Re: RE: Francelle's biography and CULT: watering
We have certainly had a scorching summer here in the Valley of the red hot Sun. All our plants have suffered. Irrigation is necessary. I live in a subdivision of two acre ranchettes that get irrigation every two weeks. I usually have to augment that with a hose because irises need water every week. Marvin fixed one bed that does not get irrigation with underground plastic pipes with holes on the sides. These we fill with a hose. No water gets on top of the rhizomes. We thought that would be the answer to rot problems. It isn't. Our soil is heavy adobe clay. We are using a lot of silt and compost to lighten it this fall.
We are still experimenting.
Francelle Edwards, Glendale, Arizona, Zone 9
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From: smarkley
To: 'iris-talk@eGroups.com'
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 10:08 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] RE: Francelle's biography and CULT: watering
Welcome, Francelle.
I am curious about your watering regimen in Phoenix? That subject is a big
issue for me and
I thought it might be interesting to see what you have to do in a REAL hot
climate
Steve Markley, Boise zone 5/6-ish
-----Original Message-----
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:15:33 -0000
From: "Francelle Edwards" <fjmjedwards@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Francelle's biography
Sorry every one to be late with this biography. I'm new to this and
didn't even know I was supposed to write one. I just got started on
this and it disappeared from the screen. If it appears duplicated
when it is sent, that's my life with a computer. Now for the bio. I
was introduced to irises in 1947 when the first thing my mother
ordered after World War II was a group of irises from Cooley's Iris
Garden. I thought they were the most beautiful flowers ever, and I
still have some of those original irises, Blue River, William A.
Setchel, Patricia, and Lady Mohr. I didn't start growing them then
though. I graduated from the U. of Arizona, worked as a copy writer
for radio stations, and taught school. My husband, Marvin, and I
celebrated out 51st wedding anniversary this summer. The big party
was last year. Marvin taught electronics at A.S.U. for 25 years.
Each of our three sons work in the computer industry. Douglas, the
oldest, in Washington state, installs and repairs them. David lives
near us and writes software. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents
of our six wonderful grandchildren. Darvin, in Dallas, designs the
chips that make them do wonderful things. All this expertise in the
family emphasizes my inadequacy. What I do best is crash them. I
caught the "Iris Virus" five years ago when I grew my own big order
from Cooley's and found they looked as good as some of the local
gardens. When I won my first Best of Show with my first entry, I was
hopelessly hooked. I have now won it three years in a row, but I
find the more I baby the plants, they more poorly they do for me.
Like children, they are easy to spoil. I now have about 130 tall
bearded iris and a few arielbreds. I also do pollen daubing. I feel
that I can choose the parents, the method of germinating and growing,
but a beautiful new iris is a gift from God.
I like to write, so you will probably hear from me often, and I
am looking forward to more of the interesting communications I have
received the past few days.
Francelle Edwards, Glendale, Arizona
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