Re: SDB:Bloom report, Aus
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- Subject: Re:[iris-talk] SDB:Bloom report, Aus
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- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:09:03 PDT
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
Colleen Modra wrote:
>My first seedling heads for the season are showing now, and they are >all
>Aztec Burst X Satin Knight. My early TBs are starting to head >up now,
>Scented Bubbles, Witching, Aztec Burst, White Lightening, >Persian Berry,
>Berry Blush, That Scentsation and Yaquina Blue.
How does Aztec Burst perform for you there Colleen? It rots here, as do a
few other Blyth irises. One of my seedlings from it also has crown rot. It
should throw some interesting seedlings though.
>I spent the weekend starting to transplant my seedlings. With the sudden
>switches in weather we've had, I've some pots still germinating while the
>first seeds in the pot came up more than two months ago. So I used the
>floating off technique, described by Stephanie Markham in the July AIS
>Journal, for the first
>time and it worked quite well.
Could you outline this briefly for me Colleen, as I am not yet an AIS
member? I have 4 pots left to plant out, and one of these is doing as you
describe.
Will SCENTED BUBBLES be available from your catalogue this year?
Cheers, Jan
