I have an iris reblooming reliability list that I downloaded from one of the iris growers. It lists Mariposa Skies as rebloom only to Zone 7. Hope this info helps, Linda

I am in SW Ga and grew turmeric this year, All in containers and decided to dig them up and leave the soil intact. Placed the in a couple cardboard boxes and put them in the greenhouse but not to be watered. That was right before frost and they look great. I can pull from them anytime and still should be able to plant them when frost is over. I wonder though if you would need to dig it up in your zone, does it freeze there? Is it a mild freeze only lasting a short time, and if so I'd put some heavy mulch on the rhizomes for protection. What are others in your zone doing with it, if there is someone.

I'd consider Roberts advice, and I'm not trying to be rude but you always insist you have plenty of nutrients, and I'm wondering if you ever fertilize at all over the season relying solely on a soil test. Carrots are short rooted plants just like onions so their roots don't go deep or spread far. Denitrification happens very fast in the top soil with microbes in direct competition with plants for nitrogen. Top soil nitrogen is lost in a few weeks or even a few days being used by plants and microbes, denitrified or leached as nitrates deeper beyond the root zone. Fertilize with a little 1-0-3 or 1-2-3 ratio fertilizers 3 or 4 weeks after they come up and a again mid season with more than the first fertilization. Carrots don't need a lot of nitrogen but there still needs to be a careful balance between foliage tops to root bottoms. Let your plants show you what they need and not a a soil test that will change daily for nitrogen. Carrots will respond very fast to nitrogen and easily seen in the foliage in just a few days, and good tops are required to supply the storage roots with sugars, because they are biannual and the reason roots get big to begin with. years ago I thought I had enough nutrients after one and done broadcasts of fertilizers prior to planting but usually had short carrots and never fertilized after planting. One year I threw some Potassium nitrate (13-0-45) on my pathetic looking carrots and they went wild with better looking tops in a couple days, and a dim light went on. Later on when I checked for size they had turned into horse carrots, and some could choke a horse at a foot long, with some bolting meaning I may have applied to much nitrogen, and the light got brighter. Tweaking the amounts and fertilizing two times now gives me nice sized carrots, but now I add just phosphorous before planting and the nitrogen and potassium during the season. But instead of expensive potassium nitrate I use potassium chloride and Urea.

Yes, edible, if a tad on the large side. If there is some seedy going on inside that you don't want to eat, just scoop it out like one would with cucumber seeds. If the rind is a big tough for you, peel it off. But what is causing the misshapen fruits... most likely uneven watering. Except that last pic, I suspect that was inadequate pollination since it has blossom end bulbing going on. It is not because of them being old and having seeds growing- I let end of season ones go to full past ripe if I want seeds, and if the plant is treated kindly the fruit is even throughout. Zucchini is a variety of summer squash. And is suseptible to the same ick other summer squash is. So there is also a chance there is a viral issue with the plant causing the misshapen fruits. Not as likely since it is still pretty early in the season for most folks. If the plants look healthy, look back to the uneven watering as the principal cause. With poor pollination being the second one. Also, a random. Try to cut off a half inch to inch of the stem with the fruit. It will keep better than a damaged fruit end.