Re: Beginner question

My experience is that good sized rhizomes will store over winter and can be planted in the spring. This is
not ideal, however, it can be done.

Sandra


iris lover wrote:

Dear Alana,
Welcome to our group. You need to replant those rhizomes before fall time. Most of the iris bed might not have bloomed because it was too crowded. Thinning is definately needed for those that did and also for those that did not bloom. Just because a rhizome didn't bloom this year, it doesn't mean that the flower has gone bad. It just needs a little TLC. I can't comment on the possible insect problem. That also depends on what part of the country you live in. I hope that my 2 cents worth helps you a bit.
Sincerely Charlene


From: Alana <tnmedic@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: iris@hort.net
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Beginner question
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:19:05 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

I am contemplating digging up all iris rhizomes from a very large (80 ft x 10 ft) very old iris bed that has been neglected for the past 3 or so years. Will the rhizomes "keep" like other bulbs if I save them in a cool dry place and plant in the spring, or must I replant the rhizomes I can save immediately? I strongly suspect that I have insect trouble and the bed itself needs to be moved to a different location. Fully half the bed didn't bloom this year so I am considering ditching those rhizomes and thinning out the rest that did bloom. Any advice/help from the group is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the length of the message. Alana

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