only recieved four. From the size of the rhizomes I am sure they
had more. I can get by with only 4.

Mike Greenfield
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