Re: Re: CULT: Dividing/Labeling?
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Dividing/Labeling?
- From: k* a* k* w*
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:16:59 -0400
If we have two clumps that are growing together we put a sting around the
clumps when it is in bloom. We stick the label inside the loop.If they are
to close together we will take a few rizomes from the edge and then move the
rest of the clump in the fall.
Kenny Wittel
north central ohio
zone 5
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From: John Bruce <jbruce1@cinci.rr.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Dividing/Labeling?
> One solution, as unsightly as it is, would be to label the fans now
> with a sharpie marker. Do this low and on the inner leaves. It should
> last until your normal dig time. Another possibility would be to divide
out
> hunks of the clumps, roots and all, and move them now. We have had
> good success in moving clumps/half clumps in early spring as long as the
> soil ball stays intact.
>
> John
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> John Bruce jbruce1@cinci.rr.com
> Hidden Acres Iris Gardens
> http://home.cinci.rr.com/hiddenacres
> SW Ohio,USDA Zone 5b
> h*@cinci.rr.com
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> This year I have some beds that are getting overgrown, and need to be
> seperated.
> The problem is that some are really close, and I want to make sure I
label
> them correctly.
> My question is do I seperate now, or how would I label them good
enough
> that when I do my usual dividing in July-Sept that I don't loose get
them
> mixed up
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