Re: OT: Just weeding in the rain
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Hi Colleen and Jan,
Well I have had enough rain for the moment and yes it is a pity that I can't
send some to the U.S.A. At the moment my paddocks resemble a lake as a large
creek has overflowed and we, the cows, horses and me are doing a J.C. across
the sodden grass.Any one have a canoe ?, we could launch it just down the
slope near my garden sheds.Now I know why I planted my J.I.s down that
slope, it's terribly wet and they are growing amazingly fast.
All my fancy dafffs are going transparent. Boy are we going to get some
spring growth when it ever dries out.
My irises; No bloms yet, but fat bloom stalks on the following; Dwarfs;
Chanted, Chickory Charm has lots, Smoke Rings has masses and is the size of
a large cow pat,Bamba , Nimble Toes,Little Bev could have been a bit more
generous, only 3-4 there,and possibly a few more on a few, cant tell yet.
However Smoky Imp needs a gun put to its rhizomes as I have had it for 5
years, moved it once and still it grows well but refuses to bloom. Time to
threaten it with the spade...TBs and Medians; Sculptured Wild is only a pup
but it going to do brilliantly this year, Philanderer is making a take over
bid for the most blooms produced by an iris, wish I liked it better,
Silkirim is shaking its stalks out and Im not really fond of that one
either, Temptone had a huge stalk on one section but a calf ate it through
the bottom of the fence, hoever there seems to be another one there, I hope
so, I love blue irises of any sort as well as loud screaming colour
patterns.Not a fan of burgundys, or oranges/yellows but when you are given
presents you can't pick the colour can you? Everything else is choofing
along happily, not minding the wet and are happy now that I have liberated
them from weeds as well. I love my tilers knee padds too, and I thought I
was the only original thinker, glad to see I am not alone..However, as it is
soooo wet, my knees are getting wet and soggy...Hope this little note, haha,
is of some interest, Regards, Wendy Sargeant, wendon@dcsi.net.au Zone 8sih
Aus.P.S. Colleen, did you watch the Sampras/Safin match. Safin; definately
not hard on the eyes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen Modra" <irises@senet.com.au>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Just weeding in the rain
>
> Hi Jan and Wendy
>
> Very wet here also. It's hard to get a South Australian (in an
agricultural
> area) to say they've had enough rain, but I'm saying enough is enough. My
> son-in-law offered to buy me a pair of waders, yesterday, so I could do
the
> weeding. In the end the only spot I could weed was a fairly steep bank.
> We've invested in a pair of tiler's knee pads and they are fantastic for
> spending long periods on hands and knees. Also they are rubber coated so
> your knees don't get wet. Got an awful lot of display garden to tidy up in
> the next month.
>
> I'v got bloom stalks coming on Olymparico (again), Bridal Fashion, Marine
> Lustre and Goolgumbla. Torque and Scented Bubbles have been blooming on
and
> off for a while. My first dwarf to bloom will be Talk. Looks like it won't
> be a particularly early or late season but fairly average for bloom time.
> My Reticulatas are just flowering now, but I only put them in last autumn.
>
> Colleen Modra Now how do we get all this rain up to the needy parts of the
> USA. Mind you I was hoping to be watching the USA Womens Tennis final
right
> now, but that's held up for rain.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 5:29 PM
> Subject: [iris-talk] OT: Just weeding in the rain
>
>
> >
> > Wendy wrote:
> > >I am sitting inside at the moment listening to big booms of thunder and
> > >watching hail fall. All the calves have just bolted to the shed.
> >
> > I have been soooo frustrated by this inclement weather we have been
having
> > for the last few days. Today after work, it was clear so I headed out to
> > clear blackberries, and after a few wheel barrow loads, it started to
rain
> > again. I found myself a noce protected spot under the dense cover of the
> > wattle trees, and out of the wind, and managed to stay in the garden for
> an
> > extra hour, weeding contentedly, and keeping dry!
> > What wooses you calves are!
> >
> > Do you have any irises blooming yet Wendy?
> > I have Baby Blessed, and I. schachtii, both looking bedraggled from the
> > rain. Plenty of fat little buds coming though. MURMUR is a favourite of
> > mine, and should bloom very soon, along with the extremely reliable
MAKING
> > EYES, and another trusty one CHERRY CHILD. SCION, BEING BUSY, LITTLE
> > BUCCANEER, all have buds pushing up, along with around 10 of my 1998 SDB
> > crosses, which I just can't wait too see. (guess I will have too
though!)
> > Cheers, Jan
> >
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