Re: JIs
- To: irisarians <I*@Rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: JIs
- From: N* L* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: 05 Apr 96 18:04:23 EST
Hi Carolyn,
You mean *lowering pH for Japanese irises, right? The acid side of the scale
is numbers less than 7 (neutral), the alkaline side above.
Looking forward eagerly to non-chemical acidifying suggestions. I know I
couldn't succeed with Carol Warner's JI methods here: our 'soil' is red clay
over a substrate of limestone, and the water from springs and wells is very
alkaline, up to 8 in most parts of the county. As a result, I'm only growing
one Japanese iris (I. ensata 'Variegata'), primarily for its foliage, in a spot
where it catches the overflow from the rain barrel (much lower in pH than our
groundwater).
Nell Lancaster 75500.2521@compuserve.com Lexington, VA, US zone 6b
