Re: Overwintering Potted Iris
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- Subject: Re: Overwintering Potted Iris
- From: "* L* M* <l*@cdepot.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:52:54 -0700
From: "Lora L. Masche" <loramasche@cdepot.net>
Gerry,
Why do you feel you need to put your pots in the basement after you have
potted them? I have about 100 in pots and I leave them out doors in the
winter through snow and rain and they do fine. They will bloom in pots. I
use gallon pots and have the rhizome sitting at dirt level. No problem!
You might want to try some outdoors and see how they do for you. Good luck!
Lora L. Masche
Forquin Mountain Iris Garden
21643 Shake Ridge Road
Volcano, CA 95689
(209)296-4436
http://welcome.to/irisgarden
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 5:13 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: Overwintering Potted Iris
>From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
>
>Cheryl & Erich Schaefer wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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)....
>
>If you keep them in the basement, it could work if the potting soil/mix
>has EXCELLENT drainage and if the rhizomes are planted high enough that
>the top of the rhizome will dry quickly.
>
>BTW, how damp is your basement? A dehumidifier might help prevent rot.
>
>Gerry, with very different problems
>--
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>President of San Fernando Valley Iris Society
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