Why Beardless?/International List

These two topics might seem unrelated, but as our list *delightfully*
becomes more international, we will hopefully find a greater diversity of
the kinds of iris that people grow being discussed.  I already have the
impression that the species iris are more popular in clubs other than the AIS.

I became especially fond of the beardless, because I discovered that so many
of them are DISEASE-FREE in my garden.  Rot is not generally a problem here
in Oregon, if one pays even halfway decent attention to drainage, but my TB
cultivars do get varying types of rusts and "blights" that require spraying.
The pacificas, sibes, and other species never seem to get disease that is
not quickly remedied by proper water and nutrition.

Best of all weed control among my beardless is TONS easier because they can
be mulched and they enjoy some organic material in the soil. Amended soil is
much easier to weed!  Although I am not a rigid organic gardener, I do try
to avoid the steady use of chemicals.  Of course others will have a
different experience and some of my TB's are weed-like and disease free.  In
general, however the TB's require the most "maintenance". Most important
though is the way that diversifying my iris has extended the bloom season.

Now I would like to make a little "netiquette" plea.  Some of us on this
list are subscribed to other lists and may be handling a few hundred
messages a day.  I don't mind long messages, I can skim them and realize
that they will interest others, even if they don't happen to interest me.  I
know for fact that many of you won't even make it to the bottom of this one!
;-)  I hope I don't sound like a wet blanket because I love the humor and
lighthearted banter on this list and think that the little quips are often
appropriate.

However, *common* netiquette practice dictates that the decidedly personal
messages should be sent directly to the recipient and the "Me-too's" are
widely considered to be superfluous.  Neither need to be read by hundreds of
people and people should not have to even open and sort this kind of message.

It is because I hope to see this list *expand* and become more international
that I have taken it upon myself to write this!
Cheers, Louise

Louise H. Parsons  <parsont@peak.org>
listowner, Alpine-L,the Electronic Rock Garden Society
Corvallis, OR  USA USDA zone 7 , Emerald NARGS, AIS, SIGNA, SPCNI, 
"A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew,
And the young winds fed it with silver dew." Shelley
http://www.peak.org/~parsont/rockgard/

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