My iris are just beginning to bloom, and almost all are named. I am also giving descriptions of those that aren't named on my trade page. As they bloom I am adding new ones daily. I have SD, IB and TB. There are about 50 more iris yet to bloom that I will be adding as they open. I am looking for an iris called "Tobacco Road"; I have been searching for weeks without results. Do you know where this iris can be found?

Sue, Thank you for helping me out! I have a few daffodils. They have been neglected this year. So I am not sure exactly what I will have for trade. This is there second full year with me. I didn't get to pay much attention to who bloomed well this year though. Plus I never have felt comfortable about digging up and storing. I tend to get nervous and worry that I will kill them. But if you are willing to walk me through it and if I have something that you are interested in maybe we can trade. I will go out and check to see. Here is some that I might have for trade... At Dawning 1 W-P Amber Castle 2 YYW-WYY Arkle 1 Y-Y Barrett Browning 3 WWY-O Bee Mabley 3 W-YYO Bell Song 7 W-P Blue Bird 2 W-W Bobwhite 7 Y-Y Bright Candle 2 Y-R Ceylon 2 Y-O Cuesta 2 W-GYP Glenfarclas 1 Y-O Golden Rapture 1 Y-Y Hoopoe 8 Y-O Kamau 9 W-GYR Ladies' Choice 7 W-W Motmot 8 Y-R Mysty Glen 2 W-GWW Patois 9 W-GYR Regal Bliss 2 W-GWW Ruby Throat 2 W-P Spun Honey 4 Y-y Trumpeter Swan 1 W-P Tudor Love 2 W-P Tyneham 3 W-R Veery 7 Y-Y Vigilante 1 W-W Waxwing 5 W-W If there is something that might interest you let me know and I can go check. Tracy

I actually have broccoli and cauliflower outside now that just sprouted. I wintersowed them. The sprouts look VERY healthy and, if anything like my wintersown chamomile that sprouted last week and survived a night around 20 degrees they should do fine. In general, wintersown plants grow when they think it is the right time. So, yes, you can start some plants outside in vented containers...aka milk jugs ;) Check out the wintersowing forum for more info, or wintersown.org. I also have daylilies and brassicas I started inside and plan to move out onto my covered front porch during the day. I'm converting it into a temporary greenhouse with 6 mil plastic. I'll bring them inside during the day. I too have run out of room in front of the window, with lights supplementing the natural light. I have another 3 level growing rack downstairs, but I prefer to have a little natural light as well. sigh.

My two cents is to just leave them until you have a place to plant them. Why put more stress on them then they already have. I had much the same situation here, we live on the side of a mountain here in Pa. Our soil up here is heavy clay and rock. I happened upon some iris leaves struggling under some bushes on our land, I love iris, so I began digging them up and transplanting them to the gardens I built. At first I had just seen like fifteen fans coming up in the bad area, but then... I came to find out the corms had almost covered the entire area, and wound up with well over two hundred fans! The more I dug the more I kept finding hidden corms. They must have been growing there for well over ten years. They were so happy to be put into good dirt and fed they all went crazy, but, they took a season to grow first in the good dirt and then the next season bloomed their heads off. I wound up with so many I began trading them for other colors~I can't wait for this season. great luck~ Hey my name is lynn also