Re: rot?
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- Subject: Re: rot?
- From: M* H* <M*@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 23:01:53 -0600 (MDT)
Rusty wrote:
> Today, I helped dig up a few (35) irises that had been run over by
> monkey grass, and/or were in too much shade. In about half of them,
> their rhizomes were REALLY long (some of them up to 7 or 8 inches,)
> but were partially hollow, with just a crunchy outer layer. Although
> I should add, that if I cut them deep enough I got to the "real"
> rhizomes.
Rusty, several times I have dug up old, neglected beds of iris that had
long, snaky rhizomes like you describe, some as long as 1'! Usually at
the "far end" of these rhizomes would be one lone fan, green & healthy,
so I just whacked away at the dried-out excess rhizome until I found
firm material, replanted in a fresh location & the iris bloomed the next
year. It's not rot -- just overcrowding, particularly noticeable in
nutrient poor, rocky soil.
Marte in the mtns Zone 4, Sunset 1 Colorado
