Re: CULT: PCN'S
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Vicki Jo Craig wrote:
>
> From: Vicki Jo Craig <cragiris@ipinc.net>
>
> Hi John,
>
> I do appreciate your input regarding info on PCN's in your area. I wrote
> of the experiences we have had in our area concerning the native iris.
> As there are varied growing conditions with different species, it is
> difficult to nail down exactly what growing conditions will serve best
> in each area of the U.S. or around the world.
>
> I do know as a fact that even a few days out of the ground can cause the
> PCN's to die. Many of us learned the hard (expensive) way.
>
Well, I can only say that when the hybridizers ship them, they do so in a
manner that keeps the roots moist and that if you were trying to hold them out
of the ground, that would be of critical importance. I am sorry you lost
plants. If you kept them moist and out of heat and direct sun, I can't imagine
why they died.
When we dig them for our club auction in the fall, we put them bare root in
containers of water. To take them home we wrap them in wet paper towels and
put them in plastic bags, returning them to a pail of water immediately on
getting home.
With some species, the time in their annual cycle that you try to transplant
them is very important. I believe that beardless are best transplanted when
they are in the active root growth stage. As I think I understand it, that
would be fall and spring. Spring is not good of course because it will disturb
the bloom cycle. Perhaps someone out there with more experience than I in
growing and shipping them could comment.
You are absolutely right about being cognizant of your own conditions and
those of anyone (like me) who are reporting their own experiences. In fact
local growers of the same plant are the best source of advice for anyone
starting out. Of course if you are trying something new, then you have to have
that "pioneer spirit" and always keep a lookout for the arrows.
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