This thread is devoted to a possible upcoming hybridizing clinic that will be given by Kevin Vaughn.
The first Clinic was a huge success. Thirteen attended, and we all learned so much.
A big thank you to Toby Lander of
Young's Garden Center in Roseburg, OR for the great video of the classroom part of the clinic. Now every one can see a part of what we experienced. Just wish you all could have been there for the garden tour and seedling evaluation sessions.
Post containing links to all 4 parts of the video:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
Post containing a link to Toby's article about the clinic and the handout material provided by Kevin Vaughn:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
Photos and comments from the clinic can be found on the second page of this thread.
Salem, OR at Kevin Vaughn's gardens.
1.First clinic would be when the rosettes are at their best so we can do the judging/ evaluation of new seedlings and work out how the seedlings are grown and rowed out for evaluation.
(End of April or beginning of May).
2. Second clinic would be about the process of hybridizing. (In the summer).
More information to come.
UPDATE
April 27th at Kevin Vaughn's house in Salem, OR
Starts at 1:30 p.m. ends about 4:00 p.m.
Early dinner at Robert's Crossing Restaurant[/b]
http://www.robertscrossing.com...
Coming to Clinic:
springcolor (Julia)
gg5 (Greg)
valleylynn (Lynn)
picklepuff (Sandi)
Pardalinum (Connie)
Toby with guests from YGC
(Perennial Obsession) Cynda
Sherri
Greenfield (Diana)
Huffnstuff (Carolyn)
Going to Robert's Crossing:
valleylynn & Cliff (Lynn)
springcolor (Julia)
gg5 (Greg)
picklepuff & DH (Sandi)
Pardalinum (Connie)
(Perennial Obsession) Cynda & Dave
Sherri
Huffnstuff (Carolyn)
Perennial Obsession visit:
valleylynn
gg5
springcolor
Sherri
picklepuff
Pardalinum
Greenfield
Care of Seedlings
JungleShadows said:Years ago an iris friend suggested a way to push seedlings was to use an every other week treatment of a transplant fertilizer like Start N Grow. I use one cap full/ gallon of water. Water gently with a watering can. Mine are mulched with gravel and I let the fertilizer solution drizzle on the gravel not the plants so as not to wash away the roots or deposit soil over the rosettes. For general watering I use an overhead sprinkler that simulates rain. That gives a gentle enough application that the seedlings are not moved or flooded. Nice rain here today so no need to water.
Anyway, this fertilizer regime seems to work beautifully for almost any sort of seedling in order to get them up to mature size the most quickly. The only exceptions are things like penstemon that don't require/ like a lot of fertilizer. Even with them I give them some Start N Grow right after transplanting. My bearded iris seedlings that were rowed out the first week of May now already have increases. Not bad for 6 weeks of growth.
Kevin
Hybridizing Clinic ---2014 ---- May 3
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Kevin (clinic and dinner)
Julia (clinic and dinner)
Lynn & Cliff (clinic and dinner)
Cynda & Dave (clinic and dinner)
Marilyn (clinic and dinner)
Greg (clinic and dinner)
Bev & spouse (clinic and dinner)
Connie (clinic and dinner)
Sandi, husband and daughter (clinic and dinner)
Denice and Scott (clinic and dinner)
Carolyn and Joe (clinic and dinner)
