Re: Electors
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Electors
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 21:44:58 -0400
In a message dated 96-08-15 20:55:11 EDT, you write:
>Poor ol' IMMORTALITY - out there with half the clump just rottin' away with
>two nice bloomstalks just finishing on the other half. This iris certainly
>deserves some kind of award for determination.
>
>
Cold weather rebloomers, including IMMORTALITY, are the least, the least rot
prone of any tall bearded irises. If you have rot in a clump of that iris,
your soil must be much too rich with nitrogen, or you must have some type of
disease infection in your soil. It has rained and rained here in Virginia
this year---we almost have not had a dry day since middle of June...and I do
not have a trace of rot in my rebloomer bed (and I have clay soil with a low
ph and grow scores of rebloomers).
Linda, I really am concerned there may be something wrong with your soil,
because this should not be happening. Have you had it tested for pathagens?
Are you using bone meal or any type of nitrogen fertilizer? Crying for you
in Virginia, Clarence Mahan
