Re: Japanese Iris and virgin soil
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Japanese Iris and virgin soil
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:34:28 -0400
In a message dated 96-08-16 19:13:13 EDT, you write:
> For those that have - How far away should JI be replanted from
>their old locations ? - I would assume the roots extend only several inches
>away
>from the rhizome and beyond this should be OK. Secondly how many years
should
>
>elapse before re-using a location ?
Good questions, but the answers are not as good, I fear. I asked these same
questions of Hiroshi Shimizu, a Japanese authority. He advised me that If
you planted the clumps in rows, with room to walk down between the rows, you
could move the irises to the space between the rows (I have always planted
much more intensively than that, and when I once tried moving them into
spaces between the clumps it didn't work.) He also told me that if you grow
other things where the Japanese irises were planted, it Japan it is believed
you must wait 10 years to replant Japanese iris. He is also the one who told
me that a man in Tokyo has been able to use the same soil by "cooking" it at
high temperatures. Hope this helps. Clarence Mahan in VA
