Re: CULT: borers
- Subject: Re: [iris] CULT: borers
- From: Char c*@execpc.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 23:17:59 -0500
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
Hi Laurief,
One of the things John Jones requests is that you use your Region number as a
tag.
I have found that I get quicker growth in the spring if I cover my Iris.
Covering them after we have had a week of below freezing temps. There was no Rot
in my garden this year following that prescription. Several other people had a
lot of Rot in their beds. That is very disappointing in the spring.
I cover heavily across the front of my property because it runs along an uphill
road and the city does salt. so the extra covering I am hoping will protect from
salt as well. I use marsh hay. I have to deal with weeds in the spring but the
trade off of no Rot is worth the effort.
Char Region 8
laurief wrote:
> >DO YOUR LEAVES ALL DIE BACK TO THE GROUND EVERY YEAR? THE NEW
> >LEAVES COME ON HERE REAL EARLY LIKE JAN. AND THE OLD LEAVES DON'T ALL DIE
> >EVEN
> >IN MINUS 20 DEGREES WEATHER IN THE WINTER . WHERE ARE YOU FROM? THAT ALL THE
> >LEAVES ARE GONE IN THE EARLY SPRING? LET US KNOW AND WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN
> >FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU SOMETIME TODAY.OK??
>
> I'm in northern Minnesota, and yes, all iris foliage dies back to the
> ground in winter. At present, I only have about an inch of growth on
> bearded irises and none on Sibs. We have, however, had temps in the 70's
> on a couple of occasions within the last couple weeks, so it's possible
> there has already been some borer hatch.
>
> Laurie
>
> -----------------
> laurief@paulbunyan.net
> http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
> http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/shadowood/irisintro.html
> USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
> acidic clay soil
>
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