Re: Cult:Trimming Roots
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- Subject: Re: Cult:Trimming Roots
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 15:11:39 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Susan Royer wrote:
>
> From: Susan Royer <susanr@mail.fastrans.net>
>
> I
> still pin every iris into the ground. With this method I have rarely
> lost more than one or two plants a winter. I use either old clothes
> hangers cut into 8 to 10 inch lengths or 12 guage wire the same length.
> Bend into a U shape, place a "leg" on each side of the iris and push
> down till the top of the U rests on the top of the rhizome.
Hi Christa,
Ever have a problem of the wire getting so hot it burns the rz? Maybe the soil
acts as enough of a heat sink. I'll hjave to test that. Seems like a great
idea for the monster rz we grow here in California. Need a good set of roots
to keep them from tumbling over. :>))
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