TB CULT: Rhizome Clips
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- Subject: TB CULT: Rhizome Clips
- From: R* D* <d*@uidaho.edu>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 22:47:50 -0600 (MDT)
>On Fri, 15 Aug 1997 Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net> wrote:
>
>I feel a little stupid asking this, but how does one get irises with
>rhizomes with no roots to stand up? Do you shave off the leaves as
>well? Do you bury them? Do you make little crutches for them? I
>could easily stack rocks on them and sometimes do prop up fans with
>little gravel piles.
I usually find that my TBs stand up well on their own if they have
at least a few roots, but soil types vary. Try making a sort of
temporary wire (coathanger, for example) 'clip'. Bend the wire into
a U shape and poke it down into the soil so that the rhizome
is stabilized. I used to make 'rhizome clips' of a similar sort to
clip newly divided Cattleya orchids stand up firmly in their pots.
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* Associate Professor of Horn/Theory/Composition *
* Lionel Hampton School of Music/Univ of Idaho *
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