Re: Iris in Large Barrels
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Iris in Large Barrels
- From: W* S*
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 16:02:04 -0000
Pat: We have had Celebration Song in a ( 50 gallon cut in half ) barrel for
the last four years and had no problems. We reach a low temperature of
somewhere around 10-15 degrees, sometimes have snow 3 feet deep, have summer
temperature up to 105 degrees ( weather man says 95 ) we have 4 plants
originally in the barrel and divide annually. I guess I should mention we
are at 3500 foot level and in the California Sierras, East of the capitol
( Sacramento ) Hope you can use this imput.
Bill Stone
Stone's Iris Garden
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat" <bradleys@ga.prestige.net>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 2:22 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Iris in Large Barrels
> Hello All,
> I hope to be ordering some iris soon from various sources. Most will go
in the
> ground in October, and I will be potting them temporarily in small
pots.until
> that time. I do though have some large barrels that currently have
impatients
> in them that really are not doing well. We just had our back landscaped,
some
> trees removed etc. and now their is more sun then I anticipated. What I
would
> like to do is remove the impatients and amend the soil with more potting
soil,
> garden dirt and sand and then plant the iris in the barrels for a couple
of
> years. They would look great in these barrels, displaying their flowers
in
> spring and then when they have completed flowering I could add trailing
flowers
> around the iris for the summer.
>
> Does anyone else do this, or is this detrimental to the iris and they
really
> require being planted in the ground? I realize in pots/barrels that they
would
> need to be watered regularly. If others do this, is the potting soil with
> fertilizer, garden soil and sand still okay for iris that will stay in the
> barrel/pot? Are there any other special needs?
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Pat
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