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(Zone 9b)   UndertheSun Jan 25, 2017 2:04 PM CST |
| The losses have begun... Howler Laced Credentials Molten Flame (near dead) and ??  This what I saw on a quick walk through the garden. I'll have more time later to take a good look around. |
Name: daphne san diego county, ca (Zone 10a)  shizen Jan 25, 2017 2:28 PM CST |
| i don,t understand how my ipad keeps posting twice?✒️sorry☹️ |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a)        Lestv Jan 25, 2017 3:14 PM CST |
Not Howler!  Sorry you are starting the year on a down note Rob.  My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
Name: Bonnie Sojourner Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a) Magnolia zone            grannysgarden Jan 25, 2017 3:33 PM CST |
| I may have lost Sweet and Innocent. I will have to see if it comes back this spring. I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned. |
Name: daphne san diego county, ca (Zone 10a) shizen Jan 25, 2017 3:42 PM CST |
| 😢 i like your sense of humor, rob. even tho' it's a sad day when .....the bucket is involved. |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a) Lestv Jan 25, 2017 4:33 PM CST |
| Well, it was nice out so I took a quick look see at the gardens. Goners - at least they all bloomed once.   Tiger Honey - I am bummed a lot about this one What a Mixture - was a flattieSensationalizer, bloomed itself out, which I hear happens to Burseens Quite a few are struggling as well. My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
(Zone 9b) UndertheSun Jan 25, 2017 4:44 PM CST |
| That really sucks Bonnie and Lesie! I just walked through the field and felt rhizomes as I was going along. Everything I touched was soft....I think my losses will be in the 100's. I may try surgery on some of them, but where do I start? Where do I stop? It's everywhere in my new beds and once the weather warms up it will only get worse. These new beds were created in my field that has been covered with wood chips for 10 +/- years. I felt the soil was rich enough with organic material, so I didn't amend these new beds. These beds were not under water during the storms either. The drainage out there is terrific, but something is wrong.Got to go, a tree guy is ringing my doorbell. |
Name: Bonnie Sojourner Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a) Magnolia zone grannysgarden Jan 25, 2017 5:44 PM CST |
| It is puzzling Rob, and heartrending. Losses in the 100's. I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned. |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a) Lestv Jan 25, 2017 5:50 PM CST |
Where to start? Like Triage go for those that look best first, and those you want the most, then work your way down. It is sure to be heartbreaking. So sorry.  My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
Name: Tom Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)         tveguy3 Jan 25, 2017 6:27 PM CST |
| Sorry Rob and Leslie, So sad when you loose so many, and always it seems they are the ones you really like. It's a muddy cold mess out here, and I'm just not going to go looking. It is what it is. It's way to early to know what's going on here yet, we are to have temps back in the teens in a week. I don't like this warm weather this early, it will for sure not be a good thing for lots of plants here. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. - Alexander the Great |
Name: Liz Concord, MA (Zone 6a)          Dachsylady86 Jan 25, 2017 6:28 PM CST |
| I can't believe it Rob, that is so awful. It sounds like you're doing all the right things so there shouldn't be issues. That's very frustrating. If you're thinking of doing surgery sooner is better than later. Sorry to hear of your losses too Bonine and Leslie! The blooming out of Burseens is a bit alarming to me, especially since I spent a lot on intros this year. |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a) Lestv Jan 25, 2017 9:23 PM CST |
| Liz - some Burseens do. The majority are really good growers. This is my first total loss to bloom out. I had a couple take two years to bloom again. Sensationalizer also had poms so that is a super abundance of flounce to recover from in a hot NC summer. My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
(Zone 9b) UndertheSun Jan 26, 2017 12:38 AM CST |
| I wont have time to work on these beds for awhile. I didn't check on my other beds, but I will tomorrow morning before I leave. I'm hoping they are ok...  |
Name: Niki Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a) Flowers are food for the soul.      HighdesertNiki Jan 26, 2017 12:40 AM CST |
| sorry for the losses. 'Sweet and Innocent' is so lovely too. "The Earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Name: Sherry Austin Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)      Henhouse Jan 26, 2017 1:08 AM CST |
| That's so disheartening Rob.. I've often wondered about possible pathogens that might be in wood chips from tree companies.. I use a lot of them here... When counting, try not to mix chickens with blessings. |
Northern CA (Zone 9a)  iciris Jan 26, 2017 1:37 AM CST |
| Rob, I'm so sorry for your losses! If I have any that you lost you are more than welcome to them. |
South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b) "The mountains are calling..."      Polymerous Jan 26, 2017 2:44 AM CST |
| I'm really sorry to hear that, Rob - and anyone else who has experienced losses. I thought that I had lost 'Got Milk' (a gift plant from last year), but I finally found the rhizome and it may be hanging in there. (I'll have to spray it and the other irises against the rabbits, though.) One thing that I am experiencing with those few irises that actually made it into the ground, is that they seem to be sinking down. I planted all of them so that part of the rhizome was above the soil level, but now, in many cases, they are covered with dirt. That makes me concerned - will I need to excavate all of these?  Daylily season is almost done, barring scattered rebloom. This was the LFO on a new diploid seedling; image from 8-17-17. |
Skåne, Sweden     William Jan 26, 2017 6:43 AM CST |
| That's a nightmare, Rob and I'm sorry for your losses, Leslie. I hope Sweet and Innocent survives, Bonnie. |
Skåne, Sweden William Jan 26, 2017 7:27 AM CST |
| For my own part I'm mostly concerned with rot that starts from the fans and works itself down to the rhizome, although I had some other rots last year as well. I have removed a lot of really mushy foliage on all the irises. I think the repeated thaw-frost cycles this winter has taken its toll with the foliage. Of the 35 I planted last year, I have so far lost the main fan on 6 rhizomes, Golden Panther, Edilia, Quiproquo, Cigarillo, Lording It and Drive me Wild. I noticed that the growth point on all the rhizomes planted the summer of 2015 so far looks okay once the mushy stuff was removed. Many of them however had problems the previous winter when they were newly planted. I wonder if this is just a coincidence? My rhizomes come from France and Italy. I don't think they have had time to adapt to the harsher climate here yet. Overall it also looks like the larger rhizomes has the worst problems. One would think slower growth, using very little fertilizer in a colder climate would make a tougher, more winter hardy plant with stronger cell walls that is less susceptible to rot. At this point I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to cover the rhizomes with a raised piece of glass or plant them in a cold frame the first year. |
Name: Linnea Southern Maine, border 5b/6a (Zone 5b)    Linneaj Jan 26, 2017 7:56 AM CST |
| We will see, here in Southern Maine. I think I may have lost all my Japanese Iris. Either the land had been previously limed or I just stink at this variety. Don't make fear based decisions. |
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