RE: Data base of trial gardens
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- Subject: RE: [sibrob] Data base of trial gardens
- From: G* M*
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:08:16 -0500
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You can certainly count us in also.
Greg McCullough
Iris City Gardens
Primm Springs, TN middle of zone 6
www.iriscitygardens.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold Peters [h*@directcon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 3:18 PM
> To: sibrob@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [sibrob] Data base of trial gardens
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> You can add my name to the list of gardeners willing to guest irises.
>
> Harold Peters
> Beautiful View Iris Garden
> El Dorado Hills, CA USDA zone 9
> harold@directcon.net www.beautiful-view-iris.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: J.F. Hensler <christyh@povn.com>
> To: <sibrob@egroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:40 AM
> Subject: RE: [sibrob] Data base of trial gardens
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> > Finding people willing to commit to trialing plants is a
> challenge and I'd
> > love to see a list of those who wouldn't be hesitant about
> critiquing new
> > plants.
> >
> > Most people seem to be scared away from such projects by the list of
> > questions, so thought I'd print the basic list I use and see if the
> reasons
> > behind some of the requirements might not make trialing seem
> less daunting
> > a task.
> >
> > Soil ph and type... for obvious reasons. Plants that can adapt to wider
> > variations are a plus and I'm always looking for places where a species
> has
> > a difficult time growing well. A list of things that died is as
> important
> > to me as the list of what grows well.
> >
> > Average summer high, average winter low, average rainfall ... gives a
> > better picture of what the plants have to deal with and most of us have
> > some idea of what these are for our areas.
> >
> > How heavy you feed and water, if they'll be in full sun and if
> they have a
> > protective mulch. Any of these things can change conditions
> radically. (A
> > large rock nearby can boost the zone by as much as half!)
> >
> > Not keeping opinions to oneself is ideal for irises. Secrecy is
> best left
> > for the perennials under consideration for patents. I probably
> learn more
> > about a plant when it fails than I do if it succeeds and being able to
> > compare notes with others leads to more information for everyone.
> >
> > A few things I ask about that most hybridizers might not
> include are what
> > other species a gardener might be familiar with. (I just can't seem to
> > resist trying species-X. At the moment, a cute little dwarf
> setosa has bee
> n
> > tempting me with thoughts of "border" sibtosas!) If a gardener has the
> > space, I'll send along starts of the parent for comparison.
> >
> > One thing I probably do differently, is ask that a plant be
> neglected once
> > it's had some time to get its roots down. The average type of gardener
> I've
> > run into might dote on a plant the first year or two but isn't likely to
> > fuss over something indefinitely. I'd like to know how a plant does when
> it
> > needs to look out for itself.
> >
> > With the "right" conditions available where a plant is likely
> to struggle,
> > I prefer to send more than one start... one that will be
> pampered and one
> > that won't, so comparisons are easier. This also seems to make it easier
> > for trialers to come to grips with the idea that it just might be the
> plant
> > that's at fault and not their gardening. :)
> >
> > Christy Hensler
> > Z4b near Newport, WA, USA, where it's trying to snow again!
> >
> > ----------
> > From: Totoo@jps.net
> >
> > I think Christy's idea if setting up a list of people who would
> > trial plants is a good one. Here in The sibrob there are plenty of
> > people like me who aren't quite up to the daunting task of
> > hybridizing. We however are experienced gardeners, love Siberians and
> > keep great records. ( Plus I've never been known to keep my opinions
> > about plants to myself!) <<<
> >
> >
> >
> >
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