Re: CULT:REB:stalks

Betty  --  I cut.  If I don't do it now, I'll have to do it in spring,
right?  That's because rebloomer stalks will stay green all winter here, not
dry up and fall off.  So, I cut them now.  I doubt that they would rot in
this cold weather, but I have them out of the way for spring growth.  --
Griff


----- Original Message -----
From: <Autmirislvr@aol.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:51 PM
Subject: [iris]CULT:REB:stalks


> I've just returned from a stalk cutting round of the iris garden.
Standard
> advice has been to cut the stalks to prevent winter rot.  There comes a
point,
> in the garden of a rebloom hybridizer, where it's difficult to cut all the
> stalks!
>
> Normally, I don't cut.  This fall, with all the new lovelies, I've been
> afraid not to cut!
>
> What's the general consensus?  Do you cut or not?
>
>
> Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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