Re: CULT:Potting new iris

On Aug 20, 2004, at 7:26 AM, Autmirislvr@aol.com wrote:

A friend of mine says he thinks they do poorly when planted this way . . .
something about planting the potting soil. I've a couple of 50 foot (double)
rows that I planted this way and they aren't looking as good (for now) as ones
that I planted bare rooted.

I pot irises all the time when I my beds are not ready (or I am not ready) for planting. I have never noticed a problem. I use a native soil/compost/potting soil mix for my pots. Maybe there is something about the potting soil that slows the irises down at the start.


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