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["Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>]

The reason for the simultaneous blooms this year is that we have had no
spring.  Winter hung on forever.  We had about 7 to 10 days of really warm
weather (70's to hi 80's) at the beginning of May, and then it turned frigid
again.  We had deep freezes from May 12 on to May 20.  It spit snow after
the warm spell in early May. The rest of the time the days were in the 40's
and 50's.  The trees, shrubs and everything else that blooms had a hard time
figuring out what was going on.  The heat souped up carbohydrate production,
and then the sudden chill dampened it.  Everything was ready to go, and
finally a few days ago, the weather warmed.  Hence, everything bloomed.
But, I'm still waiting on the Korean lilacs and peonies!  Normally, our
blooms are more sequential, at least they have been during the last 3
seasons I've lived in Wisconsin.
Doreen Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Paradise" <machelp@attglobal.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] New everbearing strawberries


> Yesterday I flew from Wisconsin to  Providence RI, in Wisconsin I found
the wild [or possibly
> escapee from hybrid farmer's plum thickets] in full bloom while here in
Massachusetts plums
> finished blooming approximately two weeks ago.  Also in Wisconsin, I found
the
> amalanchier/serviceberry in bloom simultaneous with the plum and prunus
serotina/black cherry
> tree.  You see those bloom successively in Massachusetts in the order of
1/amalanchier 2/plum
> 3/prunus serotina.  You don't see them bloom simultaneously in
Massachusetts.
> Charlie Paradise
>
> Ginda Fisher wrote:
>
> > Thanks.
> >
> > You're colder than I.  The old strawberry plants (that I didn't entirely
> > remove) have set lots of fruit, and even some of the Tristar flowers did
> > before I removed them.
> >
> > First raspberry blossom of the season today!
> >
> > Ginda
> >
> > Doreen Howard wrote:
> > >
> > > Ginda,
> > > I planted 25 Tristars last year and picked off the blossoms for about
8
> > > weeks.  Then I let the plants set fruit.  I had a steady supply of
berries
> > > until Labor Day when it started to cool off.  Tristar puts out runners
like
> > > crazy, too, and you will have more plants.  My plants were vigorous at
the 8
> > > week point. and that is why I let them fruit.  Since yours have not
grown
> > > much, I'd keep pulling off the flowers.  We have had the same kind of
> > > weather as you have, and my mature strawberry patch (Tristar, Ozark
Beauty
> > > and Tribute) have lots of flowers, but none have set fruit due to lack
of
> > > pollinators.  Let's hope for warmer weather so we can get berries!
> > > Doreen Howard
> > > Wisconsin, Zone 4b
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ginda Fisher" <ginda@concentric.net>
> > > To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:38 PM
> > > Subject: [NAFEX] New everbearing strawberries
> > >
> > > > I put some Tristar strawberries into a pot this spring.  For 6
weeks, I
> > > > dutifully clipped all the blossoms.  Now it's been 6 weeks, and I am
> > > > tempted to let the blossoms develop, but the plants aren't much
bigger
> > > > than the day I planted them.  One, in particular, barely has leaves
at
> > > > all.  (The others had some leaves when I planted them.)
> > > >
> > > > In contrast, the earliglows I planted in the garden had no leaves at
all
> > > > when I got them, and now look like nice little plants.  (They also
hold
> > > > their blossoms conveniently away from their crowns, for easy
trimming.)
> > > >
> > > > Do you think I should keep clipping flowers for another couple of
> > > > weeks?  Can I let them set a little fruit?
> > > >
> > > > The weather was warm when I put them in, and promptly turned cold
and
> > > > wet.  It's been unseasonably cold until today, when it warmed up.
Who
> > > > knows what tomorrow will bring.
> > > >
> > > > Ginda Fisher
> > > > Eastern Mass., zone 6
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