The OGB- seem to do well. I would love to try the OGBs, but I don't have the nerve. I have the lighter violet intro from last year. We will see how it does.
We bought eight Arils from Rick and Roger last spring. I don't remember if that was one of them. It doesn't sound familiar. Dang, Now I'm going to have to go out and check. It sure is a pretty one. It has a nice signal.
He sure is, Carl. Frustrating for me because he lives less than 40 miles from my house, but, now that I have time to go, I no longer drive or have access to transportation. Leslie is going to have to come over this way so we can go together.
We got to see Tom's place when the national convention was in Dallas. He grows a lot of iris and lots of seedlings. Mostly just iris. More of an iris farm than an iris garden. Very well kept. He grows his seedlings in the concrete blocks.
Here's a picture of Tom. The headset is his hearing aid.
Yes, and you can dump the dirt in the blocks and no unsprouted seeds are left behind. But they are in direct contact with the ground so they probably don't dry out as fast. And more even heat.
Most bearded iris aren't that sensitive to pH. They grow fine in our alkaline clay. Beardless can be another story. Except Spuria. They seem to like our soil. And, like Neal, I don't think that a weathered block is going to be a problem
Name: Bonnie Sojourner Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a) Magnolia zone
yes it would. The only thing is that in my zone the MDB's need to be kept cool. Since we have not had a very cold winter I do not expect much bloom from them this spring. There are a few here that stay tiny and seem to be good bloomers in this area. The new intros have bigger rhizomes and tend to just barely stay in their class. Wonder if the white blocks would be a cooler option. I could make a wall with them where they would not get afternoon sun, hmmmmmm......
Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?
Carl
