Re: Overwintering Potted Iris
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- Subject: Re: Overwintering Potted Iris
- From: "* O* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:13:50 PDT
From: "Sterling Okase" <sterling_o@hotmail.com>
>From: Cheryl & Erich Schaefer <schaefer@epix.net>
>
>Hi All, I need the advice of experts. We have never overwintered iris
in
>pots before and have planted several hundred, mostly SDB's and MTB's,
in
>fiber pots for sale at our annual high school plant sale in May. My
>basement is apparently too warm (45-50F) and the unheated greenhouse
>perhaps too cold and subject to widely changing temps and leaks. Must I
>dig? Heavy mulch? TIA for any suggestions. I would hate to lose even
one!
>Cheryl
Cheryl,
I pot my dwarfs and medians in 4 inch pots to give away as door prizes
or to sell at our iris shows in the spring. I let them brave the winter
in pots without any protection. I don't even dig them into the ground.
They survive and bloom just fine. However, I live in Seattle where our
winters are pretty mild. Maybe you should dig the pots into the ground
and cover them with a light mulch for the winter.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
P.S. Some of the Iris-Talker received some of these potted plants this
spring and from what they have told me, they did fine even after
transplant.
Iris Maniac,
Sterling (not Innerst)
Seattle, WA. Zone 8
AIS, KCIS, HIPS and MIS
sterling_o@hotmail.com
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