Archive for April, 2009
Updated – Germination Rate Report
In January 2009 15 members completed a rating form designed to measure the relative ease of germinating 203 species of penstemons. At that time I wrote a preliminary report and requested additional raters, hoping to raise the number of respondents to at least 20. A few days ago the 20th rating form was returned and I have completed the new data analysis and rewritten the report. I have included addional material, numerous tables, charts and graphs and three appendices. Several photos are also included.I hope this report will be of interest and look forward to receiving comments.
Barbara Lewis
YOUR HELP NEEDED Please complete a survey about growing penstemons
To expand our understanding of the experience of growing penstemons in all parts of the US, Canada and Europe I have written a brief survey. I am asking all members to fill it out. It is easy and quick to complete. The survey lists all the species that are presently under cultivation and asks you to check ‘easy’ ‘moderate’ or ‘diificult’ to grow if you have grown (or tried to grow) that penstemon. And if you have time, the survey also requests your location and to write just a little about your gardening environment — soil, moisture, temperatures, etc.
Many many thanks. Barbara Lewis
Ease of cultivation rating form .doc
SURVEY Reduced size_formatted.xls
